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The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier: Cyprus Dispute Explained 

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Cyprus, NATO's unsinkable aircraft carrier. In this video I look at how the island of Cyprus became divided through ethnic conflict and Western intervention.
Starting as far back as 1571 when the Ottoman conquest changed the demographics of the island, all the way up until the 1974 invasion the Greeks and the Turks of the island never quite managed to live together in harmony. This ethnic tension was made worse by the Cold War, and Cyprus became caught up in the world of geopolitics, in which it occupies an incredibly strategic position.
A United Nations peacekeeping force has been operating in Cyprus for over 50 years - the longest running UN force of all time. Nicosia is the last divided capital city in the world. As of yet, all attempts and negotiations to solve the dispute have failed. One can only hope that the situation is solved sooner rather than later, and without any further violence.
Music by Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/creator
Mediterranian Mix 1 - Stefan Netsman
Archive footage courtesy of the Associated Press: www.aparchive.com/
A huge thank you to AP for permission to use their archive footage for free for this video.

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Комментарии : 9 тыс.   
@jorgeamadosoriaramirez8953
@jorgeamadosoriaramirez8953 5 лет назад
"at the end, both side got what nobody wanted: independence" Well, add that to the list of phrases I never thought I'll hear make sense in my life.
@cahitgureller5390
@cahitgureller5390 5 лет назад
How can they both get Independence when one state is recognized and the other is not when one state can sell make trades and deals and the other is under embargo and can't do anything how can both side be independent when the north is living like a second class citizen that has suffered ethnic cleansing murders and been chased out of there homeland who had to leave there homes in the south and go to the north.
@chrisbotos
@chrisbotos 5 лет назад
@@cahitgureller5390 Both sides have suffered equally. The north is not recognized because it was created because of the power hunting of some Greek , Turkish and US poticians. Everything that happened was wrong and the way I see it ,a nation created from a nato country which got the opportunity to attack another nato country and take their states should not be recognized.
@cahitgureller5390
@cahitgureller5390 5 лет назад
@@chrisbotos they should be recognized and only one side had suffered and is still living as if a second class citizen in its own country Turkey had no choice but to intervene the violence from the Greeks as they was a guarantor to Cyprus the Greeks suffered nothing as it was them doing the killing as they wanted to rid the island of Turks to be a Greek only island and joint with Greece
@ulkucu3492
@ulkucu3492 5 лет назад
@@chrisbotos Turkey was dragged into the war because of the ethnic cleansing, there are brittish sources that confirm this. I wouldn't simply blame both sides for the endgame.
@outatisater7943
@outatisater7943 5 лет назад
@@ulkucu3492 Turkey did the ethnic cleansing in Cyprus, are you fucking kidding?
@Ramboost007
@Ramboost007 5 лет назад
Professor McGonagall: Why is it when something happens it is always you three? US, UK, Russia:
@johndix1820
@johndix1820 5 лет назад
Ramboost007 it was Realpolitik of the Cold War. For the 21st century I expect Russia will be maneuvering with China & India for control of countries. I wish mine would stay out but doubt it will be so wise.
@onefatbuddha
@onefatbuddha 5 лет назад
How dare you leave my country out, Israel 🇮🇱
@alecblunden8615
@alecblunden8615 5 лет назад
And here was I thinking the Turks had a role.
@leifliltorp1566
@leifliltorp1566 5 лет назад
You forgot the jews!!!!
@Ramboost007
@Ramboost007 4 года назад
@Kas The reason why we have militant Islamic groups is because their rhetoric takes advantage of the discord that the UK has caused after the collapse of the Ottoman empire in the Middle East
@bluemoon4961
@bluemoon4961 4 года назад
"Let me introduce another country that was involved" *United States* me: *pretends to be shocked*
@JinnDante
@JinnDante 4 года назад
*inserts Patrick Stewart mild shock gif*
@tobitaruiz5963
@tobitaruiz5963 4 года назад
bluemoon you are so funny lol!!,
@mrananas9776
@mrananas9776 3 года назад
Only think United States with Cyprus is they ruining our economy
@georgeplagianos6487
@georgeplagianos6487 3 года назад
Kissinger help bringing the military Colonels in Greece on April 21, 1967..
@georgeplagianos6487
@georgeplagianos6487 3 года назад
@Θάνος Αλε very confusing sentences you've made I'm trying to process what you wrote. But also all the countries will collapse from its own sins from turkey with the genocide of the Armenians Greek and a Assyrian Christians.. and us Greeks I need to better manage their financial affairs struggle within so the EU and the World Bank or China put a Stranglehold on Grease again. Greece has to learn to be self-sufficient
@recruitmentch
@recruitmentch 3 года назад
There is a well known old saying: If two fish are fighting in a pond, an Englishman walked near there.
@LunaaSnow
@LunaaSnow 3 года назад
Last time i’ve seen this it was an indian saying lol
@somedude866
@somedude866 3 года назад
Pretty sure it’s Iraqi
@anotherhumanbeing3923
@anotherhumanbeing3923 3 года назад
@@somedude866 pretty sure you are a nationalist
@UndoEverything
@UndoEverything 3 года назад
@ASL 72 Simply NO
@goldenmemes51
@goldenmemes51 3 года назад
ASL 72 😂😂 is that what you tell yourself at night .. those railroads are mode to transport the loot they stole .. India used to have 25% of worlds gdp before colonization and after guess how much they had when Britain leave ? Guess. I’ll give you a moment 3% ! Yes you saw that right
@Antrikkos576
@Antrikkos576 3 года назад
As a Greek Cypriot, I'm impressed with how accurate this is. There are even Cypriots who don't know as much about the dispute as this guy does
@minekara6407
@minekara6407 3 года назад
Thank you Andreas for your impartial comments. Today from my own take Cyprus is a cesspit of corruption; on both sides. Greeks on the take from the EU and sham passports and Turks selling their land just to drive a big car........noone is the winner
@okaunis
@okaunis 3 года назад
@@minekara6407 Ridiculous and ignorant comment. Even if you are trying to make a point it is ridiculous. Typical.
@okaunis
@okaunis 3 года назад
This is not as accurate as you think. It is biased. Just use common sense. Turkey should have taken the whole island and decimated Greece while at it.
@shamrock141
@shamrock141 3 года назад
@@okaunis the hell? Give me one good reason for genocide
@okaunis
@okaunis 3 года назад
@@shamrock141 Ask America who tossed nukes in Japan and bombed Iraq to oblivion. Maybe the US is your hero.
@sampines5494
@sampines5494 5 лет назад
Grievous looks over at Cyprus: “This will make a fine addition to my collection.”
@creeperkill3891
@creeperkill3891 5 лет назад
Hello there!
@mattfrankman
@mattfrankman 5 лет назад
Fuck you
@sfs2040
@sfs2040 5 лет назад
@@creeperkill3891 General Kenobi!
@linoc1019
@linoc1019 5 лет назад
Time to abandon ship
@EnderSaga
@EnderSaga 5 лет назад
Matt Frankman good... good... let the hate flow to you
@charliehogg1639
@charliehogg1639 3 года назад
"Despite the UN force the violence did not stop" I'm shocked
@6even757
@6even757 3 года назад
greece occupy 3km island from turkey its also violance but un did not stop.
@harryhoudini1669
@harryhoudini1669 2 года назад
@@6even757 According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),every island has 12 nautical miles territorial waters. That is currently 6nm,because still your liberal country Turkey does not accept,ILLEGALLY of course,because superpowers are backing Turkey constantly,plus because you are using your military threats (Greece has 10 millions population and Turkey 80 millions). So if you are already illegal,at least shut your mouth. Don't say malakies for 3km,etc.
@axiston2
@axiston2 2 года назад
@@harryhoudini1669 you do know the Aegean waters are an exception due to how close the islands are right? 6 nm is the recognized one and yet greece is always claiming more and more up to 12 nm which is actually violating the status quo and the peace in the region
@harryhoudini1669
@harryhoudini1669 2 года назад
@@axiston2 As I said,according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),every island has 12 nautical miles territorial waters. The only thing that violates peace in the Aegean sea is your country Turkey. Turkey,that has become the favourite and most obedient dog of superpowers,and this dog is so coward that barks only to Greece and Cyprus,because of the less population. But when orders come from America or Russia,you are sitting kneeling to obey. Throughout recent history you violated peace in Cyprus too(occupying almost half island),Syria,Iraq... Plus the fact that you refuse to accept Greek genocide (including the Pontic genocide) in Minor Asia,where Greeks were existing for 3,000 years. Don't say for peace,please,if you don't know the definition of peace,respect,civilisation and friendship. The only you know is how to provoke. PS 1:what I mentioned above is for your country's politicians,because simple people are not like this. They are just being used from your politicians,because they are uneducated. PS 2: If you have official documents that you can proof the exception of Aegean sea from 12 to 6 miles,you can send me the link. BUT TO BE INTERNATIONAL,AS I TOLD YOU FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW OF SEA. Not illegal Turkish documents and inexplicable claims of Turkey in the area. Otherwise if you don't have international proofs,I will never believe that.
