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Article: Turkish Cypriots hope for a better future in the EU
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- April 26, 2004
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Turkish Cypriots hope for a better future in the EU
Reunification plan fails, but some say world isolation may lessen
By ESRA AYGIN Associated Press
Monday, April 26, 2004
Kyrenia, Cyprus -- Hasan Beydola, a Turkish Cypriot textile
exporter near bankruptcy, was glum Sunday, a day after Greek Cypriots
sank a U.N. plan to reunify Cyprus and with it hopes that his
business would get a boost when the island enters the European Union.
Now, Beydola and other Turkish Cypriots are waiting to hear how
the EU will keep its promise to reward them for supporting the U.N.
plan.
Turkish Cypriots in the north overwhelmingly voted "yes," while
Greek Cypriots in similar numbers in the south voted "no" in ...