This is British territory. Strange thing is that when you cross the line into the sovereign base area you know even though there are no markers...you know because things are just a little bit tidier, neater, organised etc
Ilegal was a Greek cypriot Eoka terrorists Organization Who killed many British until 1960 then they start to kilos many Turkish cypriots until arrive Turkey on 1974.
I used to work for HQ SBAA as a P.A in the early 90's, fab days we used to call it Trumpton! Got married at the SBA Area Office in Akrotiri, lived in Episkopi, 5 happy years.
@turktician cypriot greeks identify themselves as greeks. Cypriot greek is a distinct greek dialect and quite difficult for a greek to understand. it is considered however as dialect and not as a different language.
@@tm312th most of the cypriot ppl i know have ethnic origins from middle east, italy, northern africa…. not all the turkish speaking have turkish origins, same for southern people and greek roots, and who even knows what happened in the 500 years since the island was conquered by the ottoman empire? u shouldn’t mix the people who came after the war with the ones who lived there all the time. it was so much better before the island got devided…
@@4xcleo Native Cypriots with middle eastern origins are overwhelmingly Maronites who number about 5000 people, and thus they are a very small minority. There are also Orthodox Cypriots who came from Syria or Lebanon but these have mostly migrated recently. Recent migrants may identify as Arab, but Orthodox middle easterners (Rum) traditionally fall under the Greek umbrella ethnically. Cypriots have been living in mixed societies way before the ottoman conquest. In fact, the biggest change during the ottoman occupation was conversion to Islam, not migration of Turks to Cyprus. Both Greece and Turkey have a big responsibility for dividing the Cypriot people because they want all Greeks or Turks under the same state, disregarding the long history and culture of Cyprus. In recent years steps have been made to bring both communities closer together, but as long as Greece and Turkey get involved it will be difficult to reunite the island. Let’s hope one day they will reunify so they can live together peacefully. Cyprus is very small at the end of the day, they cannot afford to live in a divided island.
UK had lots of USAF bases (usually for fighters and B-52 bombers during the Cold War because they knew West German airports would get destroyed first in an event of Soviet invasion) so why not? But does Cyprus have the money to set-up a base in the UK? That's the question.
My favourite passtime is walking around the base and pretending I'm a tourist in britain
This is British territory. Strange thing is that when you cross the line into the sovereign base area you know even though there are no markers...you know because things are just a little bit tidier, neater, organised etc
disputed turkish north, you mean illegelly occupied turkish north
No disputed
Ilegal was a Greek cypriot Eoka terrorists Organization Who killed many British until 1960 then they start to kilos many Turkish cypriots until arrive Turkey on 1974.
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I used to work for HQ SBAA as a P.A in the early 90's, fab days we used to call it Trumpton! Got married at the SBA Area Office in Akrotiri, lived in Episkopi, 5 happy years.
@turktician cypriot greeks identify themselves as greeks. Cypriot greek is a distinct greek dialect and quite difficult for a greek to understand. it is considered however as dialect and not as a different language.
not every greek speaking cypriot identifies as greek, nor do turkish speaking identify as turkish, many identify as JUST cypriots
@@4xcleo you are right, many have developed a distinct Cypriot identity. However, all recognise their ethnic origins.
@@tm312th most of the cypriot ppl i know have ethnic origins from middle east, italy, northern africa…. not all the turkish speaking have turkish origins, same for southern people and greek roots, and who even knows what happened in the 500 years since the island was conquered by the ottoman empire?
u shouldn’t mix the people who came after the war with the ones who lived there all the time. it was so much better before the island got devided…
@@4xcleo Native Cypriots with middle eastern origins are overwhelmingly Maronites who number about 5000 people, and thus they are a very small minority. There are also Orthodox Cypriots who came from Syria or Lebanon but these have mostly migrated recently. Recent migrants may identify as Arab, but Orthodox middle easterners (Rum) traditionally fall under the Greek umbrella ethnically. Cypriots have been living in mixed societies way before the ottoman conquest. In fact, the biggest change during the ottoman occupation was conversion to Islam, not migration of Turks to Cyprus. Both Greece and Turkey have a big responsibility for dividing the Cypriot people because they want all Greeks or Turks under the same state, disregarding the long history and culture of Cyprus. In recent years steps have been made to bring both communities closer together, but as long as Greece and Turkey get involved it will be difficult to reunite the island. Let’s hope one day they will reunify so they can live together peacefully. Cyprus is very small at the end of the day, they cannot afford to live in a divided island.
@@tm312th thank you!!
Ah the castle, that brings back memories man
Imagine Cyprus to have two Cyprian Sovereign Bases in Britain. Would the british like it ?
Cyprus isn't a powerful country
We let the Americans set up bases, so probably if it’s not in the industrial and economic area
UK had lots of USAF bases (usually for fighters and B-52 bombers during the Cold War because they knew West German airports would get destroyed first in an event of Soviet invasion) so why not? But does Cyprus have the money to set-up a base in the UK? That's the question.
Why would a tiny country like cyprus set up an overseas base? lol.
Unfortunately you don’t get a choice my friend, 🇬🇧🫡
probably this island would be an "airbase island" soon
SBA Police - in the 70s, as bent as a bottle of crisps!
Interesting place. I want to visit.
yeah, they're known as Sovereign Base Areas but in the true meaning of the word they are not.
2.46 Cypriot firefighters NOT Greek 👍
I live there.
Not disputed. It's TR Republic of Northern Cyprus