@Aruthur11
@Aruthur11 2 года назад
@@harryhoudini1669 Greek genocide? Its as relevant as roman genocide made by goths. Are u suing anyone for that? Did greek commit genocide against hittites? lets discuss that. They were here before you. There are many examples of countries coming to terms to not use 12 nm. Beacuse its not logical. Did you check the map? Search for the agreement between GB and France. About super powers. Last time ı check US building new military bases in Greece. Not in Turkey. Go and spend a little more german money m8. I am gonna buy one of your ıslands when your country go bankrupt.
@KeithTinker
@KeithTinker 3 года назад
Having lived in Cyprus from 1970 until shortly after the war and having had first hand experience from both Greek and Turkish Cypriot viewpoints this documentary comes very close to what was really happening at the time. Unmentioned are the massacres from Greek Cypriot on Greek Cypriot shortly after the Coup and Greek Cypriot on Turkish Cypriot shortly after the Invasion.
@ParagonCS
@ParagonCS 2 года назад
This felt a little biased considering it didn't mention the killings of Turks with the purpose of ethnic cleansing at all. Other than that I agree it seemed well prepared
@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove
@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove 2 года назад
You sound a ✨little✨ biased
@KeithTinker
@KeithTinker 2 года назад
@@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove I probably am a little biased. I have Greek, Turkish and Armenian Cypriot friends and would have preferred the continuation of, although in the mid 70´s not perfect, a democratic united Cyprus with communities that were increasingly integrating as Cyprus became wealthier. Unless you witnessed or heard first hand reports by being on the island at the time there is no mention anywhere, as far as I know, of the atrocities commited in the summer of 1974. Racism/Ethnic hate, family feuding unfortunately occurs everywhere, for a few short weeks in Cyprus a small number of idiots were able to get their hands on weapons and carry out a number of atrocities without the fear of having to account for their actions. The British and US Governments at the time ultimately carry a lot of the responsibility for what happened but in the end it is individuals, of whatever religion or ethnicity, who ultimately make the decision to treat others in a way that they themselves would never wish to be treated.
@eminesalih3194
@eminesalih3194 2 года назад
@@KeithTinker my father now 73 years of age still can't claim his property back in Limassol, he left age 15. He tells me turks and greeks were all friends living there, there was no fights before the coup everyone just got on with life. The regular people that live there have seen brutality they fail to mention the genocide, my father never speaks of what he witnessed but I know he saw his friends killed.
@KeithTinker
@KeithTinker 2 года назад
@@eminesalih3194 The Canadian UN "peace keeping" force knew of at last one massacre of approximately 14 Turkish Cypriots in a village between Paphos and Limassol but I don't believe it appears in any official documents. In Limassol a few individuals may have been killed but I believe most of the Turkish Cypriots in the Limassol or Dhekelia area found refuge in the British Sovereign Bases. I hope that one day, and hopefully in the lifetime of those who lived in pre 1974 Cyprus, that the island can be reunited. East and West Germany managed to reunite, but the people must want it enough to show the politicians that that is what they want. Until then make friends with people on the otherside of the dividing line and share the wonderful culture that has been inherited by "all" Cypriots.
@zackakai5173
@zackakai5173 4 года назад
6:29 - gee I wonder which country that could be... 6:40 - I AM COMPLETELY SHOCKED
@stevemagnus5757
@stevemagnus5757 4 года назад
Zack Akai lol
@MuhammedAkElt
@MuhammedAkElt 4 года назад
Hahaha
@chickenselect0
@chickenselect0 4 года назад
I dont really like America ...
@Hungeryan
@Hungeryan 4 года назад
I'm not suprised, infact if it would be lottery I would have won 3M dollar.
@SuperStriker7US
@SuperStriker7US 4 года назад
@@chickenselect0 Racist much?
@colbybeltz8836
@colbybeltz8836 5 лет назад
Friend: “there she is! Act natural” Me: 8:29
@zaclegoattack
@zaclegoattack 5 лет назад
SingForAbsolution 01 +
@Kerim9991
@Kerim9991 5 лет назад
He looks like Borat
@boxman9033
@boxman9033 5 лет назад
lmao
@videoclips4271
@videoclips4271 5 лет назад
+1
@VeganSemihCyprus33
@VeganSemihCyprus33 5 лет назад
We should add that the solutions proposed under the EU was designed not to have a solution. EU is just another capitalist power, they want division too. Divide and control, simple as that. Please learn about Resource Based Economy!
@AcHeLLa7
@AcHeLLa7 3 года назад
As a Cypriot this is by far one of the most objective, unbiased and well prepared documentary mentioning Cyprus issue.
@athossavvides8992
@athossavvides8992 3 года назад
Every turkey Cypriot ever: aS a CyPrIoT
@AcHeLLa7
@AcHeLLa7 3 года назад
@@athossavvides8992 there is no such thing as turkey cypriot. We are all Cypriots living on this tiny piece of land. So if that bothers you Turkish Cypriot would maybe better for you to use? Like it or not we are happy to share this island with our Greek Cypriot friends :) Its never too late to learn. I believe i am totally aware and capable of defining my own nationality so you dont need to waste your efforts on creating one for people you dont know :)
@athossavvides8992
@athossavvides8992 3 года назад
Açelya Coşar well just so you know turkish cypriot means a turk who is born in cyprus... at the same time greek cypriot means greek who is pborn in cyprus
@AcHeLLa7
@AcHeLLa7 3 года назад
@@athossavvides8992 thank you for confirming what i just wrote 😁
@dkgamers1385
@dkgamers1385 3 года назад
@@AcHeLLa7 I am not sure if Greek Cypriots are happy to share the island
@melanoire
@melanoire 2 года назад
I'm a 'Greek' Cypriot, but I see myself only as Cypriot. My family have lots of 'Turkish' Cypriot friends, and we all know that we have suffered throughout the years, mostly through the involvement of other powerful countries (UK, US, Greece, Turkey etc). There is a powerful shared unity between all Cypriots with regards to this suffering. We are one Cyprus, and I truly hope that one day things will be better for ALL Cypriots.
@melanoire
@melanoire 2 года назад
@Huso Ucar aren't you a friendly person!
@r.s.asangarb5345
@r.s.asangarb5345 2 года назад
@@melanoire I agree. Cyprus belongs to Cypriots and no one else. You should unite. I am saying this as a Turkish person. Your country suffered enough. If we ever get rid of *you know who* the new president of the country should try to fix the cyprus mess by helping you to unite. I will follow his or her politices about Cyprus before voting for them. Ocuppation of UN recognized land is a big no for me. And dividing the same people of the same country will only make everything worse.
@beardlong8235
@beardlong8235 4 месяца назад
Δεν υπαρχει να λεει καποιος Κυπριος σκετο. Για 1000αδες χρονια το νησι ηταν ελληνικο μεχρι το 1571 που οι Τουρκοι μπηκαν. το 1960 θελησαν οι Ελληνες της Κυπρου να ενωθουν (οπως ενωθηκε η Κρητη η Ροδος κλπ, εκεινοι δεν εγιναν ξαφνικα Ροδιτες και Κρητικοι σαν ξεχωριστη χωρα) ομως οι ηλιθιοι πολιτικοι και η χουντα εχασαν το νησι μας το 1974 και δεν βοηθησαμε με ολο μας το στρατο γιατι φοβηθηκαν εναν πιο γεικευμενο πολεμο. Αυτο δε σημαινει οτι σημαινει οτι ξεχναμε τους Κυπριους τα αδερφια μας που εχουμε την ιδια σημαια τον ιδιο εθνικο υμνο την ιδια γλωσσα και θρησκεια. Συγγνωμη για αλλη μια φορα που σας αφησαμε στο ελεος των Τουρκων...Δεν ξεχνω. Κυπρος 1974.
@leventculhan4469
@leventculhan4469 4 года назад
Cyrpus capital turkish : Lefkosa greek : Lefkosa all other language : NiCosiA
@biliminsrlar5752
@biliminsrlar5752 4 года назад
Yeah lol
@Niko-sg3pc
@Niko-sg3pc 4 года назад
Greek is lefkosia
@the8thgemmer467
@the8thgemmer467 4 года назад
That actually comes frok Frankish nobles who ruled Cyprus and couldn’t pronounce the “le-“ Also, its Lefkosia and Lefkoşa.
@KIXEMITNOG
@KIXEMITNOG 4 года назад
Λευκωσία ρε φάτε
@LefYakuza
@LefYakuza 4 года назад
In Greek it's Lefkosia and it should be Lefkosia in Turkish and all other languages too and that's because "Lefko" means white and "sia" is because the city is "a female" in Greek because in Greek there is male and female on things too. Amd it means "White and when you are describing a female"
@nihonium
@nihonium 5 лет назад
a cgp grey and a wonderwhy upload on the same day. something truly wonderful and rare has happened
@XxiPoisonZxX
@XxiPoisonZxX 5 лет назад
nihonium and Wendover
@scottydude456
@scottydude456 5 лет назад
This is the most underrated comment this year
@ObjectsInMotion
@ObjectsInMotion 5 лет назад
All of youtube is filled with "cgpgrey and _____ uploaded today praise the lord"
@JaxTheCartographer
@JaxTheCartographer 5 лет назад
yep I thought I was seeing old videos at first such a wonderfully rare treat.
