"Turkish Cypriots fear veto from Tassos
By Simon Bahceli
WITH many Turkish Cypriots still reeling in shock over the Greek Cypriot rejection of the Annan plan last April, many believe a veto of Turkey�s accession negotiations by the Cyprus government could put already strained relations between the two communities under further threat.
Such a move would constitute a �second historical mistake� in one year, according to Cenk Mutluyaka, chief editor at the pro-solution daily YeniDuzen.
Most Turkish Cypriots believe they should have joined the EU in May, along with the Greek Cypriot south. But due to the Greek Cypriots� overwhelming rejection of the Annan plan in a referendum in April the community remained outside the bloc pending an eventual solution to the island�s division.
Many in the north now believe the only way to see their dream of EU membership transpire is through improved relations between the EU and their motherland Turkey � the idea being that the closer Turkey gets to the bloc, the closer they too will get. "
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