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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Halloumi and football: Difficult choices - YUSUF KANLI

Halloumi and football: Difficult choices

Turkish Cypriot Economy, Tourism, Culture and Sports Minister Serdar Denktaş is fuming nowadays on two issues. While it is rather normal to have ministries on both sides of the Cyprus dividing line coming together in a web of areas, from tourism and environment to sports and rural development and education, when it comes to managing a working relationship of the two peoples of the island after more than a half-century of efforts, no magic formula could be found so far. Yet, the Greek Cypriot ministry in charge of agricultural production has been in efforts to establish its reign throughout the island in regards to halloumi production, and Denktaş is saying “No way.” Turkish Cypriot footballers, on the other hand, are threatening to join the Cyprus Football Federation (KOP) of the internationally-recognized government in southern Cyprus, saying they were fed up with being left without a future for so long.

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