@jtm_87
@jtm_87 5 лет назад
nihonium now you need to upload
@odladhane
@odladhane 3 года назад
My father turk cypriot and I travel there almost every year, this was pretty accurate. One thing thats interresting is that while the turks were getting support from USA, The soviet was supporting greece in secrecy by sending weapons, artillery and so on. There is a lot of mass killings not being brought up to the buildup of 1974. Many civilian turk cypriot were killed and slaughtered and vice versa for the greeks. Also the majority of turk and greek cyprtiots did actually live in harmony before EOKA my dad was raised with both turk and greek cypriots speaking both languages. Never let right wing extremists get a foothold.
@fatihyildirim9041
@fatihyildirim9041 2 года назад
doesn’t matter right or left. extremists are always the ones who is selfish.
@incumbentvinyl9291
@incumbentvinyl9291 2 года назад
@154K Well said. It was EOKA that caused the problems. No EOKA: No division of the island. Also, no EOKA: No TMT.
@NickStrife
@NickStrife 2 года назад
@@incumbentvinyl9291 No 1955 pogroms in Constantinople = no EOKA attacks on Turks... EOKA was strengthened due to what you did... Also, no invasion in Anatolia 1000 years ago = no crusades, no Grecoturkish wars and certainly no EOKA..! 🙂
@mustafaerdem140
@mustafaerdem140 2 года назад
@@NickStrife still complaining about Turkish invasion of Anatolia?
@NickStrife
@NickStrife 2 года назад
@@mustafaerdem140 Yes and always I will be complaining about it.. You need to be reminded you inv@ded us and not the other way around....
@TheHellenism
@TheHellenism 3 года назад
I am more than impressed on how accurate this explanation of the Cyprus dispute is.
@rafael471992
@rafael471992 4 года назад
This is hands-down the most well-researched, well-presented and objective documentary about the cypriot problem. Major props. Trust me, a lot of Cypriots, esp younger ones, can learn a lot from this. Each side presents subjective sides of the story and omits what doesn't look good for decades. I hope we as the young generation of Cypriots can finally realize we've been manipulated from the start and try to find common ground instead of hating each other for past sins. There will always be tension, but it's up to us to try our best to live as one and not let extremists dictate our future.
@ibzzzzkr935
@ibzzzzkr935 4 года назад
Rafael Economides Unfortunately we want peace but a simple sorry and we were wrong may go a long way And for what I hear and read stubborn Greek will never admit his wrong ! Let the people of Greek Cypriot people believe and promote their propaganda It was a Invasion Lol 😂
@eliast2761
@eliast2761 4 года назад
@@ibzzzzkr935 i wish one day greeks use the turkish imperial tactic taking back Istanbul and Izmir killing millions of turkish and then have peace forever , it will be great...
@briaormead4239
@briaormead4239 4 года назад
@@eliast2761 Fucking psycho.
@daddysasageyo9263
@daddysasageyo9263 4 года назад
Elias T That was 500+ years ago GET OVER IT ALREADY. Do you think the Romans just fucking spawned there in the beginning of time? No you fucking moron they too invaded lands, butchered people and conquered cities. That’s how empires came to power for fuck’s sake.
@eliast2761
@eliast2761 4 года назад
@@daddysasageyo9263 1974 wasnt 500 years ago novice, stfu and go learn your own non-existent history..WW2 and Palaistine-Israeli wars were happened much earlier but we heard about that on news all the time..Moreover Turkish fascists want the oil/natural gas resources of Greece Cyprus and Syria and they are creating problems to us and Syria
@skx444
@skx444 5 лет назад
CGP Grey and WonderWhy in one day. Today's a good day
@TheFullswordslord
@TheFullswordslord 5 лет назад
SKX44 not to mention both video’s are about territorial disputes
@HoennMaster
@HoennMaster 5 лет назад
Damn you! I was going to make this comment lol
@Atataititrebuisateuiti
@Atataititrebuisateuiti 5 лет назад
And wendover
@TheGamingParadise22
@TheGamingParadise22 5 лет назад
Raresel 4 Well Wendover uploads more often than WonderWhy and CGP Grey so its not that special
@IridiumSmelter
@IridiumSmelter 5 лет назад
TheGamingParadise still nice though
@pavlaras83
@pavlaras83 Год назад
Wow! Congratulations bro! An excellent and quite impartial analysis of how things have unfolded in Cyprus. Impressive for a foreigner to know details in such depth for a tiny island that is usually being neglected by the world. Kudos from a Greek Cypriot!
@lcbrittain
@lcbrittain 3 года назад
That was such a good, brief rendering of the tragic division of the island. Thank you.
@noahbowie5985
@noahbowie5985 5 лет назад
Exiled to the Seychelles!! That's more of a holiday than a humiliating exile
@merrittanimation7721
@merrittanimation7721 5 лет назад
Better than Denmark certainly.
@braxton7577
@braxton7577 5 лет назад
@@merrittanimation7721 denmark isnt real wtf
@randomtanker4355
@randomtanker4355 5 лет назад
@@braxton7577 wth another theory. From where are u btw
@kenllacer
@kenllacer 5 лет назад
Ikr? I wanna laze around the beach all day too!
@randomtanker4355
@randomtanker4355 5 лет назад
@@kenllacer Just Don't make it a Colony
@alnotbiggaytho7124
@alnotbiggaytho7124 4 года назад
US: helps Greece become a military dictatorship that wants Cyprus Also US: tells Turkey to take 100% of Cyprus because the Greek Cypriots are dangerous Turkey: *takes 30% of Cyprus* US: no not like that, this not allowed. Stop it! edit: I originally wrote greeks but i ment greek cypriots.
@analogGigabyte
@analogGigabyte 4 года назад
Greece and Cyprus have common ancestry, language and religion. They are both the same nation (by majority) and they both wanted (by their majorities) to unite in one state. The situation can be spinned in many ways but the base fact is that this would change the geopolitical map and that couldn't be had by certain geo powers at the time.
@analogGigabyte
@analogGigabyte 4 года назад
@KoivuTheHab What was a millenia ago?
@analogGigabyte
@analogGigabyte 4 года назад
@KoivuTheHab Well, you offer insult and your facts are all over the place. Let's address them. The official language of the Cypriot state is Greek, which is identical to what Greece speaks. If you are looking for local dialects, Greece is full of them everywhere to this day, as it happens with a living language that exists for more than 5000 years. Cypriot native population is Greek and has always been since before 3000 BC. Since then, the known rulers that were not of native origin, have ruled the Greek population as they needed it's economy and labor, as foreign rulers often do through history. As the lands and islands were conquered by the Turkish populations that slowly poured in (originating from Mongolia and east Asia) through the middle ages, the island got a turkish-speaking minority. Finally, part of the island was invaded by Turkey in 1974. Turkey formed there a state by force which was declared as legally invalid by the United Nations and the international community, apart from the invader Turkey. The reasons the Turkish invasion happened are rooted in geopolitics and are explained in the video above. Note: Since then, Turkey has moved parts of it's own population onto the occupied side of the island in order to alter the population numbers in their favor in future disputes. Even so, Turks are still a minority.
@analogGigabyte
@analogGigabyte 4 года назад
@KoivuTheHab Friend, you don't need to offend the people you are in dialog with, even if you wish to disagree with them. You should also read their replies as this is how dialog works. The population of the Republic of Cyprus is 99.5% Greek. The rest 0.5% is mainly Turks. Of course the island recognizes their language and accomodates to them. Cyprus is a EU country. You cater to a regime that was established by force and is condemned by the UN and the international community as a whole. The reasons are explained in this video. There is no northern Cyprus. It is part of the Republic of Cyprus occupied by the state of Turkey after it invaded Cyprus in 1974 and established a local puppet state. I hope this will get resolved soon, with respect to the people that this island is home to and not to the invaders.
@analogGigabyte
@analogGigabyte 4 года назад
​@KoivuTheHab Friend, you can speak in that tone all you want. In my experience, one can tell the brainwashing by the passion and the accusing that some people apply. Me, I have nothing to force upon anyone and nothing to prove. Unfortunately, Turkey attacked Cyprus and occupies a large part of the island against international law as this video explains and as the UN and the international community stand in this matter, against the invader. And when I talk casualy by calling Greek Cypriots and Turk Cypriot just Greeks and Turks of the Republic of Cyprus and that is what you focus on, then that just shows what you have left to bring to the table of the matter I'm afraid. Just relax and be someone that people enjoy talking with, it can go a long way, trust me. I think you are in support of a criminal regime condemned by every country on earth, but I try to be polite and exchange some points. Despite your beliefs whatever they are, you are a human, capable of good judgement and great things if you want.
