"It may be hard to believe now, but Cyprus was once a beacon of Christian-Muslim communal harmony. Greek and Turkish Cypriots lived side by side in shared villages and coexisted peacefully for hundreds of years." 
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Then the British arrived, and well...


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In the best case scenario, their arrival changed the equilibrium, but I suspect it was not just a passive, indirect effect.
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It was a strategic move to pit Turkish and Greek Cypriot against each other. Even the names of the two communities are polemic as they affirm affiliation with another nation state! For example, they made all police officers Turkish Cypriot IIRC.
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I admit I don't know a great deal about what it's like there, save for what I heard from an ex who was on an archeological dig there. I'd really like to go sometime though.
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I try my best to avoid going.
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I can imagine so :( Tourism really is a privilege I guess.
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Definitely. You can go home afterwards.
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