CYPRUS: TURKISH TROOPS UNDERTAKE MILITARY EXERCISES
(5 Nov 1997) Natural Sound
Turkish commando forces destroyed mock missile sites during military exercises in northern Cyprus on Wednesday.
It amounted to a message to Greek Cypriots who are planning to deploy Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles next year.
The exercises are continuing despite calls from the United States for them to be postponed.
On Monday, Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis and his Turkish counterpart, Mesut Yilmaz, met on the sidelines of a Balkan summit and agreed to work toward solving their differences.
But today (Wednesday) in the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the elite of the Turkish Cypriot special forces destroyed mock S-300 missile platform with time bombs.
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots cheered as the bombs exploded.
Turkey ignored calls by the United States to postpone the military exercises, saying they had been planned a year ahead.
Turkish and Greek Cypriot jets confront each other in the skies during similar Cypriot Greek maneuvers last month.
Tensions have been running high on the island since the Greek Cypriot government announced it would deploy the S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
The Greek Cypriots say the missiles, which are expected to be delivered in August, are for defensive purposes only.
The island has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded Cyprus following an Athens-backed coup that was intended to unite the island with Greece. All U-N efforts to seek a solution have failed.
A Turkish Cypriot state declared in the north is only recognized by Turkey, which maintains about 30-thousand troops on the island.
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Пікірлер: 100
long live turks and cypriots respect from philippines
Salam to all my brothers in Turkish cypress ❤️💕💖🇵🇰🇹🇷❤️💕💖
Love Turkey from Greece.Peace for always must be.
@marangoz_cy
4 жыл бұрын
The key to peace for the two nations is Hellenoturkism. I believe in this 🇹🇷🇨🇾🇬🇷
@giannisgiannis870
4 жыл бұрын
@@marangoz_cy yes,must be friendship!
@tipesreee
3 жыл бұрын
I ONLY LOVE TURKISH WOMEN..
@sdntkalat
3 жыл бұрын
@@tipesreee fuck off
@ertuncpolatli4267
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend. I am glad to see the peaceful message of a nice and kind person like you. Hails from Turkey!!🇹🇷🇬🇷
Tengri biz menen.
@muhammetyildirim8610
4 жыл бұрын
@grand wizard sen siktir git annesiz.
@mechanicalengineering5749
4 жыл бұрын
Tenrimiz melemen
@twitch.sencer
3 жыл бұрын
@@mechanicalengineering5749 sen anlamazsın hira tepesinin sıpası
@twitch.sencer
3 жыл бұрын
@@muhammetyildirim8610 modifiye tevrat lı sen ne anlarsın Tanrı Dağının aslanlarını git kabilende yaşa
@muhammetyildirim8610
3 жыл бұрын
@@twitch.sencer yanıtı janissary_ml'e yapmamıştım yanlış anladın
Güçlüyüz Cesuruz Hazırız
I love turkey from ethiopia
@user-nq8zh7qu9u
5 жыл бұрын
Fuck you. Greece and Cyprus together
@xpressj.carter617
5 жыл бұрын
@@user-nq8zh7qu9u tooo lol 😂😂....whatever NATO don't care 🇺🇸🇹🇷🇬🇧🇩🇪
@giorgosgeorgiou8501
5 жыл бұрын
I Like Cyprus cyprus cyprus cyprus cyprus cyprus cyprus cyprus cyprus 🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾
@giorgosgeorgiou8501
5 жыл бұрын
No
Ne mutlu tűrkűm diyene.
Bienvenidos!
year?
@zagros26ify
8 жыл бұрын
+turkey946 5 kasım 1997 imiş...yukardakı lınklere tıklarsan hepsını gorursun tarıhlerı vs vs..
Turki cool
Ne Mutlu TURKUM diyene
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🔥🔥
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
I hate Turkish government but I love their respective people with all my hearts
@recepemir7903
5 жыл бұрын
We hate them too but its not your bussines its OUR bussines
glifd
Vietnam war....hell yeah!!!
re assiktirrrrrrrrrr xaivannpapa
@vizibilibende5194
Жыл бұрын
baklavaki :)
Cyprus is Greek
@vizibilibende5194
Жыл бұрын
cyprus is ottoman
@chdhdhrhrhrh1734
Жыл бұрын
@@vizibilibende5194 Cyprus is Greek and always will be
@vizibilibende5194
Жыл бұрын
@@chdhdhrhrhrh1734 Rumelia 🇹🇷 soon time
@sddkcaferozyurt6594
10 ай бұрын
ATILLA COMING......
@chdhdhrhrhrh1734
10 ай бұрын
@@vizibilibende5194 bullshit
Cyprus is an island with more than 3000 years Greek history. 1974 after a set up war for us cypriots to loose it, Turkey steal almost the 40% of the island. Since then we all suffering. Greeks and Turks cypriots. We all want our homes buck. Nobody can build a new state on stolen properties. Is Turkey going to let us alone,
@user-bv1wl8jf8q
4 жыл бұрын
Πεστα αδελδε. ΚΥΠΡΟΣ ΓΗ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ
@ottomanson8196
4 жыл бұрын
I fuck u history .ottoman fuck greek 600 yeary.this greek real history.
@vasosglykeriou9252
4 жыл бұрын
@@ottomanson8196 I understand you. But all your nation shows, is a history of stealing , ... pirates.. / I am wondering what you people learn in your schools .what is your education? ... conquer, killings,... stealings
@mariosmario1048
4 жыл бұрын
@@ottomanson8196 ,yasasin kibris ..
@mavis1038
2 жыл бұрын
Hayır 😂😂😂
My Turkish friends soon you will take your lesson from the real Greek Army....You will remember how much pain you get from Kolokotronis and Karaiskakis....hahhahahahhaha
@mustafadagstan8215
4 жыл бұрын
you are funny but not realistic
@rasconkahlenkairoine9930
4 жыл бұрын
First you go and pay dept and good morning to your wet dreams
@kayayildiz2164
3 жыл бұрын
aha i get it just like in 1974 nice greek army ok
@Manomed3
3 жыл бұрын
Fuck you gonna do call other countries on us?
@kamosthewise
3 жыл бұрын
What the actual fuck is a koluklitoris and papagkuruakaris dude your names are gay