THE MIRACLE A True Story An excerpt from a Turkish poem (in translation) "MY CYPRUS BECAME TURKISH"    by Musa Korkmaz, published in Turkey's Police Gazette on 1st February, 1978 and later broadcast by radio stations in Turkey and the Turkish radio station in the occupied part of Cyprus:    "The blood of 400 years is on your soil, my Mehmetcik*,    In your bravery lies my honour,    Justice has won its place in Cyprus.    The twelve states must heed our voice    And fools come to their senses.    They should all be thankful for our point of view.    Cyprus has earned the right to independence.    We have uprooted our attackers with our teeth:    Some of them we threw into the sea**.    That was the day we raised the flag on the walls.    My Cyprus, the hand that held the sword was made of steel.    Cyprus is written into our history, this we know.    We shall take the Aegean islands, every one.    So let us set off for Thessaloniki, the birthplace of Ataturk.    A most favourable wind is blowing,    My Cyprus." * Nickname meaning "Turkish soldier" ** Reference to the drowning of Greeks at Smyrna in 1922 137 and 138 Leonidas Koumakis THE MIRACLE A True Story If you prefer a hard copy of the book, please send an email to HEC-Books@hec.greece.org Previous Page | Initial Page | Site Map | Next Page (139th of 204) © For Internet 2001 HEC and Leonidas Koumakis. Updated on 19 June 2001.