#1974 Turkish invasion

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 ...

A federation is not a viable solution to the Cyprus problem, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday as he attended celebrations in the north marking 50 years since 1974. While the ...

Air raid sirens wailed across Cyprus at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated 50 years since the Turkish invasion. “This is a difficult day for everyone,” ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday unveiled busts for Christos Fotis, Tasos Markos and Andreas Arrestis, whom he called heroes during a memorial ceremony at the Tomb of Makedonitissa. The three ...

A Turkish Cypriot who was held captive in Limassol by Greek Cypriots for 93 days after Turkey’s invasion of the island has opened up about his experience on the eve ...

‘Panicking, we hid in the bathroom’ By Emilia Christofi It was a Saturday morning, August 24, 1974, ten days after the second wave of the Turkish invasion. Charalambos Zenou and Paraskevoula Charalambous ...

It is exactly 50 years today that Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, was launched and within a few weeks – by August 16 – the offensive was completed, with the invasion force spreading eastwards ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday instructed his government to explore the possibility of offering financial and psychological support to the children of missing persons. The decision came as he met ...

Turkey and Greece’s defence ministries have exchanged barbs over recent statements made by Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. During a trip to ...

In a special session of the House of Representatives on Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of ‘twin crime’ of the coup and occupation attended by the president, the party ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Monday urged that Greek Cypriots “dare to take the next step” in the Cyprus issue in a parliamentary speech to mark the July 1974 coup and ...

In a career spanning five decades, journalist Michael Nicholson made his reputation covering wars from Vietnam to Rwanda, but few scoops were as bittersweet as the one he clinched on ...

Sirens will sound across Cyprus on July 15 and 20 as part of events to mark the anniversary of the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion, the civil defence said on Friday. On Monday, ...

UK political parties on Monday have responded to a call by the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK to pledge their support for a free and reunified Cyprus, as ...

The Press and Information Office (PIO) is presenting the short film entitled “Cyprus Problem: 50 years is far too long”. That “50 years is far too long” is stated unequivocally in this ...

The repercussions of the 1974 Turkish invasion, including the unseen aspects of women and children, were at the centre of a meeting on Friday between an American Hellenic Institute Foundation (Ahif) ...

For centuries, ancient artefacts, art, and relics have been a topic of ownership, provenance and morality debates. But what is the current situation for those who have intentionally purchased stolen ...