@freddyautistic-bear3757
@freddyautistic-bear3757 3 года назад
I'm a Cypriot and I want to say thank you for making this video.
@meltup3668
@meltup3668 4 года назад
*WonderWhy* : How was a NATO member allowed to launch a full-scale invasion against another sovereign state? *The US pretending to be angry* : Ye-yeah, how the hell was that allowed?
@georgedimas4963
@georgedimas4963 3 года назад
Turkey also fight against the Greek forces which were on the island. There was a NATO to NATO Battle....
@saidhussein2679
@saidhussein2679 3 года назад
Because Greece started the program to kill Turkish citizens that's why Turkey took full action,,,,besides this was ottoman land for 100 of years and they never killed any Greece citizens,,,,,
@georgedimas4963
@georgedimas4963 3 года назад
@@saidhussein2679 are you really sure that turkey never killed Greek citizens?
@kayacenk4164
@kayacenk4164 3 года назад
@@georgedimas4963 %70 population are greek how Turkish would to kill all them? you guys started kill turkish people then Turkey invade
@armzee2095
@armzee2095 3 года назад
Ottoman empire invaded Cyprus. It doesn't mean its turkey . Before that Cyprus was nation separate from Greeks or any other invaders. This video did not mention that. Greeks and Cyprians are two different nations.
@genghiskhan7662
@genghiskhan7662 5 лет назад
Colonel Grievous? Any relation to the General?
@massineben7198
@massineben7198 5 лет назад
Well *HELLO THERE*
@Cyime
@Cyime 5 лет назад
Fliyo MB General Kenobi...
@tomraptile804
@tomraptile804 5 лет назад
Grivas
@innosam123
@innosam123 5 лет назад
I could easily see him using his multiple robotic arms and lightsabers to mow down Turks...
@EliteNoob22
@EliteNoob22 5 лет назад
General Grivas actually.
@petbabyrammus8467
@petbabyrammus8467 5 лет назад
You should have mentioned Turkey actually faced an embargo mostly from the US. US didn't allow Turkey to use many American weapons, weapon parts etc which made Turkey to be create its own military industry
@arxaggelosmixail1840
@arxaggelosmixail1840 4 года назад
All of your tanks are American. All your planes are American , you also use many other American weapons. You have no idea what you are talking about. Yes you make some of your own weapons but you have been using American weapons for many many years and used them to invade and occupy (illegaly) Cyprus.
@petbabyrammus8467
@petbabyrammus8467 4 года назад
@@arxaggelosmixail1840 OMG what kind of ignorant Greek are you? XD Most of our tanks are not even American WTF!?? Besides the planes today many of the military industry is mostly independent. Even military drones are all independent. Make some research before writing stupid comments kid! :D
@heinrichb
@heinrichb 4 года назад
The embargo has been in place against the TNRC and the Republic of Cyprus, not Turkey or even Greece. Quit being so full of shit.
@lilin_
@lilin_ 4 года назад
@@heinrichb What makes you think you know more than Turks about their own history?
@xplorewithai
@xplorewithai 4 года назад
US put weapon embargo on Turkey for 3 years, after we took the northern cyprus. we had to buy 10 times expensive weapon parts from black market in that 3 years.
@theexcitingprospect6476
@theexcitingprospect6476 3 года назад
Im impressed at how accurate the facts in this video are , well done
@cemalsonatalicik2336
@cemalsonatalicik2336 3 года назад
As a Cypriot living in Northern Cyprus, all I want is peace... nothing more. I don’t want to be discriminated just because I born here. Same goes for the opposite
@salicslol
@salicslol 3 года назад
you will always be discriminated my friend. truth hurts
@cosmoevents21st56
@cosmoevents21st56 3 года назад
As long as you have the United States, Great Britain and the EU meddling in your affairs there will never be peace there.
@cemalsonatalicik2336
@cemalsonatalicik2336 3 года назад
That’s why my plan is to move from this country when I finish my university because I cannot deal with this nonsense.
@cosmoevents21st56
@cosmoevents21st56 3 года назад
@@cemalsonatalicik2336 Good luck my friend. I hope all the best for you.
@georgiospapadopoulos5140
@georgiospapadopoulos5140 3 года назад
Problem is you were probably born in a house that was taken by force from someone who used to live there... I mean thats a pretty big problem isnt it?
@colbybeltz8836
@colbybeltz8836 5 лет назад
Wonderwhy CGP Grey Wendover Productions Am I dreaming? Best day ever
@qwertyTRiG
@qwertyTRiG 5 лет назад
NativLang too
@sparshkumar99
@sparshkumar99 5 лет назад
Ikr
@HerodotusVon
@HerodotusVon 5 лет назад
And TierZoo
@qwertyTRiG
@qwertyTRiG 5 лет назад
@Ttrucker Agreed. WonderWhy does far better research than the other two. I'd trust him much more.
@anniejones3634
@anniejones3634 5 лет назад
Ok, WonderWhy is definitely the best, but I love the other channels too. Wdym it’s the ONLY good one?
@just-a-silly-goofy-guy
@just-a-silly-goofy-guy 5 лет назад
I’m in a good mood today, so my happiness is unsinkable
@LordSquirrelShow
@LordSquirrelShow 5 лет назад
*In Bob Ross voice* It's a happy little frog.
@lth9282
@lth9282 5 лет назад
And then your happiness hits an iceberg and sinks.
@levmarchuk998
@levmarchuk998 5 лет назад
kremit the frog you are everywhere
@eng3d
@eng3d 5 лет назад
This comment was sponsored by Lipton Yellow Label
@e1123581321345589144
@e1123581321345589144 5 лет назад
@@lth9282 Titanic crew via radio: "We are sinking, we are sinking!" German nearby vessel: "Was are you thinking about?" radio goes silent
@lizlizchristian
@lizlizchristian 3 года назад
This is a very good summary. Thank you for creating this
@GR-sc3ph
@GR-sc3ph 3 года назад
Very well narrated . Excellent piece of journalism.
@badlieutenant536
@badlieutenant536 5 лет назад
As a Greek Cypriot, I must commend you on an unbiased video. It's not common to see an unbiased presentation of what happened in Cyprus, especially one that mentions Kissinger's involvement in what happened. I think you could have mentioned the divide and conquer at play under British rule a bit, that the Greek Junta had American financing, or the atrocities Greeks faced in Anatolia prior that made Greeks suspicious of Turkey, but otherwise great job.
@ggoddkkiller1342
@ggoddkkiller1342 5 лет назад
How about thousands of atrocities that Turks faced in Anatolia? Here is an article which published by Louisville University about Greek atrocities in Anatolia: louisville.edu/a-s/history/turks/Greek%20Atrocities%20in%20Asia%20Minor.pdf We Turks and you Greeks will never live together in harmony again if we never accept that both sides did terrible things and we all are guilty because we let european invented nationalism to separate us stupidly which was it's whole purpose anyway...
@kkonstantinosss2
@kkonstantinosss2 5 лет назад
@@ggoddkkiller1342 I read it and I call bullshit. The turks committed a genocide, the land doesn't belong to them. There have to be consequences for bad actions. Greece already has most the good parts but we're still owed Istanbul (Constantinople) and Smyrna.
@ggoddkkiller1342
@ggoddkkiller1342 5 лет назад
Triggered Greeks here should learn that what you plant now you will harvest later!! Greeks did many atrocities during their invasion of Anatolia, their commanders even offically ordered their soldiers to kill Turkish civilians as many as they could while they were running back to Greece!! You can find it in that article i shared which got published by a respectful university. Such a vileness never ever happened in Turkish side and there wasn't a single official order to Turkish soldiers for killing any civilians!! But it is true Turkish soldiers killed Greek civilians for revenge especially militia forces were worse but you Greeks forgot you were the side who were invading, not Turks! We lived together in harmony for hundreds of years but you had to fight for 'freedom' that you always had!! Visit Spain, France, Britain and check what happened to minorities who lived hundreds of years there, they forgot their mother languages, they forgot their cultures but we never tried to assimilate you so you still have your own language and culture after hundreds of years!! If we did that today there wasn't going to be a Greece nor Cyprus which were Greek and causing problems because Greeks are bunch of losers who can't get the world's attention without provoking Turkey!! Greece organized a coup to gain absolute control on Cyprus with EOKA terrorists which was a direct violation of international agreements that got signed by UK, Greece and Turkey! In return Turkey invaded almost half of the island which was what western countries wanted anyway because they never cared about Greek rights nor Turkish rights what so ever and created hostilities to use us as they wish. You Greeks could cry for few hundreds years more but that wouldn't fix a damn thing at all or you finally start thinking reasonably and try to cooperate with us so we can end these hostilities which are only hurting our countries for absolutely nothing...
@suluayran121
@suluayran121 5 лет назад
@Hellenic Napalm Morea massacre 1821 Armenian genocide 1914.
