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It was a cold, rainy winter day.<\/p>\n

The calendars showed 13 December 2000.<\/p>\n

Panikos was travelling in his van towards the Pergamos crossing point.<\/p>\n

This was his daily routine.<\/p>\n

He would come close to the roadblock, pick up the Turkish Cypriot labourers working with him and take them to the relevant construction sites.<\/p>\n

At that time, there were no crossings between the Turkish and Greek sides.<\/p>\n

Our unemployed young people used to queue up in front of the \u2018Military Recrutiment Office\u2019, get a \u2018special permit\u2019 from the military authorities for a few days and go to the Greek Cypriot side to work.<\/p>\n

Panikos, known as \u2018Tsiakourmas\u2019, was one of the few Greek contractors who employed Turkish labourers in his constructions.<\/p>\n

At around 05.30 that morning, as he was travelling from Pyla to Pergamos, some people suddenly appeared in front of his vehicle and stopped him.<\/p>\n

This was the territory of the sovereign British Bases and he could not understand who it was that had stopped him.<\/p>\n

Those carrying out the \u2018deep operation\u2019 pulled him out of his vehicle and took him away.<\/p>\n

He could not even switch off the ignition. It was raining and the wipers were working.<\/p>\n

This meant that Tsiakourmas\u2019 abductors were in a hurry.<\/p>\n

His brother, who was following him in another work vehicle, also did not understand what had happened. He checked Tsiakourmas’ car. His bag and mobile phone were on the seat.<\/p>\n

Hours passed and there were no news of Tsiakourmas.<\/p>\n

After a while, the Turkish Police issued a statement.<\/p>\n

Tsiakourmas was \u201ccaught and detained with 1.5 kilos of heroin.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was brought to court, arrested and imprisoned.<\/p>\n

The allegation was this: \u201cTsiakourmas had left his car running, walked 500 metres through a muddy field, crossed a 4 metre wide ditch filled with water, climbed over a 1.5 metre high fence and was caught red-handed while dropping 1.5 kilos of heroin under an olive tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

No one had realised that this was a \u2018deep state\u2019 operation.<\/p>\n

However, the operation was very \u2018stupid\u2019 and revealed the \u2018intelligence\u2019 of those who planned it.<\/p>\n

The British High Commissioner did not intend to let this incident, which took place within its sovereign territory, slide.<\/p>\n

They searched Tsiakourmas’ car thoroughly with specially trained dogs. There was no \u2018clue\u2019 that drugs were being transported in this vehicle.<\/p>\n

They searched the field. There were no \u2018footprints\u2019 of Tsiakourmas walking 500 metres in the muddy field in rainy weather. On the contrary, his footprints ended just outside the vehicle.<\/p>\n

It was impossible for him to cross a 4 metre wide stream filled with 1 metre of water and a 1.5 metre high fence.<\/p>\n

There were plenty of \u2018lies\u2019 in the arguments presented.<\/p>\n

The \u2018deep state\u2019 had botched the operation.<\/p>\n

The British High Commission had prepared a report on the subject with documents and photographs.<\/p>\n

In those days, the UBP-TKP coalition government, which was established at the beginning of 1999 and lasted 29 months, was in office.<\/p>\n

Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 was the \u2018Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism\u2019.<\/p>\n

On the day Tsiakourmas was arrested, another serious development had taken place. The Turkish side had withdrawn from the five rounds of \u2018indirect negotiations\u2019 and stipulated the \u2018recognition of the TRNC\u2019 as a condition to sit at the table.<\/p>\n

In other words, the same \u2018separatist\u2019 policy of today was put forth exactly 24 years ago.<\/p>\n

Ak\u0131nc\u0131 had sent a letter to the President of the Republic of Turkey, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pointing out that this policy bore great dangers, and that it would \u201cenable the Greek Cypriot side to become a unilateral member of the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, no one even had the \u2018courtesy\u2019 to respond to this letter.<\/p>\n

In those days, Turkish Foreign Minister \u0130smail Cem came to Cyprus and held a joint meeting with Prime Minister Dervi\u015f Ero\u011flu and Vice President Ak\u0131nc\u0131.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to listen to you, what should we do?\u201d, he asked…<\/p>\n

Ak\u0131nc\u0131 read the letter he had previously sent to the Turkish authorities, which he received no response in return, to \u0130smail Cem’s face, word by word.<\/p>\n

Near the end, he said \u201cFirst I am a human being, then a politician\u201d, and explained the Tsiakourmas incident.<\/p>\n

After a while, Tsiakourmas was released.<\/p>\n

Before Tsiakourmas was \u2018kidnapped\u2019, a Turkish Cypriot was caught by the Greek Cypriot police in the same area with \u2018drugs\u2019 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n

After a while, he too was pardoned and released by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Klerides.<\/p>\n

In other words, the Turkish deep state had \u2018retaliated\u2019.<\/p>\n

In those days, just like today, the \u2018national cause\u2019 consisted of an \u2018impossible\u2019 demand…<\/p>\n

The Turkish side was saying, \u201cthe TRNC should be recognised and the two states should agree on a confederation.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Denkta\u015f wanted neither Ero\u011flu, nor Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu. He was saying, \u201cThey should resign.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tahsin Ertu\u011frulo\u011flu, on the other hand, had said that, \u201cDenkta\u015f had descended on the country like a nightmare and had to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denkta\u015f later told Ak\u0131nc\u0131, \u201cTahsin came and apologised. Apparently, he was drunk when he said that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131’s book titled Ya\u015fand\u0131\u011f\u0131 Gibi<\/em> [As It was Lived], Volume 3, covers the period 2001-2009.<\/p>\n

All the warnings he made, and the concerns he pointed out, all of them came true.<\/p>\n

The \u2018impossible\u2019 confederation theses of those years paved the way for the Greeks to join the EU on their own. Now, let’s see what trouble the separatist policies pursued by Tatar will cause.<\/p>\n

There are many more experiences to be conveyed from these three \u2018masterpieces\u2019 by Ak\u0131nc\u0131. I am glad he wrote them, they have greatly updated our collective memory. Every Turkish Cypriot should definitely read these books.<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on 31.12.2024<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: TSIAKOURMAS AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEEP STATE…<\/a><\/p>\n

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His articles have been published in the Turkish Cypriot press since 1967. He worked as Editor-in-Chief and columnist for many years in Ortam newspaper, which he co-founded. He also worked at newspapers such as Halk\u0131n Sesi, Bozkurt, and K\u0131br\u0131s Postas\u0131. For years, he produced and presented \u201cG\u00fcncel\u201d and \u201cDo\u011fruya Do\u011fru\u201d programmes on BRT (Bayrak) with the public\u2019s participation. He produced and presented debates on media issues on Kanal T and Gen\u00e7 TV. Kahvecio\u011flu is the founder of Radyo May\u0131s, where he presented daily programmes and served as its General Director for years, while producing the bilingual programme \u201cAdam\u0131z\u0131n Sesi\u201d (Voice of our Island). He wrote articles in Politis newspaper for years, and presented bilingual programmes on Radio Astra. Currently, he writes in Halk\u0131n Sesi. 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