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Cyprus: One House and Two Owners Who Wants to Live There
Dhikomo/Nicosia. At the start of the tour Christakis Paschalis is still a happy person. Now he lives in Nicosia, but he was born in the village Dhikomo, a half hour drive from Nicosia. It was a very nice place, he explains. A lot to do and nice nature.
But in 1974 when the Turkisch Army took the north of Cyprus, Paschalis had to leave his paradise. Today we went back to Dhikomo with Paschalis and the closer we get to the village he is getting more moody and sad. At the border he has to fill in a Turkisch-Cypriot Visa, otherwise he can't go to the other side. And when we arrive in Dhikomo many things has been changed, like Turkisch flags on many buildings and a Turkisch Cypriot family who is living in his house.
The situation is very complicated. When there is a solution, Paschalis wants to move back in his house, but the Turkisch Cypriot woman who is living there at the moment, likes the place and doesn't want to move. Although they are having a cup of coffee together and a good relationship.
So a house where two different families want to live. How to solve this?
The answer of this question has to come from the two leaders from both sides, Dimitris Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. Christofias, who is also a refugee from Dhikomo, started very active after his election as President to find a solution. Talks between the two leaders have been started to find the right solution. In 2004 the Greek Cypriots said No against a plan of the United nations to solve the problem, but now especially Christofias wants to find a solution.
Christofias has more chances to find a solution than the previous leader Papadopoulos. The political party of Christofias, AKEL, has good connections with the Turkisch Cypriots. AKEL gave financial support to the Party of Talat. But mostly Christofias is a man who is willing to give in to find the right solution. He said in an interview that when the Turkisch Cypriots are afraid of him, he wants to live in North Cyprus to take away this fear.
But the visit of Paschalis to Dhikomo shows how hard it is to find a solution. The atmosphere in the house is good. I don't have anything against Turkisch Cypriots, says Paschalis, and also not against the family of Sevilay Duyar, who lives in his house. But Paschalis and the Turkisch Cypriot family can't communicate, because Paschalis doesn't speak Turkish. Also the knowledge of eachother culture is very limited. At the time that Paschalis visited their house there was a big event in North Cyprus based on their religion. There is not much respect from the Turkish Cypriots for the Greek Cypriot religion. The Greek churches are changed into Turkisch Moskee, with Turkisch flags.
But there is more. Paschalis remembers when he and his family had to leave in 1974 when the Turkisch Cypriots came into Cyprus. But Sevilay Duyar has her own Story. She was very happy in the South of the Island until she was pushed to leave her house as well. Also in her house there are living other people, so in the end both sides are not happy with the situation.
On the fields which belongs to Paschalis are now different houses standing. At one house there is a Turkish flag on the top of the roof.
According to paschalis the daughter of Sevilay lives there, together with her husband who is a Turkish soldier. But what if Cyprus becomes one island again? Can he stay on the Island or does he has to leave from Cyprus, which is one of the requirements of the Greek Cypriots for a solution. And this is the same in many places in North Cyprus, where many Turkish people are living for years and don't want to leave anymore.
Christakis Paschalis is optimistic about the talks between the two leaders. He was in the same school as Christofias in Dhikomo and trusts the new President. But there are many problems. The question is if only enthusiasm can do the job!
This article is translated from a Dutch newspaper who interviewed Christakis Paschalis.
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