“TALK OF THE ISLAND” 6 September 2008 Saturday

Presenters: Hasan Kahvecioglu, Kyriakos Pierides

Interpreter: Yucel Koseoglu

Duration: From 10.00 AM. To 11.45 AM.

Repeats: 19.15


FIRST PART

Political Agenda:

-Bi-communal talks begin after 4 years.

(Talat-Hristofyas met and arrenged the agenda of talks which will continou on 11st September...)

The new item became the top agenda of Greek Cypriot media this week:

-Cyprus Government Education Minister’s statement that the government plans to start a project in schools for “Reconsiliation Culture”

(This is a big change and reform for Greek Cypriots which nationalist political parties stand against it.)

Analysis:

Telephone Guest: Nikos Trimikliniotis ( NGO official and expert on anti-racist issues)



SECOND PART

Recent Events:

-1st September World Peace Day Celebrations

(This common celebration which took place in the buffer zone and organised by Greek and Turkish Cypriot NGOs is the first in its kind.)

INTERVIEWS:

-What is their oponion?

-Statements from ordinary people from the street (17 Greek and Turkish Cypriot participations)

THIRD PART

Coming Event:

“Respect for Speed”: A demostration from Denmark Traffic department and NGO members. 10 Septemeber 2008

(The project is running since 2006 under the title of “Road Safety in Cyprus.”

Aims to educate the people between 18-25 years of age on traffic...

Telephone Guest.: Dr. Mehmet Avcı (The President of The Association of Protection of Traffic Accidents.)

Telephone Guest: Andri Hristoforou (European University of Cyprus.)

FORTH PART

-Theatre Festival which organised by Turkish Municipality of Nicosia

The Theatre Play: REMBETİKO

Writen and directed by Greek Author and producer Costas Ferris.

This play is about the Greek refugees which left İzmir in 1923 and settled in Greece.

Rembetiko is their music.

This play performed by Ankara State Theatre in Nicosia (Turkish part) and Greek Producer Costas Ferris participated.

STATEMENTS: (Recordings from Press conference)

(They expressed the support for bicommunal talks)

a) Costas Ferris: Greek producer

b) Yaşar Ersoy: Art Coordinator of Turkish Municipality of Nicosia

c) Lemi Bilgin: Art Director of Turkey State Theatre