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Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:52 pm
by Mrblobby
Turkey Secretly Sends 42 Tanks to Occupied Part of Cyprus .

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/0 ... us-report/

Does anyone know if this source is reliable ?

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:40 am
by PhotoLady
How do you "secretly" move 42 tanks? Come on, someone is having a giraffe!

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 3:54 am
by smudger
Ha Ha :D :D

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:55 am
by lefkes
PhotoLady wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:40 am How do you "secretly" move 42 tanks? Come on, someone is having a giraffe!
Bring them in at night with hang gliders.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:14 am
by trevnhil
Two in a 40 foot container ????

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:26 am
by WHL
I think the problem is Germany put restrictions on where these tanks could be sent, and Cyprus was one of these places.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:55 am
by PhotoLady
Some years ago we were travelling from the crossing by the pedestrian route at Ledra Palace one time and took a taxi through the mountain pass road to Kyrenia when a tank on a low loader toppled off, landing on a car and crushing the occupants inside it.
The road was still closed off when we returned at the end of the day and we were detoured around it.

They're big buggers when you're up close to them.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 11:30 am
by WHL
PhotoLady wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:55 am Some years ago we were travelling from the crossing by the pedestrian route at Ledra Palace one time and took a taxi through the mountain pass road to Kyrenia when a tank on a low loader toppled off, landing on a car and crushing the occupants inside it.
The road was still closed off when we returned at the end of the day and we were detoured around it.

They're big buggers when you're up close to them.
They're even bigger buggers if your on the end of them :shock:

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:44 pm
by bromerzz
trevnhil wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:14 am Two in a 40 foot container ????
They won't fit, One let alone two.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:50 pm
by galexinda
The only other media articles I have found on a quick search, which happen to be Turkish, refer to the Greek Reporter and a Greek website To Vima

https://www.turkishminute.com/2019/07/0 ... ia-claims/
https://ahvalnews.com/cyprus-turkey/tur ... rus-report

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:16 pm
by Mrblobby
So in the Turkish articles , there is no denial that the tanks have been moved to Cyprus .

Why ?

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:34 pm
by Lincoln
Submarine from Turkey has docked in Kyrenia as well As did two others last month.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:36 pm
by Kili01
Once again the Govt here is playing with fire! There is no way that S Cyprus can take on Turkey with its crack forces. People here tend to forget that the oil belongs to both the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Though it is wrong if Turkey is sending these weapons to Cyprus. Its probably an attempt at sabre-rattling.
If only the Republic would realise that by co operation with its northern neighbour that much could be gained for the good of everyone who lives here....

But old prejudices including hate die hard.

Dee

Dee

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:42 pm
by Chaddy
Dee,there is such a thing as international law.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:35 pm
by WHL
Kili01 wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:36 pm Once again the Govt here is playing with fire! There is no way that S Cyprus can take on Turkey with its crack forces. People here tend to forget that the oil belongs to both the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Though it is wrong if Turkey is sending these weapons to Cyprus. Its probably an attempt at sabre-rattling.
If only the Republic would realise that by co operation with its northern neighbour that much could be gained for the good of everyone who lives here....

But old prejudices including hate die hard.

Dee

Dee
You really sound like a spokesman for Turkey, :roll: fact the Turkish Cypriots declared a breakaway pseudo state, recognised only By their masters Turkey, they can't be a part of Cyprus only when it suits them, the Republic has stated many time times that when Cyprus is reunified all Cypriots will share the wealth that the gas brings, as for your laughable term of Turkish crack troops, are these the same crack troops that the rag bag Kurds have been picking off for years? Turkey can bring hundreds of tanks over, its French and USA companys that are drilling for the gas, if the Turks fancy having a Pop at them, well the best of luck to them...The Turkish dictator is in trouble back home the country is on its knees economically, so what do dictators do when things arnt going well, yep a bit of jingoism .... one other thing you convieninatly fail to mention is cooperation is a two way thing.....and there's no country called S Cyprus, the term is only used by Turkey and her apologists.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:48 pm
by Kili01
Well, WHL as far as I can see south Cyprus Republic is the rest of the island - from S Nicosia south.
I’m not getting into a political discussion with you.

Dee

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 11:02 pm
by WHL
Kili01 wrote: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:48 pm Well, WHL as far as I can see south Cyprus Republic is the rest of the island - from S Nicosia south.
I’m not getting into a political discussion with you.

Dee
For someone who lives here, its a shame you don't know its correct name :roll: No such name as South Cyprus Republic.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:28 pm
by Kili01
I know! Calm down WHL.

Re: Turkey sending tanks ?

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:48 pm
by Dominic
Well he's got a point. It's quite insulting to call it the South Cyprus Republic, as well you must know.