Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ANKARA3657
2006-06-21 12:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKISH MFA ON FUNDING COMPENSATION FOR GREEK
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003657
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/20/2021
TAGS: PREL TU CY
SUBJECT: TURKISH MFA ON FUNDING COMPENSATION FOR GREEK
CYPRIOT PROPERTY CASES IN THE "TRNC"
REF: 16 JUNE 2006 MORRISON/MELLINGER/LIBBY/BLAHA
E-MAILS
(U) Classified by DCM Nancy McEldowney, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003657
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/20/2021
TAGS: PREL TU CY
SUBJECT: TURKISH MFA ON FUNDING COMPENSATION FOR GREEK
CYPRIOT PROPERTY CASES IN THE "TRNC"
REF: 16 JUNE 2006 MORRISON/MELLINGER/LIBBY/BLAHA
E-MAILS
(U) Classified by DCM Nancy McEldowney, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Muftuoglu told us
June 20 the GOT "at the moment" has allocated no extra
funding for "TRNC" Property Commission compensation to Greek
Cypriots but is considering the question. Asked how much the
GOT would eventually allocate, Muftuoglu said the GOT does
not yet have a sufficiently clear picture of how many Greek
Cypriots may eventually apply to the Commission to be able to
arrive at a concrete figure. Muftuoglu claimed the GOT is
committed to making certain the Commission is seen as a
viable remedy for Greek Cypriot claimants.
2. (C) Muftuoglu took our points about the need to provide
credible compensation, especially in the first few cases,
which are certain to be high-profile. However, he worried
about early cases setting precedents for damage awards in
later cases and about nationalist reaction in Turkey to such
compensation. We noted that without credible compensation in
the first cases, the ECHR could find the Commission is not an
adequate remedy, which in the long run would prove more
costly for Turkey, economically and politically.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/20/2021
TAGS: PREL TU CY
SUBJECT: TURKISH MFA ON FUNDING COMPENSATION FOR GREEK
CYPRIOT PROPERTY CASES IN THE "TRNC"
REF: 16 JUNE 2006 MORRISON/MELLINGER/LIBBY/BLAHA
E-MAILS
(U) Classified by DCM Nancy McEldowney, reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Muftuoglu told us
June 20 the GOT "at the moment" has allocated no extra
funding for "TRNC" Property Commission compensation to Greek
Cypriots but is considering the question. Asked how much the
GOT would eventually allocate, Muftuoglu said the GOT does
not yet have a sufficiently clear picture of how many Greek
Cypriots may eventually apply to the Commission to be able to
arrive at a concrete figure. Muftuoglu claimed the GOT is
committed to making certain the Commission is seen as a
viable remedy for Greek Cypriot claimants.
2. (C) Muftuoglu took our points about the need to provide
credible compensation, especially in the first few cases,
which are certain to be high-profile. However, he worried
about early cases setting precedents for damage awards in
later cases and about nationalist reaction in Turkey to such
compensation. We noted that without credible compensation in
the first cases, the ECHR could find the Commission is not an
adequate remedy, which in the long run would prove more
costly for Turkey, economically and politically.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON