#1974 Turkish invasion

A photograph circulating online showing two blindfolded men, believed to be Greek Cypriot prisoners of war from 1974, has been verified as authentic by a former Turkish broadcaster who says he ...

The tragedy of missing persons in Cyprus is one of the island’s deepest and most enduring wounds. It is also one of the few areas where meaningful bicommunal cooperation ...

The committee of ministers of the Council of Europe on Wednesday called on Turkey to grant unhindered access to all areas where the remains of missing persons from Cyprus may ...

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday invoked Cyprus while issuing a warning that Turkey would respond to any perceived threats, declaring that anyone seeking to test the country’s ...

A proposal to create a national fund compensating owners for the loss of use of properties in the north, was discussed on Tuesday at the House refugee committee. Current legislation ...

Cyprus MEP Loukas Fourlas handed a European parliament report documenting rape against women during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus to United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres in New York on ...

The state is about to begin calculating the salaries of policeman Panayiotis Pavlou who went missing in the 1974 Turkish invasion, since his family had not received any benefits and his ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas on Friday awarded two honorary medals to soldiers of the Hellenic Force in Cyprus (Eldyk) who fought during the Turkish invasion in 1974. “...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has defended his country’s support for Ukraine, drawing a parallel between Russia’s invasion and Turkey’s continued occupation of northern Cyprus. In a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday marked the 51st anniversary of the second phase of the 1974 Turkish invasion, pledging to continue efforts for the island’s liberation and reunification. In a ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that Turkey’s position on the Cyprus issue lacks support from the international community, regardless of the public statements made by Ankara or the ...

Greece, alongside the Republic of Cyprus, reaffirmed its commitment to finding a comprehensive and mutually acceptable resolution to the Cyprus issue on Sunday. In a statement issued on the 51st ...

The week ahead will be “critical” for the Cyprus problem, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Sunday. “Our effort is continuous. We have a clear goal, and we are working ...

Women who suffered abuse at the hands of Turkish soldiers in 1974 will have the opportunity to share their testimonies with the European Parliament at the end of May, during a ...

Former House president Yiannakis Omirou called Greece’s recently declassified intelligence documents from the 1974 coup and subsequent Turkish invasion in Cyprus an important contribution to uncovering further details of what ...

Greece’s intelligence service on Wednesday declassified 58 intelligence reports connected to the Greek-led coup in Cyprus in 1974 and the subsequent Turkish invasion, giving an inside account of the historic events ...

The pain of destruction has become a spark of creation, President of the Greek parliament Konstantinos Tasoulas said on Monday, at the opening of the exhibition ‘Cyprus, 1974. Memory is the ...

Officers and non-commissioned officers who fought against Turkey during the 1974 invasion of Cyprus will be awarded medals by the Republic of Cyprus, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas announced on Sunday. Speaking ...

US ambassador Rodger Davies was remembered on Monday during a memorial ceremony to mark 50 years since he was killed in Nicosia, during the events of 1974, along with embassy employee and ...

Another 50th anniversary being marked this year is that of the shooting of the American ambassador Rodger Davies while he was inside the US embassy in Nicosia, for which no ...

IN the week of the second Turkish offensive that began in the morning of August 14, the Rolling Stones were number 10 in the British charts with ‘It’s Only Rock and ...

Countless women never had children, never married, many were ‘shipped off’ abroad for an abortion or to send the secret far away to a different country It took close to ...

A resolution calling on the international community to exert pressure on Turkey to withdraw from Cyprus was handed to House President Annita Demetriou on Thursday by representatives of Kyrenia, Lapithos ...

Grief, anger and a call to urgently solve the Cyprus problem were the key themes from political parties on Saturday, who paid tribute to the 50-year anniversary since the Turkish ...