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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Turkish Weekly Opinion - Cyprus and the EU: what matters is perception

"Cyprus and the EU: what matters is perception
Hans A.H.C. de Wit

Saturday , 31 March 2007

The first time I heard about the Cyprus issue and the divided island, was when I was 16 years old, just back from a nice holiday in Italy. I remember hearing that the Turks invaded Cyprus: the Turks did it again. At least that was the news in the Netherlands. There was no internet, no international television channels like CNN, BBC World which are now broadcasting worldwide: we were dependent on printed media. No real-time coverage."

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