The age of enclaves: life in 1960s Nicosia
A photo, taken in the Turkish Cypriot enclave of northern Nicosia in the late 1960s, shows 15-year-old Suleyman posing with his rifle and his best friend, the two lads having ...
Cyprus repatriates remains of 15 missing Greeks
By Rebekah Gregoriades
Quoting Thucydides “for the whole earth is the tomb of famous men”, President Nikos Christodoulides said burying the remains of Greeks missing since intercommunal strife in the 1960...
A newly formed Cyprus Republic in tatters
On December 21, 1963 intercommunal violence broke out between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Sixty years later we are still paying the price
A newly formed Republic of Cyprus was ripped apart 60 years ...
A touch of colour for the babies’ graves
Mystery still surrounds the 1960s’ baby deaths at Dhekelia, but one woman is determined not to forget them
Hundreds of “sleeping babies” at the Dhekelia British military cemetery have been ...
UN representative slams Turkey’s historical revisionism
Historical revisionism and misrepresentation of facts were what Turkey did best, Cyprus’ permanent representative at the UN Andreas Hadjichrysanthou said in a letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General, responding to ...
British actress reminisces about her days in Cyprus
Call the Midwife star Jenny Agutter was home for the Christmas holidays in Nicosia when intercommunal violence broke out in December 1963
British actress Jenny Agutter was living in a flat ...
Efforts on both sides to live in a united society
To the Editor,
I am concerned about the wide publicity given to the dreadful events on December 21, 1963. I would request that you please publish my letter in response to Mr ...
The blame cannot be put solely on Greek Cypriots
Dear Editor,
I would like to refer to last Sunday’s article by your regular columnist Mr George Koumoullis on the intercommunal events of 1963-1964 and express my strong disagreement ...