@user-it2hc6bx5t
@user-it2hc6bx5t 5 лет назад
@@ggoddkkiller1342 Are you sure you didn't try to assimilate us? Do the words "Γενίτσαροι"or better "παιδομάζωμα" ring a bell? We didn't hold on to our language and culture because you let us. We kept our identity though time like we always did, need i remind you of the Roman conquest? Plus, don't you think you are being quite hypocritical accusing *US* of perpetuating hostilities, when we have our airspace and territorial waters violated by *YOUR* "*Peace loving*" government?
@metehanturkyilmaz5707
@metehanturkyilmaz5707 5 лет назад
0:03 The small island in the Mediterranean??? 😯 Are you kidding.?? Cyprus is 30 times bigger than Malta... The 3rd greatest island in the Mediterranean...
@californianunionmapper5091
@californianunionmapper5091 5 лет назад
Metehan Turkyilmaz yeah but you are still smaller than Mallorca.
@metehanturkyilmaz5707
@metehanturkyilmaz5707 5 лет назад
@@californianunionmapper5091, Definitely my friend, you're right. According to uncle google Mallorca 3640 km2 , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 3355 km2. The whole island is 9251 km2. It would be so nice to visit Mallorca with family in the summer time. With my respect... 🙏
@californianunionmapper5091
@californianunionmapper5091 5 лет назад
Metehan Turkyilmaz like to see you visit, I live in Palma.
@californianunionmapper5091
@californianunionmapper5091 4 года назад
Philip Arvanitidis but what about including the other isles, that can make it bigger, but the sea between would be exited.
@californianunionmapper5091
@californianunionmapper5091 4 года назад
Philip Arvanitidis I don’t know honestly lol.
@dreas_dreas1014
@dreas_dreas1014 3 года назад
thanks so much for this vid a life saver cause this was so hard to put in to a time line through conventional research
@455fardeen
@455fardeen 3 года назад
@WonderWhy I like how you decipher and explain topics especially disputes and referendums.
@tales9476
@tales9476 4 года назад
UK, Greece, and Turkey: Let's have an geopolitical issue, with relatively local influencing bodies. USA: 'Murica!
@tales9476
@tales9476 3 года назад
@Sharnie Gujjar Actually, I'm American, not British.
@oaples8790
@oaples8790 3 года назад
@Sharnie Gujjar yeah, if its not the UK and the US probably some other country, but atleast both are not autocratic
@eikonise
@eikonise 5 лет назад
Kissinger was one of the most Machiavellian characters in 20th century politics.
@gepayrobertson1465
@gepayrobertson1465 5 лет назад
Kissinger gives Machiavelli a bad name.
@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt
@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt 5 лет назад
Machiavelli was a perfect politician...
@nicostheocharous1990
@nicostheocharous1990 5 лет назад
Rumor has it Kissinger is the Antichrist.
@nicostheocharous1990
@nicostheocharous1990 5 лет назад
Kissinger(Antichrist) is against the western interests.
@nicostheocharous1990
@nicostheocharous1990 5 лет назад
kimi Yes he is. Reptilian and Antichrist. Alex Jones said.
@kaiserwaffle7896
@kaiserwaffle7896 2 года назад
I love you so much for making this video! Finally some recognition to our suffering
@shando4105
@shando4105 3 года назад
This is by far the best explanation of the dispute
@sofilenademetriou3608
@sofilenademetriou3608 4 года назад
I whas born in Cyprus and it's so nice to see that somebody cares about Cyprus,thank you very much for your kindness!!❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
@jager-2902
@jager-2902 3 года назад
My mother was married in Cyprus so it holds a special place in my heart
@sofilenademetriou3608
@sofilenademetriou3608 3 года назад
@@jager-2902 aww🥺
@cynthiaifeyinwaemenogha8881
@cynthiaifeyinwaemenogha8881 2 года назад
I’m born at Greece and my dad like Cyprus
@cynthiaifeyinwaemenogha8881
@cynthiaifeyinwaemenogha8881 2 года назад
My dad born at Greece where I born and my mom born at Nigeria
@l_k619
@l_k619 2 года назад
was*
@zaandros
@zaandros 5 лет назад
My grandmother was from Famagusta (major city in Northern Cyprus, most of it is now a ghost town), and all my family's property is still under occupation in the North. As always this was a very informative balanced video. Thank you, your videos are always worth waiting for.
@alpaslan4881
@alpaslan4881 5 лет назад
My Aunt's family was from Limassol area they lost their properties too.
@matteokamberi5304
@matteokamberi5304 5 лет назад
Thats really sad, I'd like to visit the country one day and learn more about Famagusta, it's not the first time I hear about this city
@paynesmith3008
@paynesmith3008 5 лет назад
@@matteokamberi5304 Most of Famagusta is off limits now. The parts where you can visit is worth it though.
@DavBlc7
@DavBlc7 5 лет назад
My parents lived in Famagusta for three years from 1970 to 1973. My father worked in the British military zone around Dheikeia as civil servant for British MOD. I went there every main school holiday as a boy and I really enjoyed it even when my mother took me to beach for swimming almost every day while I am on holiday as we lived near the beach. It was fortunate for my parents, my brother and my sister who lived with them at the time, they moved back home to Britain in 1973 a year before Turkey invaded Cyprus. Other British citizens often caught in the invasion. My father's workmate told us when he came back home that Turkish troops took him and his family for Greeks and almost kicked them out of their home until he showed his British passport, the Turks then left them alone. I flew in BEA aircraft (now merged with BOAC to form as British Airways) to Nicosia Airport (now closed and partly used by UN troops as a base) from London Heathrow and vice versa. I really enjoyed my childhood in Cyprus but it is a pity the war spoiled things.
@matteokamberi5304
@matteokamberi5304 5 лет назад
Kerem Can Demirci yes I am sadly aware of that, I'm not really sure it's even safe to go there since only turkey has recognised northern cyprus as a sovereign state
@VeritasOmniaVincit176
@VeritasOmniaVincit176 2 года назад
This was the most balanced video I’ve seen about Cyprus division: the coups, the invasions, the UK/US omission, the treaty violations from both sides, etc. Congratulations.
@arsflal9517
@arsflal9517 Год назад
My suspicions proved correct Thanks man for the video.
@WonderWhy
@WonderWhy 5 лет назад
In this video I look at the controversial topic of the Cyprus dispute, an island split between the Republic of Cyprus and the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, physically separated by a United Nations peacekeeping force, that has been operating for more than half a century. The island was temporarily divided between the Greek and Turkish communities in 1964 due to inter-ethnic violence, and the divide became more permanent in 1974 when Turkey invaded Cyprus, responding to a coup by the Cyprus National Guard (organised by the Greek military junta in Athens) I also look at how Cyprus' strategic position in the world of geopolitics often exacerbated the already existing tension on the island, as NATO used Cyprus as a military base to keep Soviet influence at bay. I tried to be as impartial as possible, let's try to keep the comment section civil! A huge thank you to the Associated Press for allowing me use of their fantastic archive content: www.aparchive.com/
@tryingnottofail864
@tryingnottofail864 5 лет назад
Great Video!
@cyclonebear1791
@cyclonebear1791 5 лет назад
Yea great video!
@ekmalsukarno2302
@ekmalsukarno2302 5 лет назад
WonderWhy, can you please make a video on Borneo and why it's split into three countries. I assure you, it would be a very interesting topic. Please respond to my comment.
@si2foo
@si2foo 5 лет назад
-sighs- uk should have just kept complete control and of the island
@gurbir3837
@gurbir3837 5 лет назад
Can you post videos more often. You are very good at it.
@Trisaaru
@Trisaaru 5 лет назад
I love your videos, man. Every time you upload it's a treat.
@chris-8092
@chris-8092 Год назад
Thank you for your video. People can get caught up with which nationality or which side was wrong and who was right. I hope that all nationalities involved have learned that we are all mortal and need to treat each other with a lot more kindness and a lot more respect to each of this cultures and nationalities. The fusion of nationalities and cultures is what make Cyprus so special and so rich in tradition, culture and history. The wounds of conflict will slowly heal when we learn to love each other more. Sometimes with other governments they announce a formal mutual apology. I hope this situation will get better and I hope each side can one day begin to be better friends with each other and have mutual respect.
@borasalkaya3850
@borasalkaya3850 3 года назад
well made, thank you
@namesurname6905
@namesurname6905 5 лет назад
7:00 When you think Great Britain is being a jerk... America shows up again and steal the spotlight of biggest jerk once more...
@mickharrison9004
@mickharrison9004 5 лет назад
Fkuk off yank without us there would be no you, and as big as you are we could still nuke you out of existence with our trident subs with 32 nuclear warheads all 8 times bigger than what yous dropped on Japan, imagine if we dropped them on the states you'd be more than the jerk you are now 🇬🇧
@mickharrison9004
@mickharrison9004 5 лет назад
@@stanwebb4572 what i said, dickhead.
@FuKYuClown
@FuKYuClown 5 лет назад
@@mickharrison9004 You are probably the first person from Great Britain to ever threaten to Nuke the United States...lol We are allies so stop with the nonsense that would never happen.
