#1974 Turkish invasion

A state of disorganisation and poor military equipment marred Cyprus’ national guard in the second phase of Turkey’s invasion in 1974, and 50 years on, the importance of investing in defence ...

This is the second part of an account of the experiences of the 19-year-old National Guardsman, Kratinos Pyliotis who served as a sergeant at an artillery unit in Athalassa, in 1974. ...

This is the story of three sisters, forced abroad by an invasion that coloured the rest of their lives and left them haunted by the memories echoing down 50 years. In ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday called for negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem to resume. Speaking during his arrival at the European Political Community summit in ...

Cypriots have “no other choice” but to attempt to overturn the divided island’s status quo, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of a photographic exhibition ...

Statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that all Cyprus could have been Turkish are “unacceptable”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. During an official event on Monday, ...

Now he is dead it may be possible for more light to be shed on the true extent to which he manipulated events in Cyprus in 1974 Henry Kissinger died peacefully ...

Determining the fate of missing persons is a top priority for the government, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, highlighting this was a long-standing and painful topic for relatives of ...

The responsibility to ensure the future of the ‘Cypriot Hellenism’ during this critical period stressed Health Minister Popi Kanari on Sunday. Kanari was speaking at the memorial service of soldier ...

Ayia Napa Mayor Christos Zanettou said he hoped the refugee stamp would soon be replaced with a peace stamp, during the inauguration of an exhibition at the centre of Sefer ...

A new street art in Nicosia suggests Cypriots ‘forgot to remember’ the occupied territories, thousands of missing, refugees and dead. The island’s outline is depicted in white with red ...

Cyprus today marks 49 years since the coup that overthrew Archbishop Makarios and paved the way for Turkish invasion. Referred to as the ‘black anniversary,’ sirens will sound in all towns ...

The following exchange between Senator Bob Menendez and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 22, 2023, exemplifies the Foreign Relations Committee chairman’s uncompromising commitment to human rights and the rule ...

The rejectionists favouring the partition of Cyprus play into the hands of Turkey Regrettably, the rejectionist parties of Cyprus as well as their leaders are playing into the hands of ...

Celebrations in the north to mark the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of July 20, 1974 began on Tuesday, but it looks very unlikely that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will ...