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Default Massacres in Cyprus - 20th December 2006

Turkeys invasion of Cyprus and what followed .
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1600+ men, women and children still missing



up to 70,000 held hostage in concentration camps



5000+ massacred



thousands raped and tortured
200,000 ethnically cleansed



500+ churches desecrated or destroyed


There is also the question of the property of the Orthodox Church which Turkey will have address. Over 500 Churches have subject to systematise plundering, destruction and desecration by Turkey. Up to 15,000 priceless Byzantine icons and religious vessels have been stole and sold on the black market, many irreplaceable mosaics were ripped from the walls and floors of church building to suffer the same fate. Churches and their out-buildings have been turned into sheep pens, brothels and public latrines, as well as hotels and tourist complex's resulting in the utter annihilation of entire grave yards.

Since Turkey has already been found guilty of these crimes against humanity by the European Commission of Human Rights on two previous occasions Turkey will have to pay for the Churches to be restored and the icons, vessels and mosaics to be recovered. A conservative estimate would put the cost of this at approximately £40,000,000 Cyprus pounds for every Church, totalling £20,000,000,000 Cyprus pounds.

The estimated total amount of reparations which Turkey must pay is £240 Billion Cyprus pounds or $360 Billion US dollars.

Turkey cannot expect to be rewarded for the crimes it has committed in Cyprus and the Cypriot refugees cannot be expected to bear the burden of Turkeys destruction of their cultural heritage and livelihood a second time.

Turkey must be compelled to pay reparations by the West or else face isolation.
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