Denktas: EU can’t cover its shame by punishing Turkey

Holding a press conference in his office, Denktas touched on EU Progress Report for Turkey.

Denktas said, "if Cyprus issue is a problem which is an obstacle before any side’s accession to EU, the application of Greek Cypriots to EU under the name of ‘Cyprus’ should be prevented. Those, who did not put this as an obstacle before Greek Cypriots and Greece; that is, the EU, which accepted Greek Cypriot side, that has been exerting efforts for 40 years to possess whole of partnership state by use of arms and has ignored the Constitution in spite of 1960 agreements, as a legitimate government will not be able to cover their shame by punishing Turkey. Their shame will be revealed more."

Noting that EU acted unjustly and made discrimination against Turkish people in Cyprus and Turkey and it contradicted with its own principles by considering Greek Cypriot side, which violated constitutional rights and human rights of Turkish Cypriots, as legitimate government, Denktas said that Turkish press’ examining the issue in a detailed way would be effective for EU.

Denktas said that EU was in a more difficult situation due to wrong decisions it had taken and he added, "they are putting incredible pressures on us due to this reason. They want us to cover this shame by our signatures, to destroy rights of Turkey on Cyprus and enter EU through Annan Plan which we call indirect Enosis (Union with Greece). Resistant Turkish people showed whole world that they do not yield and will continue to do so. Consensus is reached by respecting realities and legal rights. That is what we expect."