Arson attack for playing the Kurds at the "VIVA World Cup"?

iancrumpy · Post by **iancrumpy** » Tue 12 Jun 2012 7:28 am

Following on from this thread
http://www.kibkom.com/forum/en/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1479
it is thought that the arson attack at the North Cyprus Football Federation's building in Lefkoşa, in the early hours of Monday morning, was because KKTC played "Iraqi Kurdistan" in the final of the VIVA World Cup* on Saturday.
Yesterday, Hasan Sertoğlu, president of the football federation told reporters that the reason for sending a team to the tournament, which this year was staged in northern Iraq, was to make KKTC better known in other parts of the world, and other than that there was no political aim. He added "in front of 20 000 spectators we sang our national anthem and raised our flag."
http://www.sondakika.com/haber/haber-kt ... n-3699880/

*The VIVA World Cup is an international football tournament organized by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for nations unaffiliated with FIFA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIVA_World_Cup

iancrumpy · Post by **iancrumpy** » Tue 12 Jun 2012 8:52 am

Apparently there was 150 000 TL's worth of damage
http://www.haberkktc.com/haber/ktff-kun ... 38176.html

Edi · Post by **Edi** » Tue 12 Jun 2012 5:09 pm

Is there a TRNC national anthem?

iancrumpy · Post by **iancrumpy** » Wed 13 Jun 2012 6:33 am

Good morning Edi,
TCs sing Turkey's national anthem ... and in schools they sing at least twice a week, in the flag ceremonies to start and finish the week.
Normally TCs refer to it as "İstiklal Marşı", THE national anthem, but it should be noted that yesterday Sertoğlu said "İstiklal Marşımız", OUR national anthem - I suppose this was to show their support of Turkey in their struggle with the PKK.

BLUE BUTTERFLY · Post by **BLUE BUTTERFLY** » Wed 13 Jun 2012 10:19 pm

Or possibly, a warning from our 'friends' on the 'dark side'? Such a shame, young people with no political motive, maybe just dreams of being the next Beckham.

It's a sad old world