{"id":60495,"date":"2012-12-06T04:51:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T02:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=60495"},"modified":"2014-01-07T22:16:17","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T20:16:17","slug":"ingiltere-basin-aciklama-press-release-david-burrowes-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2012\/12\/06\/ingiltere-basin-aciklama-press-release-david-burrowes-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"iNGILTERE\/ Basin Aciklama \/ Press Release – David Burrowes MP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joint British Turkish Cypriot NGO Action Group calls for David Burrowes MP to resign as APPG Chairperson for Cyprus<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 04th<\/sup> December 2012<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0 The British Turkish Cypriot Association (BTCA) in conjunction with over 55 British Turkish and British Turkish Cypriot non-government & civil society organizations (INCLUDING TURKISH FORUM)have collectively undersigned this statement as listed in Addendum A.\u00a0 They are requesting the resignation of David Burrowes as the Chairperson of The British All Party Parliamentary Group for Cyprus (\u201cAPPG\u201d).<\/p>\n

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03December 2012<\/p>\n

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To all members of the Cyprus All Party Parliamentary Group<\/p>\n

House for Commons<\/p>\n

London SW1A 0AA<\/p>\n

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Dear APPG Member,<\/p>\n

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RE: DAVID BURROWES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Over 55 British Turkish and British Turkish Cypriot non-government & civil society organizations have collectively undersigned this statement as listed in Addendum A.\u00a0 We are requesting the resignation of David Burrowes as the Chairperson of The British All Party Parliamentary Group for Cyprus (\u201cAPPG\u201d).<\/p>\n

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Turkish Cypriots living in the UK have lost confidence in David Burrowes as an impartial guardian for the APPG.\u00a0 We feel that his representation of Cypriot affairs in particular to the House of Commons is far from balanced and contrary to HMG policy.\u00a0 He has consistently ignored the views of the overwhelming majority of the Turkish Cypriots living in the UK.<\/p>\n

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As Chairperson of the APPG, and in accordance with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association principles, his actions should be impartial.\u00a0 It is incumbent upon him to represent the views of ALL Cypriots.\u00a0 Openly and without any reasonable justification dismissing British Turkish Cypriot NGO groups simply as \u201cextremists\u201d is incorrect and inappropriate behaviour on the part of Mr Burrowes.\u00a0 Moreover, his selective refusal to communicate with British Turkish Cypriot NGO groups shows an absolute bias and a closed mindset.<\/p>\n

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He has failed to exemplify any genuine intentions of using his position to re-connect the two communities and allowing a fair and equitable solution because his door is not open to ALL the Cypriot people and the APPG is not an impartial interlocutor as it is claimed.\u00a0 David Burrowes has consistently expressed a one-sided attitude in relation to handling British Turkish Cypriot concerns.<\/p>\n

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By far the worse illustration of his bias is his purposeful omission and demeaning of the destruction of the Turkish Cypriot National Heritage in the south.\u00a0 More than 25% of the mosques left under the jurisdiction of the \u201cRepublic of Cyprus\u201c have been destroyed.\u00a0 In contrast, less than 4% of the churches left in the north under Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\u2019 jurisdiction have been destroyed.\u00a0 However, Mr. Burrowes\u2019 commentary on this matter leads others to believe that the problem only exists in Northern Cyprus.<\/p>\n

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David Burrowes conveniently chooses to ignore the facts and unashamedly misleads the House of Commons with false accusations and incorrect statements.\u00a0 This deliberate and manipulative strategy is unacceptable behaviour from a person who is meant to be impartial.\u00a0 His polarised views are harming the negotiation process because his actions entrench positions on all sides and he undermines any confidence building measures of the UN and\/or the International Community at large.<\/p>\n

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Turkish and Turkish Cypriots in the UK & Cyprus will no longer tolerate his bias and insulting views.\u00a0 As the Chairperson of the APPG Mr Burrowes cannot continue to claim to represent both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities if he is consistently singing the virtues of one over the other.\u00a0 This renders his position untenable.<\/p>\n

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We therefore request that David Burrowes should be requested to resign from his position as Chairperson of the APPG with immediate effect and appoint a person who is unprejudiced, unbiased and non-partisan.<\/p>\n

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Yours sincerely<\/p>\n

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Mr. Cetin Ramadan<\/p>\n

Chairman<\/p>\n

British Turkish Cypriot Association<\/p>\n

Joint UK Coordinator<\/p>\n

34-35 D`Arblay Street, London W1F 8EY, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Addendum A<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The following UK non-government and civil society organizations have confirmed their support for the statement:<\/p>\n

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Aksu T\u00fcrk Birli\u011fi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anadolu Kultur Merkezi \/ Anatolian Cultural Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birmingham T\u00fcrk Cemiyeti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
British CPTR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
British Turkish Cypriot Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cezire Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Do\u011fan T\u00fcrk Birli\u011fi Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erenk\u00f6y M\u00fccahitler Derne\u011fi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ergazililer Derne\u011fi \/ Ergazililer Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green Tower Turkish Cypriots Elder\u2019s Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G\u00fcney Londra T\u00fcrk Ya\u015fl\u0131lar Derne\u011fi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ingiltere Turk Dernekleri Federasyonu \/ The Federation of Turkish Associations UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(representing 16K\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk Cemiyeti Baskan\u0131K\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk K\u00fclt\u00fcr Derne\u011fiK\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk Ticaret Odas\u0131 \/ Cyprus Turkish Chamber of CommerceKuzey K\u0131br\u0131sla Dayan\u0131\u015fma Derne\u011fiNorth London Turkish Islamic Trust \/ Kuzey Londra T\u00fcrk \u0130slam Vakf\u0131Limasollular DernegiOl\u0131ve Tree Educat\u0131on Foundat\u0131onPlan B PlatformPolil\u0131ler Derne\u011fiSerdarl\u0131 K\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk Derne\u011fiSouthwark K\u0131br\u0131s T\u00fcrk Derne\u011fiSwindon Turkish Cypriot UnionToplumcu Dayan\u0131sma DernegiTRNC FreedomT\u00fcrk Birli\u011fiTurkish Cypriot FoundationTurkish Cypriot Surveyors AssociationTurkish Cypriot TrustTurkish Elders Club \/ T\u00fcrk Ya\u015fl\u0131lar Kul\u00fcb\u00fcTurkish Forum World Turkish Alliance (TFWTA)<\/span><\/strong>UBP Londra Dayan\u0131sma DernegiUS\u0130AD\/TABAVroisha-Yagmuralan AssociationAtaturk Society UK \u00a0\/ Ingiltere Ataturkcu Dusunce DernegiAvrupa Turk BirligiKKTC Magdurlar DernegiAssociation of Turkish Cypriots AbroadTRNC Human Rights Association (UK)The Azerbaijan House (London)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Addendum B<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The following TRNC non-government and civil society organizations have confirmed their support for the statement:<\/p>\n

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ISAD KKTC \/ TRNC Businessmen Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milli Varolus Konseyi \/ Council of National Existence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ulusal Halk Hareketi\u00a0 \/ The National People’s Movement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emekli Ast Subaylar \/ Retired Non-Commissioned Officers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K.K.T.C Parlamenterler Birligi \/ TRNC \u00a0Parliamentarians \u00a0Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T.M.T. Mucahiter dernegi \/ TMT Association of the Mujahideen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dunya Kibris Turkleri Vakfi \/ Worldwide Turkish Cypriot\u00a0Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRNC Human Rights Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRNC Consumers Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trade Union of the Public Service Personnel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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