Questions raised over order not to mine Kyrenia coast before invasion
The 70th Engineer Battalion was ordered not to lay mines at a key landing point on the northern coast of Cyprus shortly before the Turkish invasion in 1974, according to an ...
Makarios’ life, contribution honoured at memorial service
In front of political and church leaders and representatives from all walks of life, a memorial was held on Sunday for the first president of the Republic, Archbishop Makarios III, ...
Archbishop calls for Makarios’ stance on Cyprus problem to be adopted
Archbishop Georgios appealed on Sunday for no further concessions on the Cyprus problem and for adherence to the principles defended by Archbishop Makarios III, saying that Turkey will not be ...
Customs apologises after post calling Makarios a traitor shared online
The Customs department apologised on Tuesday after an image featuring Archbishop Makarios was republished on its official Facebook page, attributing the incident to what it described as an accidental repost.
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The anatomy of a geopolitical tragedy
Cyprus’ modern history is defined by missed diplomatic opportunities, ideological blindness and the cold calculations of regional powers. Since 1974, the events leading to the island’s partition have been clouded ...
A very British and a very Cypriot coup
With Andy Burnham about to take over as UK prime minister in a very British coup, Cyprus marked 52 years since the coup against President Makarios with sirens blaring at 8.20am ...
Our View: Half a century too late to cosy up to the West
For the last half-century, every year, on July 15 we hear and read the same narratives about the Greek Junta-inspired coup against President Makarios, which gave Turkey the pretext to invade ...
Archbishop Makarios’ Harley-Davidson restored
A historic Harley-Davidson motorcycle that once formed part of Archbishop Makarios’ official escort fleet has been fully restored and returned to working condition, more than 50 years after the vehicle was ...
Jailed Istanbul mayor defends self over ‘Makarios statue’ accusation
Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Saturday evening moved to defend himself over accusations that he had erected a statue of the Republic of Cyprus’ founding president Archbishop Makarios III ...
‘Makarios’ legacies will lead us out of impasse’
The legacies left to us by Archbishop Makarios III are the only ones that will lead us out of the current impasse, Archbishop Georgios said on Sunday.
He was speaking ...
The ghosts of the past impact the viability of political equality
By Leontios Ierodiaconou
It seems that in some political circles, there are excessive concerns about “political equality” between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots in any future solution. Inevitably, these fears ...
Our View: Time to end the plundering of state coffers by the Church
Sixty-four years after independence and 20 years as an EU member-state, the Cyprus Republic still remains in the clutches of the Church. This is a legacy of Archbishop Makarios that no ...
State memorial service held for Makarios at Kykkos monastery
A memorial service was held on Sunday at Kykkos Monastery for Archbishop Makarios III, the first President of the Republic of Cyprus, who passed away on August 3, 1977.
The service was ...
Turkish invasion: 50 years
Our View: Hollow rhetoric been political constant for 50 years
On Monday Cyprus will mark the 50th anniversary of the coup against Archbishop Makarios and on Saturday the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion that followed it and led to ...
Makarios statue defaced in Paphos
Police on Sunday were trying to track who may have written ‘Koumas, die’ on a Makarios statue in Paphos.
George Koumas is the head of the Cyprus Football Association, where ...
‘Turkish Cypriots must recognise their homeland is the Republic of Cyprus’
Turkish Cypriots must “recognise that their homeland is the Republic of Cyprus”, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday.
Speaking at an event marking the name day of Cyprus’ first ...
Greece is all too often Cyprus’ reluctant champion
Since the days of Makarios, Greece’s relations with Turkey have been held ransom by the Cyprus problem
When Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signed ...
Henry Kissinger a champion of war not peace
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 ...
MPs request return of Makarios’ portrait to presidential palace fireplace
The photo-portrait of Archbishop Makarios III – the first president of the Republic – has been moved from its usual place in the presidential palace, with two MPs calling for its reinstatement.
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Cyprus remembers legacy of Makarios
Cyprus on Thursday marked the 46th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Makarios, the island’s first president following independence from British colonial rule.
“His political presence and action left ...
Neither the occupation, nor status quo acceptable, president says (Updated)
There can be no accepting the Turkish occupation, nor can the current status quo be the future of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday during a memorial service for ...
Our View: Official narrative ignores errors of judgment
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 culture of blame in Cyprus
In minds of successive governments, blame for the events of the past and ongoing impasse lies on the shoulders of others
By Gavin Jones
This latest article completes my trilogy ...
First-ever Cyprus elections in 1959 were fractious and rushed
But the result was never in doubt
The first-ever presidential elections in Cyprus in 1959 were by all accounts a rushed, tumultuous affair – though their legitimacy or result never questioned. They ...