Esra Aygın
27 May 2019
I believed in Niyazi Kızılyurek with all my heart…
Words would fail to explain how special it has been, to walk alongside this man, who “thinks simultaneously of Mehmet and Yiannis, Ayse and Maria” when he says “us”…
Who refuses borders, division and nationalism…
Who loves Cyprus with all its communities, diversity, languages, religions, and people…
Who dreams of one Cyprus, a united Cyprus, a COMPLETE Cyprus…
And whose country is the whole of Cyprus…
Words would fail to explain how amazing it has been to be part of a bi-communal, bilingual campaign alongside beautiful people, who only dream of a better country…
Words would simply fail to explain how emotional it has been to watch the hopeful youth rush to the polls… and the elderly, who are still stubbornly and faithfully struggling to see beautiful days on this island…
Words would fail to explain how it has been like to feel joy, hope, anger and triumph all at the same time… to cry tears of all these mixed emotions… To see Turkish Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians – the people of Cyprus, who refuse to divide this country based on ethnicity, religion or languages – embrace each other when the results came out… To witness their thirst for peace…
Words would fail to explain how it feels like to speak the same language in different languages… To experience victory among disappointment and despair…
To break down a few more taboos, to refute a few more myths… To take another step in the name of peace and a united Cyprus… To show that our hearts are large enough to fit an unlimited Cyprus and all Cypriots…
Words would simply fail to explain how proud I feel to send Niyazi Kizilyurek off to the European Parliament with the values he represents; with his vision; with a life dedicated to peace and brotherhood; and with his faith in one Cyprus, COMPLETE Cyprus, united Cyprus…
And I am very happy to say farewell to Cyprus with these feelings…
Thank you Niyazi Kızılyurek and the wonderful people, who embrace the values he represents…
May peace be with you Cyprus…
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