Religion and the Cyprus problem

Sir,
I read with great interest the article by Simon Bahceli ‘Islam in the north: do Turkish Cypriots believe in God?’ (Sunday Mail, July 4).

First of all not to practise the religion does not mean that they do not believe in God.
Bahceli states that the Turkish Cypriots are not characterised by religion. Maybe that is the reason why they said ‘yes’ to the Annan Plan. Unlike the Greek Cypriots, they did not have a religious leader like Bishop Pavlos of Kyrenia, who warned them that they would face damnation if they approved the accord.
Murat Ozkok, London

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