@mickharrison9004
@mickharrison9004 5 лет назад
@@FuKYuClown allies when it suits you, all i was saying is if things changed though we are not deemed a superpower, we have a big sting in our tail, and could still take out any country in the world, with trident,😉☠️🇬🇧
@arthas6663
@arthas6663 5 лет назад
@@mickharrison9004 think your so tough behind your poor keyboard come to the middle east and will show a thing or two about missiles and who the man is
@costasiacovides4825
@costasiacovides4825 5 лет назад
As a Cypriot myself, I comment you on the accuracy of this video.
@seantheguy1391
@seantheguy1391 5 лет назад
Greek or Turk
@orhunkars9017
@orhunkars9017 5 лет назад
@Adam Chasing This comment is hilarious but he might not be familiar with Turkish or Greek names man.
@Thundyfish19
@Thundyfish19 5 лет назад
@Free Fire Z3RISO he was being sarcastic
@Thundyfish19
@Thundyfish19 5 лет назад
@Free Fire Z3RISO I am not saying you're being sarcastic, I am saying Adam Chasing(the person who you replied to) is being sarcastic. Please do understand that I am neutral about Cyprus politics since I am not from there and also not from Turkey or Greece, so yes you are correct. I know you're serious about this, but I just wanted to tell you that Adam Chasing is being sarcastic because it seems like you took it seriously. Let's relax and be cool with each other, alright bro? Greetings from Singapore.
@kozatas
@kozatas 5 лет назад
@@Thundyfish19 He has very low IQ. I'm not saying this because of I'm Turkish. I really like Greek people (non-nationalist ones) and I don't like nationalist Turks. I think the best for Cypriots is seeing themselves as Cyriots, not as Greeks or Turks. But we see nationalism and religion poisons people, here as well, as usual. In addition USA and Britain will never let them go since it's really an unsinkable aircraft carrier. Furthermore oil reserves under sea around Cyprus makes it even more complicated.
@andreithetare
@andreithetare 3 года назад
The background music matches the story perfectly
@brianseager3309
@brianseager3309 3 года назад
I went into Nicosia Airport in the Buffer Zone back in the mid 80s , there was still a Boeing 727 sat on the tarmac with bullet holes in it
@jojieriveral5035
@jojieriveral5035 4 года назад
cyprus me: island wonderwhy: aircraft carrier
@emperorcorning8329
@emperorcorning8329 5 лет назад
Best part of this day!! Thanks WonderWhy :) good to hear your voice again
@alexandersupertramp7191
@alexandersupertramp7191 3 года назад
I'm from Cyprus, in school they never mentioned the American connection. Also there is Templar churches scattered about the island.
@konstantinosioannou8489
@konstantinosioannou8489 2 года назад
Thank you for sharing our country's history
@DaisyGeekyTransGirl
@DaisyGeekyTransGirl 5 лет назад
I've heard of the US doing lots of unethical things but not in Cyprus. Shocking really.
@SantomPh
@SantomPh 5 лет назад
Kissinger did it for the Israelis, his brothers.
@Plainsimple67
@Plainsimple67 5 лет назад
@@SantomPh CURIOS, WHAT WAS THERE TO GAIN FOR THE ISRAELIS?
@batuach100
@batuach100 4 года назад
It’s a total surprise for me as well
@batuach100
@batuach100 4 года назад
Usually Kissinger acted against Israeli interests,,,, he was like Bernie Sanders of today
@buistebirisvar
@buistebirisvar 4 года назад
dont shock.. now they r in the east mediterenean for natural gas :D
@Edgeperor
@Edgeperor 4 года назад
The guy at 3:58 just looks so bored. Troops are running by him and he just looks like he’s sighing and saying to himself “Again?”
@miserquemiguel2144
@miserquemiguel2144 3 года назад
Yeah man, I felt that face
@achelleos14
@achelleos14 3 года назад
God bless Cyprus
@mehmetakifakgul8666
@mehmetakifakgul8666 3 года назад
God bless Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus!
@user-cp6yg7oi8g
@user-cp6yg7oi8g 3 года назад
@@mehmetakifakgul8666 what's that?
@pmccoy5511
@pmccoy5511 3 года назад
@@mehmetakifakgul8666 The country where less than 400 GCs live while over 4000 TCs live in the Republic of Cyprus! But what does the TRNC care?
@unkownbot5601
@unkownbot5601 2 года назад
@@mehmetakifakgul8666 Doesn't exist to anyone but yourself 🤣
@binbasesatoktayyldran5236
@binbasesatoktayyldran5236 2 года назад
@@unkownbot5601 So the guys that beat the sh*t out of you don't exist. Nice Greek human 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
@stefanoschristodoulou6295
@stefanoschristodoulou6295 3 года назад
Wow, 1.5 million views. I never thought that people other than cypriots actually cared enough to hear Cyprus's history
@angelinasophiakamaratou1205
@angelinasophiakamaratou1205 3 года назад
Συμφωνώ
@troit8761
@troit8761 3 года назад
Nai
@konradhausmann6359
@konradhausmann6359 3 года назад
It's interesting for sure. I know many cypriots and never understood how their hate for the turks developed. Now I understand some of the history.
@anninos.
@anninos. 3 года назад
Asila
@lottintv3518
@lottintv3518 3 года назад
Only a Two state solution is acceptable in Cyprus.
@ekmalsukarno2302
@ekmalsukarno2302 5 лет назад
WonderWhy, can you please make a video on Borneo and why it's split into three countries. I assure you, it would be a very interesting topic. Please respond to my comment. Thanks.
@rjfaber1991
@rjfaber1991 5 лет назад
Well, Borneo was split into much more than just three countries in the 18th century, and the current borders are mostly just the result of treaties between Britain and the Netherlands. That said, there is a lot of interesting history there, especially in Sarawak, and it is worth speculating what the region would have looked like if the White Rajas hadn't offered Sarawak to Britain for annexation, but retained their independence.
@ekmalsukarno2302
@ekmalsukarno2302 5 лет назад
Robert Faber That's true, but the reason I wanted WonderWhy to make a video on Borneo is because I want him to mention the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation of 1963.
@obsessivelyoli
@obsessivelyoli 5 лет назад
Four countries, according to the Philippines.
@alexanderchristopher6237
@alexanderchristopher6237 5 лет назад
@@obsessivelyoli it was a claim. Only 3 had de facto territory.
@alexanderchristopher6237
@alexanderchristopher6237 5 лет назад
@@obsessivelyoli de facto and de jure
@Nyziko
@Nyziko 5 лет назад
8:29 I didn't know Sylvester stallone was undercover greek
@jeanbiroute
@jeanbiroute 5 лет назад
It's his cousin Stavros Stallonopoulos
@clydealbania9457
@clydealbania9457 5 лет назад
Hahhahahahahh
@xipo3532
@xipo3532 5 лет назад
@@jeanbiroute lol
@ersinemre877
@ersinemre877 5 лет назад
Because Rambo was on run for the first time. Respect Turkish Military!
@neophytosdm
@neophytosdm 4 года назад
Don't be silly. Stallone was nowhere near Cyprus at that time, obviously. That's Al Pacino.
@stevestheboy1
@stevestheboy1 3 года назад
thank you, explained perfectly, my daughter lives in cyprus hope someday they sort it out its a beutifull place
@stelapaya
@stelapaya 2 года назад
Nice review of a rather complex situation. The reality is that centuries of animosity between the Greek and Turkish communities, and engrained nationalism, means that a "united" island is not realistic or desirable. The division of the island has at least brought many years of peace. Any other solution (e.g. the re-set of an independent country with shared Greek and Turkish Cypriot rule) would have been extremely unstable (with the enosis drive always there; perhaps still there today). Given Turkey's military superiority, there should also be some gratitude that in fact there wasn't complete annexation of the island. Although, that may have then forced an internationally motivated and recognised division of the island and a permanent resolution to the issue with two recognised states? That perhaps many be the eventual outcome anyway. Good fences make for good neighbours as the adage goes.
@Nick-bh5uk
@Nick-bh5uk 4 года назад
USA and UK : profit from the Cyprus dispute Greeks, Turks and All Cypriots : THEY PLAYED US LIKE A DAMN FIDDLE!!
@mehmetcucel3962
@mehmetcucel3962 4 года назад
My Guy! 🤣 I was waiting for someone to pull a MGS reference on this
@giod6266
@giod6266 4 года назад
UK yes, they did profited, as always, as with everybody else! Buit for US, it was just nessesery step against Comunisme! US were assholes too yes, they did! But they at least had a reason! While British, witch are English, very, very, very impåortant to remember that British are governed by English! Englishman are in charge! And these Englishman has done similar terrible things almost to everybody on this planet! Everybody!
@cratarata2278
@cratarata2278 4 года назад
Gio D good most countries views were backwards and needed our influence
@sorcererberoll4641
@sorcererberoll4641 3 года назад
@@giod6266 so even themselves
@sinanaydn7907
@sinanaydn7907 3 года назад
As a Turk I say this is the, *funniest fucking comment on youtube I saw in a while*
@albertoz7877
@albertoz7877 4 года назад
WonderWhy: "How is possible for a NATO country to Invade another soverign country" Literally USA: Ivaded over 90 countries since WWII
@lan6139
@lan6139 4 года назад
*Invaded
@cosmoevents21st56
@cosmoevents21st56 3 года назад
@@FableBlaze Anyway you look at it the U.S. meddling has created more chaos not stability regardless of whether its 90 or 12. Don't forget all the covert actions which makes your 12 number go way up.
