THe loss of Cypriot turkish

Crash Test Dummy · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject:

Is this because all the people in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are Turks from Turkey?

Dhavlos · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject:

Yes....but also due to the fact that cypriots with regional accents are losing them (like the pafitian one in the article), because the youngsters do not live there anymore

Crash Test Dummy · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject:

This happens all over the world. People are attracted to 'big city life' and they loose their 'old' culture including their regional acent.

Dhavlos · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject:

No, i m not saying it is urbanisation, but the fact that the island is divided!!!

bg_turk · Deputy Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1316 Location: Bulgaria

I think Crash is right.

Turkish Cypriot is not a written language.It is the traditional language that Turkish Cypriots have used but as they go to schools they are confronted with learning the standard turkish so it is obvious that the traditional language is gradually getting lost.

I am sure greek, like bulgarian and turkish as well, has so many dialects, which are converging towards the standard language. The regional variations are simply diminishing due to regionalization and globalization of language so eventually we are all going to loose our traditional way of speaking.

In the past people were completely isolated in their villages, which was ideal for preserving their language, but that is no longer the case. Urbanization is the main culprit, not the division.

bg_turk · Deputy Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1316 Location: Bulgaria

Is there any Turkish Cypriot online radio? I'd like to refresh my memories of how it sounded.

cannedmoose · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:

If you go to http://www.brt.gov.nc.tr/ENews/newstum.htm they have links to Bayrak FM and Bayrak TV... quality isn't that good, but enough to listen to.

Bullika · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject:

Very ınterestıng! thank you Davlos for sharıng thıs wıth us.

Dhavlos · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:04 pm Post subject:

s'alrite mate, i thought you would be interested.

Where have you been for ages?

moonskin · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:31 pm Post subject:

Kibris genc tv also has a link to `first fm', I think you can get the tv broadcast through the sat. as well:

http://www.kibrisgenctv.com/main.php

Sim Fm:

http://www.simradyo.com/

moonskin · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject:

Also, from the written publications, you can check the "Gappellari Fuat Amca" corner of the Afrika newspaper, its quite good!

http://www.afrikagazetesi.com/

CY · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

A bit of the point but have any of u Greek Cypriots noticed how in Cyprus, especially Lefkosia, many young cypriots have been starting to speak greek more like a mainland greek, i.e more kalamaristika?

Dhavlos · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject:

interesting webpage on Turkish Cypriots ...history/language etc... dont knowif it is accurate or not though

http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Turkish_Cypriots