Kypros

Cyprus is neither Greek nor Turkish. It's Cypriot"

All help much appreciated. Thanks.

mrym

Kıbrıs ne Yunanlı ne de Türk.Kıbrıslı.


This time, i translated it on time.

Kypros

That's fine, mrym . Thanks a lot.

I was wondering though; I understand the ending '-dir' is optional in Turkish? Is it also emphatic? For example could I say: Kıbrıs ne Yunanlı ne de Türk. Kıbrıslıdır, placing more focus on Cyprus being Cypriot?

Just a passing comment.

Thanks again. Your help is greatly appreciated.

(EDIT: I may as well ask now: how do you say: "Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots: UNITE for our homeland!" (or even just "unite") (unite being imperative here). Sorry for all te Cyprus-related questions; I love to see how these various political slogans look in Turkish. I'm sure I'll be around the forum from time-to-time asking other (most probably grammar-based) questions.)

mrym

Of course,you can say.It is true that dır makes it emphatic.But both of types are correct.You can use which one you want.But when you use -dır
at the end of the sentence.TRhe sentece should be like that:Kıbrıs ne Yunanlıdır ne de Türktür.Kıbrıslıdır. or Kıbrıs ne Yunalıdır ne de Türk.Kıbrıslıdır.
All the types are correct.

"Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots: UNITE for our homeland!" = Yunan Kıbrıslılar ve Türk Kıbrıslılar: Vatanımız için birleşin.

Kypros

I see; so if I want to affix the emphatic -dır on the end of Kıbrıslı the other noun(s) must also be suffixed? Would this too make sense: "Kıbrıs ne Yunanlı [no suffix] ne de Türktür [suffix for both Türk and Yunanlı]. Kıbrıslıdır [suffix]."?

Thanks again.

mrym

You are welcome
i am glad ,if i assited.

Kypros

Hi again, mrym.

How would "Free Cyprus!" be translated? Or perhaps a little more verbose: "Free Cyprus from external control/interference!"?

I ask simply to get ideas for a signature to have attached to my name on a forum for peaceful, bicommunal relationships between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. I may combine some, you see. Something like: "Free Cyprus (from external control/interference)! It is neither Greek nor Turkish, but Cypriot. G[reek] C[ypriot]s and T[urkish] C[ypriot]s: unite for our homeland!"

In the above case would "Ne Yunanlı ne de Türktür - Kıbrıslıdır" make sense on its own without Kıbrıs or would I need to include another word for "it", as in "It [not Cyprus] is neithe Greek nor Turkish..."?

Hope you see this on in time Only kidding!

Thanks.
Kypros.