@Dashy030
@Dashy030 3 года назад
NATO Not United Nations
@kebabseverim3364
@kebabseverim3364 3 года назад
So strange that every nation US invaded was a dictatorship. I wonder why US invaded them :thinking:
@christiandelesie6308
@christiandelesie6308 3 года назад
@@kebabseverim3364 not every country the USA has invaded was a dictatorship. For example, in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Regardless of their reasoning for the invasion (there were good reasons, the government was doing bad stuff) they still weren't a dictatorship, and the leader of the time was an elected president.
@yaseminakkas1761
@yaseminakkas1761 3 года назад
Kıbrıs barış harekatında şehit olanların mekanı cennet olsun🇹🇷❤🇹🇷
@prospere4u
@prospere4u 2 года назад
I'm Turkish Cypriot and my father was very much a historian of the conflict. I'm very impressed with how even handed and accurate this video is. There were even one or two things I learned. With a more or less open border now I'd like to think that some trust is being built between the communities. I've lived in England most of my life and I have a number of good Greek Cypriot friends. I think most right minded people hope that there will be an eventual peaceful solution on the island.
@eminesalih3194
@eminesalih3194 2 года назад
I have the same situation as you. It's a shame we can't access the property that once belonged to our relatives. My father visited Limassol where he was born a few years back with my mum and needless to say the old ladies that occupied his homes weren't best pleased! I also went to primary school in the UK and had a best friend who's father also was in the UK from the conflict but Greek side, funny how the world works and it's a huge shame the country can't be unified. I think the Turks wanted to but the Greeks refused and this was a recent development.
@sibelshinaishin5170
@sibelshinaishin5170 Год назад
IT IS PEACEFUL TODAY,AT LEAST ON THE TURKISH SIDE.THEY ARE SAFE,SECURE AND HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE. AS FOR THE GREEKS WHO ALWAYS WANTED TO SWALLOW MORE THAN THEY COULD CHEW IS ANOTHER STORY. THEY HAVE BECOME BASES FOR FOREIGN POWERS.
@ephilippos
@ephilippos 5 лет назад
Very good representation of what happened by a Non-Cypriot; may we also add that the Greek Military Junta governing Greece had ties with the CIA....not a coincidence! Divide and rule was the master plan...
@mylastdream6111
@mylastdream6111 4 года назад
Us played with us all. Greece, Turkey, Turkish cypriots, Greek cypriots..
@volimvolim1
@volimvolim1 4 года назад
@@mylastdream6111 well thats how empires rule; usa also played yugoslavia too, pretending to side with milosevic so he can start destroying yugoslavia, then with croatias press tudjman and usa never had any intention of allowing or saving bosnia to be slaughtered and divided between serbia and croatia but due to gruesome media coming out they pretended to side with bosnians but simultaneously had an arms embargo placed on them so they cannot defend themselves; how pathetic is that; its incredible how bosnians made it and saved their country somehow
@nostromov7892
@nostromov7892 4 года назад
@@volimvolim1 Right, except "Bosnians" are not a nationality, nor are they a nation (or, did you forget ;))
@ephilippos
@ephilippos 3 года назад
@Alleyup1994USA READ BETWEEN THE LINES...! that was the pre-text, if you believe in fairy tales..Cyprus would never become red, despite a strong left party...Makarios simply and truly did not want his land "mortgaged" to any power and that's where he was wrong as Cyprus fell under Nato influence...simply Turkey wanted a part of the island for itself for Occupation and regional influence -they would never be there for the T/c's, this is revealed today..-, Americans knew it so the pre-text was given and she was not stopped from doing so..who's the idiot now, I!
@saddey2305
@saddey2305 3 года назад
also fun fact, the guns that were given to turkish cypriots from TMT were all financially supported by CIA, same goes for the guns the greek cypriots held, all the guns in the war were bought by the CIA lol
@timothymclean
@timothymclean 5 лет назад
Cyprus: Great Britain's unsinkable aircraft carrier Great Britain: The US's unsinkable aircraft carrier I'd have expected them to be a little more reluctant to treat another island that way...
@rjfaber1991
@rjfaber1991 5 лет назад
You clearly don't know how Britain viewed itself during the Cold War. You may well argue that the US dominated its European allies before the EU became a superpower in its own right, but if you told a British person in the 1960s that they were basically a puppet to the US, you'd do well to expect a swift and powerful punch in the face.
@laurie1183
@laurie1183 5 лет назад
@@rjfaber1991 I dunno man. Speaking as a British person I'd rather be a US client state than a client state of the EU.
@rjfaber1991
@rjfaber1991 5 лет назад
+Laurie - Blame Brexit for that. Before Brexit, you were a member state of the EU with more say in EU legislation and policy than all but one other member state, even though your MEPs were notorious for not using that power to take the initiative in furthering British interests within the Union. Now you'll either join the EEA (which is client state-esque), or become completely unaffiliated in a modern world where Britain doesn't have the sway to forge its own geopolitical path, so will still end up being a de facto client state of the US, the EU or another superpower.
@laurie1183
@laurie1183 5 лет назад
@@rjfaber1991 Wtf are you on about? Brexit would be entirely fine if our government wasn't full of inept retards. An actual British exit wouldn't be a problem in terms of regional capacity or economic ability. The only issue with Brexit is the people in charge of it don't want to leave.
@boborson5536
@boborson5536 5 лет назад
Laurie and the reason why they dont want to leave is?
@chronoZ750
@chronoZ750 4 года назад
best explanation ever!!!
@nightrain1121
@nightrain1121 2 года назад
Lived here for 3 years, one of the best experiences of my life!
@BLACKLIGHT_NL
@BLACKLIGHT_NL 5 лет назад
6:30 I really like that edit you did there, nice one mate
@mariannagalides9878
@mariannagalides9878 5 лет назад
A very thorough, well documented report of a very controversial, complicated situation. Well done for your accurate work. I am a Greek Cypriot living on this beautiful island which -under different situation - would have been true paradise on earth. Thank you for taking the time.
@antoniogerardogiampaolo259
@antoniogerardogiampaolo259 2 года назад
Outstanding job!
@salsapassion4life
@salsapassion4life 3 года назад
Best histirial vid about this conflict i found
@Ima184mm
@Ima184mm 5 лет назад
Yeah As a Korean I'm thinking This island is very important Strategy point
@leohidri6436
@leohidri6436 5 лет назад
That is why turkey and greece want it
@FreePalestine711
@FreePalestine711 5 лет назад
@@leohidri6436 not only turkey and greece british too because of oil
@leohidri6436
@leohidri6436 5 лет назад
@@FreePalestine711 oh I forgot they found oil thank you for reminding me
@volimvolim1
@volimvolim1 4 года назад
@@leohidri6436 The oil belongs to Turkey as Turkey and brits have 100 year secret contracts which are about to expire and then waters belong back to Turkey unless some other divide and rule crap is created by british
@antoniomontana351
@antoniomontana351 4 года назад
@UNIVERSAL SPACE EXPEDITIONER these are our lands, why don't you want to see?
@mayhemofdarknessvideos2281
@mayhemofdarknessvideos2281 5 лет назад
1 of the best videos about Cyprus
@andreasmouyiannides2468
@andreasmouyiannides2468 3 года назад
Excellent work. I actually used your video to help a friend in the US to understand this part of Cyprus history
@movieshorts4047
@movieshorts4047 4 года назад
Support greak from India.🇮🇳❣️🇬🇷
@erichvonmanstein6112
@erichvonmanstein6112 2 года назад
Support Pakistan from turkey 🇵🇰🇹🇷
@aliemiratakk
@aliemiratakk 4 года назад
"Turks left their homes" "Greeks were forced to leave"
@biliminsrlar5752
@biliminsrlar5752 4 года назад
*Ah yes,Western propaganda*
@SubcribeMinecraftNOW
@SubcribeMinecraftNOW 4 года назад
>Greeks >Western Pick one
@efthymiosanagnostos7427
@efthymiosanagnostos7427 4 года назад
Bilimin Sırları how is it propaganda lol
@MatthewZmusician209
@MatthewZmusician209 4 года назад
Caravanserai of Life turks aren’t native to Greece
@georgeevangel3956
@georgeevangel3956 4 года назад
@Caravanserai of Life Hardly a comparison
@Kilgzzz
@Kilgzzz 5 лет назад
Wow this is amazing, I have alway's taken great interest in the conflict because with out it I wouldn't be alive. My mother was part of a peace keeping force for the UN from Australia and my father was a USMC Embassy Security Guard. They met on the Island when my mother stayed at the US embassy for a week.
