The emergence of a Turkish student club at the University of Manchester, whose logo presents Cyprus, has been intense in Turkey, creating a wave of protests from the Greek and Cypriot student club. The emblem in question, hosted on the club’s official accounts on Instagram and LinkedIn, captures the Republic of Cyprus in the colors of the Turkish flag. The name of the Association itself has also been described as provocative by the student communities of Greece and Cyprus. “The Hellenic and Cypriot Association has expressed strong objections to the integration of the term” Northern Cypriot “, we are talking about northern Cyprus that does not exist, under the name of the club,” said Dimitris Achiladellis of Greek Media UK. In a similar tone, Zacharias Pouziouris, Vice President of the Greek Cypriot Student Associations of Manchester, underlined: “That is, Turkish and Northern Cypriot Society, which for us is a controversial, offensive and as it seems that we have been in […]
Source: News Beast
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