Those inhabitants who did not wish to live under Turkish rule were given lands elsewhere.
It's like living under military rule - how long before bloodshed?
From 1948 until 1966 Arabs here lived under military rule.
Until 1966 those who remained lived under harsh military rule.
When I went to school, a third of the world lived under "communist" rule.
"We will not accept living in a unified state under Muslim rule," he said.
Until the mid-1960's, he and his village lived under Israeli military rule.
He lived under Japanese rule for 30 years and has been to Japan.
"We didn't come here to live under autonomy and foreign rule."
No other democracy has ever forced its passport holders to live under Communist rule.