@user-kj6sv9oh7c
@user-kj6sv9oh7c 3 года назад
Well presented
@antoniospillos2814
@antoniospillos2814 3 года назад
Brilliant analysis
@brazilianmapping56
@brazilianmapping56 5 лет назад
"TNT" might just be the best resistence group abbreviation, ever.
@comradedoge9644
@comradedoge9644 5 лет назад
TMT*
@zencefil2848
@zencefil2848 5 лет назад
It might be, yes.
@Belgilainen
@Belgilainen 5 лет назад
"The president of Cyprus had been a strong advocate for anuses" thank you auto-captions
@natedash11
@natedash11 5 лет назад
In related news, the Cypriot government's "protect the anus" initiative has been a crapshoot.
@andymadden8183
@andymadden8183 4 года назад
Timecode, please.
@evilpimp2475
@evilpimp2475 4 года назад
Please grow up little kid
@mcarts4722
@mcarts4722 3 года назад
its not nOT true....
@rodrigocaballero3045
@rodrigocaballero3045 3 года назад
Thank you so much!
@IbnShahid
@IbnShahid Год назад
Very fair summary this. I like it. Just one minor point at 12.48. Think he meant to say “Turkish citizens” rather than “Turkish Cypriots”. But it’s correct in the subtitles.
@massineben7198
@massineben7198 5 лет назад
See y'all in 2020.
@onurkaya3724
@onurkaya3724 5 лет назад
who guarantees your future?
@chokedup53
@chokedup53 5 лет назад
he won, she lost. live with it.
@orxannazirov5070
@orxannazirov5070 5 лет назад
what will happen in 2020?
@massineben7198
@massineben7198 5 лет назад
I said a joke but Onur destroyed me and gave me an exestantial crisis
@VeganSemihCyprus33
@VeganSemihCyprus33 5 лет назад
We should add that the solutions proposed under the EU was designed not to have a solution. EU is just another capitalist power, they want division too. Divide and control, simple as that. Please learn about Resource Based Economy!
@SuperPrumpur
@SuperPrumpur 5 лет назад
Is it just me or is he talking slower than normal in this video? I'm watching on 1.25x speed and only now it sounds normal
@EmmaVZ
@EmmaVZ 5 лет назад
Yea I'm noticing it too
@WonderWhy
@WonderWhy 5 лет назад
I didn't do it on purpose, but yes I think I did narrate a little slower. It's just that so many people complain about my accent and that they can't understand me. That, and the fact that it's a pretty complicated topic and many people could quickly get lost.
@EmmaVZ
@EmmaVZ 5 лет назад
@@WonderWhy I understand. Too bad though, I liked the fast pace :)
@rjfaber1991
@rjfaber1991 5 лет назад
+WonderWhy - I liked it. Some people don't sound good when they talk slowly (I know I hated it when CGP Grey had his slow-talking period), but given that your voice is pretty soothing to start with, I actually rather like it; it's a nice tempo to take in information.
@richdobbs6595
@richdobbs6595 5 лет назад
@@WonderWhy - As an American, I approve of your accent. I didn't mind the presentation. I'm often watching videos at 1.25 and 1.5 X, if the presenter is fairly clear, so I'd take it as a compliment that folks are watching it sped up!
@ozgunalpderebasi
@ozgunalpderebasi 3 года назад
As a Turk, I really enjoyed this video and learnt new things. Thank you for your effort.
@brave9801
@brave9801 2 года назад
thank you for this.
@westcoast20007
@westcoast20007 4 года назад
America has to put it's nose into everything
@nostromov7892
@nostromov7892 4 года назад
"it's" = "it is" and "its" is what you were looking for (. )( .)
@westcoast20007
@westcoast20007 4 года назад
@@nostromov7892 I use to do that when I was 16 picking out grammar mistakes then I have up. Autocorrect***
@darkblade4340
@darkblade4340 4 года назад
Wash your mouth out.
@kingkillerstripe1211
@kingkillerstripe1211 4 года назад
@SARAI Dawta of ISRAEL mostly America Jew boy
@jacksonreed9408
@jacksonreed9408 4 года назад
America-intervenes in foreign conflict Everyone else-You just have to put your nose in things America-doesn’t intervene in foreign conflict Everyone else-you’re the strongest country you need to stop them We just can’t win
@GRE3NSMOK3
@GRE3NSMOK3 4 года назад
Cyprus is a lovely island 👍🏻 Not long came back from there.
@julianoverland4850
@julianoverland4850 2 года назад
Is there visa consequenses of visiting either of the two states? Like if you visit the south, will you have trouble gaining entry to Turkey and vice versa?
@kubilaysahin5253
@kubilaysahin5253 2 года назад
yea but vice versa of your example
@berkmehmetcik2125
@berkmehmetcik2125 11 месяцев назад
Super objective documentary, high regards to the creator.
@emrebilgi
@emrebilgi 5 лет назад
1:04 While starting the video with the 1517 Ottoman conquest can be understood as it is about the intercommunal conflict on Cyprus between the Turks and Greeks, it might give the less informed viewer on the matter the false illusion that the island was independent and peaceful before that. Back and forth in its history, it was also under the rule and influence of Assyrian, Egyptian, Persian, Byzantine, Lusignan, Mamluk, Venetian, Genoese and British. Sad but true.
@biliminsrlar5752
@biliminsrlar5752 4 года назад
Ottomans took it because it was protected by Mamluks.
@eduardotevacuna4426
@eduardotevacuna4426 4 года назад
Peaceful or not it wasnt full of turks anytime before 1517
@bulukfunalo992
@bulukfunalo992 4 года назад
monkoll monkoll
@Zach-zj9sy
@Zach-zj9sy 5 лет назад
I’m Greek Cypriot and I want to erase the borders splitting my country in half. Turkish Cypriots are very similar to us culturally and both sides would benefit from a union.
@NazbolCaliphDonaldaddeenTrump
@NazbolCaliphDonaldaddeenTrump 5 лет назад
I'm only an outsider (no ties to Cyprus) but I wish both you and Turk cypriots find the best solution whatever it may be
@didierdenice7456
@didierdenice7456 5 лет назад
If the Greek Cypriot didn't fight the British administration of the island in the fifties, it would still be united today and many people wouldn't have lost their home ! People of Gibraltar are very happy... Not sure Makarios is a hero...
@Balkanunited36
@Balkanunited36 5 лет назад
@@didierdenice7456 great way of thinking.Should they fall to their knees also begging the lovely british colonialists to stay??
@markbaldwin9859
@markbaldwin9859 5 лет назад
Hey look like he has smart person on the loose I mean Andreas Zacharia
@Ali-lr2jv
@Ali-lr2jv 5 лет назад
I’m a Turkish Cypriot and there’s nothing I would like more than our country to be unified, all the tensions between our people were created by the British and Americans for their own gain, hopefully one day we can look past our history and coexist as Cypriots
@nicolaspapavramides7930
@nicolaspapavramides7930 3 года назад
I am Greek, i hope one day Greeks Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots will be united and standing as one. History teach us that domination, division, fighting against each other will always bring those same ends : violence, hatred and death.
@desebidese295
@desebidese295 3 года назад
Though I support turkish invade.. But If Cyprus can be a single country.. I support Cyprus.. But if Greece and Turkey involve it will not happen... Cyprus should be an individual country..
@nicolaspapavramides7930
@nicolaspapavramides7930 3 года назад
@@desebidese295 I know, both countries have to stay out of it so Cyprus have its own indepedence.
@desebidese295
@desebidese295 3 года назад
@@nicolaspapavramides7930 yeah... That will be good..
@alexandrosandreou8585
@alexandrosandreou8585 3 года назад
@@desebidese295 fuck you and your county
@minalwahid4563
@minalwahid4563 3 года назад
Turkey has a huge amount of land. Cyprus is a tiny country and it is completely bull shit that they even think they deserve to own the land. Turkish cypriots are welcome to stay there however all assests which belonged to greeks should be returned and vice versa. I lived in Cyprus for 5 years in the south and there are so many abandoned villages where turks used to live. Give the country back to Cyprus, let them be independent and actually stop countries like Turkey attacking the little man. They at it everywhere from Israel all the way to the neighbours
@alperenaydin6139
@alperenaydin6139 3 года назад
"Until this Turkish community forming part of the Turkish race which has been the terrible enemy of Hellenism is expelled, the duty of the heroes of EOKA can never be considered as terminated." Makarios, at Panayia, on 4 September 1962 ^This is part of the problem in Cyprus
@fatihyildirim9041
@fatihyildirim9041 2 года назад
In fact, before EOKA was formed turks and greeks usually lived in peace. any Cypriot elder would know it
@NickStrife
@NickStrife 2 года назад
So stating facts is a problem now! Ah yes.. Facts and historical truth is a problem for Turks... Sorry, I almost forgot that... My bad..
@fatihyildirim9041
@fatihyildirim9041 2 года назад
Nick Strife 🦛💨
@NickStrife
@NickStrife 2 года назад
@@fatihyildirim9041 Nobody likes you... Even Taliban fighters want you out of their country! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@fatihyildirim9041
@fatihyildirim9041 2 года назад
Nick Strife 😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
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