{"id":18706,"date":"2025-02-06T10:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/?p=18706"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:06:13","slug":"the-mind-has-gone-on-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/the-mind-has-gone-on-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MIND HAS GONE ON VACATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main purpose of the recent laws, regulations and protocols is to bring the citizens of the Republic of Turkey to the north of the island without any obstacles. And to create as much difficulty as possible for those who are not Turkish citizens&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They want Turkey to settle here.<br \/>\nIn all circumstances&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you have seen in the law on <strong>&#8220;Acquisition of Immovable Property and Long Term Leasing<\/strong>\u00a0\u201c, there was supposed to be a restriction on\u00a0<strong>\u2018foreigners<\/strong>\u2019 buying land from the island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turkish citizens were granted\u00a0<strong>\u2018triple<\/strong>\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You saw it in the industrial zones!<br \/>\nA thousand and one mind games so that industrialists from Turkey can come and no one else can&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I recently read a new decision.<br \/>\nThe criterion of\u00a0<strong>\u2018the ability to speak Turkish<\/strong>\u2019 has been introduced for foreign workers coming to the north of the island to work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u2018Minister of Labour\u2019 says that they have done this\u00a0<strong>\u201cin order to protect the local labour force\u201d<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then why are you not implementing some of \u00a0the already existing laws? For example, architects who are not <strong>&#8216;citizens&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0cannot draft projects!<br \/>\nThe architect of the new presidential campus is from Turkey&#8230;<br \/>\nThey grant <strong>&#8216;exceptional&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0citizenships to circumvent the law&#8230;.<br \/>\nNear the end of construction&#8230;<br \/>\nHe is not a member of any of our professional organisations.<br \/>\nWhat happened to your<strong> &#8216;protectionist&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0attitude?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I don&#8217;t understand is, will a foreigner learn Turkish and then come to the island to work?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s say a gardener&#8230;<br \/>\nIsn&#8217;t the main thing to be competent in the given field?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if the labourer who died in the quarry while driving a truck without a driving licence spoke Turkish? Would people be lamenting in Turkish?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isn&#8217;t it enough for a baker to make good bread, take care of hygiene, and have a good character?<br \/>\nAnd isn\u2019t it enough for an electrician to know about electricity and a plasterer to know about plastering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, if there&#8217;s a local one&#8230;<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t let them come even if he speaks Turkish!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important that we teach these people\u2014and especially their children\u2014Turkish&#8230; But saying\u00a0<strong>\u201cIf he doesn&#8217;t speak Turkish, he shouldn&#8217;t come\u201d<\/strong> is a different kind of goal and plan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope I am misunderstanding this.<br \/>\nBecause they said,<strong> \u201cFrom now on, when registering foreign workers, we will ask to see a\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 19.42864px;\">certificate of <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1.21429rem;\">Turkish proficiency certicate<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.21429rem;\"><strong>\u201d<\/strong>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, language is important&#8230;<br \/>\nDepending on the job&#8230;<br \/>\nFor example, if they will be a waitress, or a receptionist, there may be a requirement to speak English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can understand the requirement for Turkish proficiency, if it&#8217;s home care.<br \/>\nMuch more importantly, knowledge in health and care&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if someone is a chef specialized in Japanese cuisine, he should know how to make \u2018sushi\u2019 instead of how to speak Turkish, am I wrong?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have seen this logic of population engineering in the issue of driving licences as well.<br \/>\nIf you have a Turkish driver&#8217;s licence, you go directly into traffic.<br \/>\nBut contrary to Turkey, traffic in Cyprus is left-sided!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has nothing to do with the\u00a0<strong>\u201cmotherland and baby-land<\/strong>\u201d discourse, or the issue of being\u00a0<strong>\u201crecognised, or unrecognised<\/strong>\u00a0\u2019.<br \/>\nThey will die on the roads&#8230;<br \/>\nThey will kill on the roads&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if they are a\u00a0<strong>\u201ccitizen of another country\u201d<\/strong>&#8230;<br \/>\nThen they will take 10 lessons and an exam&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How could a judgement on this be based on nationality?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Moreover, it has got nothing to do with loving the citizens of the Republic of Turkey, or not&#8230;<br \/>\nOn the contrary.<br \/>\nIt has got everything to do with sending them to their death, so blatantly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imagine, in England the traffic is left-sided, but we don&#8217;t recognize their driving licence.<br \/>\nThey are obliged to take a course!<br \/>\nAnd then a test!<br \/>\nBut there is\u00a0an<strong> \u2018agreement on mutual recognition and exchange of national driving licenses\u00a0and certificates\u2019 <\/strong>with Turkey, so no courses, or exams&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no importance of universal, or scientific criteria&#8230; There is either nationalism, or an order of commands in everything we do&#8230; A complete model of sub-governance&#8230; In order for one half of the island to be Cyprus, and the other half to be Turkey, the mind has gone on vacation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was originally published on 03.02.2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yeniduzen.com\/akil-tatile-cikti-23237yy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE MIND HAS GONE ON VACATION<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18706?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/penna.cydialogue.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main purpose of the recent laws, regulations and protocols is to bring the citizens of the Republic of Turkey to the north of the island without any obstacles. 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