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November 17, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 13: “No picnic over pain”, Turkish Cypriots protested (18/112020)
Turkish Cypriots marched again! This time against the picnic in Varosha..and Turkey’s intervention in their affairs. On the other side of the divide, Covid measures created resentment.
In a parallel universe, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli, producers of Nicosia Uncut and peace activists at #UniteCyprusNow were hosted by bilingual Μαζί/Birlikte program at CyBC/PIK. You can watch the show here: https://youtu.be/SyKtXWo4bCA
26 min
November 08, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 12: Cypriots are marching on both sides of the divide (9/11/2020)
"Isn't it amazing that you are marching against the corruption and we are marching against Turkey's intervention into Turkish Cypriot politics, in fact, the Cyprus problem is the source of all.."
Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykallı continue to bring you the latest update from the divided capital, providing you a Cypriot perspective from the island of Cypriots.
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25 min
November 08, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 12: Cypriots are marching on both sides of the divide (9/11/2020)
“Isn’t it amazing that you are marching against the corruption and we are marching against Turkey’s intervention into Turkish Cypriot politics, in fact, the Cyprus problem is the source of all..”
Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykallı continue to bring you the latest update from the divided capital, providing you a Cypriot perspective from the island of Cypriots.
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Should we expect a new policy towards Cyprus after the US elections?
04:55 Biggest right-wing TC political party could not choose a leader
14:20 Turkish Cypriots are organizing a protest, what do they want?
16.14 Greek Cypriots are marching against corruption
25 min
October 20, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 11: Turkish Cypriots have decided: Evaluating the results in 30 mins (21/10/2020)
Right wing nationalist UBP's Ersin Tatar finished the race as winner with 51.7% against 48.3% after a difficult and polarized second round. Pro-federal solution and outgoing leader Mustafa Akinci lost his seat and announced ending his political career after Turkey's open and direct involvement in favour of winning Tatar. In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Kemal Baykallı and Andromachi Sophocleous provide a detailed analysis on the reasons of Tatar's win and the immediate outcomes of this election.
00.00 Introduction and presentation of results
01.43 Presenting the candidates' positions
Five reasons why Akinci lost and Tatar won
02:51 Reason 1: Failure of solution process in Crans Montana
07:42 Reason 2: Economic dependence of the Turkish Cypriots
08:52 Reason 3: Negative climate, closure of crossings and demos
13:57 Reason 4: How Turkey involved heavily
19:00 Reason 5: Party politics and UBP's expectancy to lead the new coalition
Four outcomes
21:00 Outcome 1: Finally enhancing pro-solution left wing
22:22 Outcome 2: A new generation of politically motivated youth
24:12 Outcome 3: Polarization of urban votes vs rural votes
25:47 Outcome 4: Resistance of Turkish Cypriots against intervention
One observation
28:00 How GC leadership will reposition itself
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32 min
October 20, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 11: Turkish Cypriots have decided: Evaluating the results in 30 mins (21/10/2020)
Right wing nationalist UBP’s Ersin Tatar finished the race as winner with 51.7% against 48.3% after a difficult and polarized second round. Pro-federal solution and outgoing leader Mustafa Akinci lost his seat and announced ending his political career after Turkey’s open and direct involvement in favour of winning Tatar. In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Kemal Baykallı and Andromachi Sophocleous provide a detailed analysis on the reasons of Tatar’s win and the immediate outcomes of this election.
00.00 Introduction and presentation of results
01.43 Presenting the candidates’ positions
Five reasons why Akinci lost and Tatar won
02:51 Reason 1: Failure of solution process in Crans Montana
07:42 Reason 2: Economic dependence of the Turkish Cypriots
08:52 Reason 3: Negative climate, closure of crossings and demos
13:57 Reason 4: How Turkey involved heavily
19:00 Reason 5: Party politics and UBP’s expectancy to lead the new coalition
Four outcomes
21:00 Outcome 1: Finally enhancing pro-solution left wing
22:22 Outcome 2: A new generation of politically motivated youth
24:12 Outcome 3: Polarization of urban votes vs rural votes
25:47 Outcome 4: Resistance of Turkish Cypriots against intervention
One observation
28:00 How GC leadership will reposition itself
32 min
October 09, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 10: Two Cypriots discussing Varosha and the elections (10/10/2020)
It was a very emotional day for many Cypriots, particularly for Famagustians. Allowing access to the coastal part of fenced town Varosha opened old wounds and created mixed reactions. This was done right before the elections in the north. The development further stirred the elections atmosphere which had already been tense due to the interference […]
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28 min
October 09, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 10: Two Cypriots discussing Varosha and the elections (10/10/2020)
It was a very emotional day for many Cypriots, particularly for Famagustians. Allowing access to the coastal part of fenced town Varosha opened old wounds and created mixed reactions. This was done right before the elections in the north. The development further stirred the elections atmosphere which had already been tense due to the interference of Turkey on behalf of one of the candidates. Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykallı share their opinions and observations and convey reflections from both communities.
00.00 Varosha
20.15 Elections
28 min
October 07, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 9: Discussing peacebuilding through the CMP with Dr. Nasia Hadjigeorgiou (9/10/2020)
This week we have a special guest. Dr.Nasia Hadjigeorgiou has carried out an extensive research on the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus and discuss with us her findings and observations regarding the work of the committee and what needs to be done to finally heal an open wound.
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30 min
October 07, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 9: Discussing peacebuilding through the CMP with Dr. Nasia Hadjigeorgiou (9/10/2020)
This week we have a special guest. Dr.Nasia Hadjigeorgiou has carried out an extensive research on the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus and discuss with us her findings and observations regarding the work of the committee and what needs to be done to finally heal an open wound.
30 min
October 04, 2020 Nicosia Uncut – Episode 8: Behind the headlines: EU summit and the elections (5/10/2020)
Podcast from the divided capital of Cyprus. In this episode, Andromachi Sophocleous provides an insight on the latest EU Council Meeting, expectations of the Republic of Cyprus, use of veto to block sanctions against Belarus, reference of the resumption of Cyprus problem talks and how whole saga was reflected on the Greek Cypriot press. First round of elections will take place on the 11th of October in the north, Kemal Baykallı discusses the campaigns, leading candidates, main issues and the role of Turkey in the elections. Listen it from the locals!
00.00 Introduction
01.40 What was Republic of Cyprus' strategy at the summit?
03.20 EU's reaction to Cyprus' position
04:10 Veto is a double-edged sword
07.12 Reflections on the Greek Cypriot press: EU Summit and Greco-Turkish talks
09.52 Turkish-Greek relations within the context of NATO and the EU
11:00 Where is Cyprus problem in all that? Demolishing the myths
17:00 Why are the Turkish Cypriot elections crucial? What are the main discussion topics?
20:00 TV debate of the main candidates
22:00 How Turkey's interference in the elections is backfiring.
24:40 Potential names for the second round, expected turnout
27.38 Voting patterns and Christophoros Christophorou's study on groups
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32 min