invasion
What 45 years after the invasion means to young Diaspora Cypriots: We will never forget 1974
By Christos Tuton It is now 45 years since the invading Turkish army landed illegally in Cyprus by boat and
UN brokered Plans for Cyprus Problem: An International Effort to Legalize War Crimes
By C. T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD Refugee from Kythrea, Cyprus I am a Greek Cypriot refugee from Kythrea, Cyprus, a victim of Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus since July 1974. I have been closely following developments in the Cyprus problem and I am extremely disappointed that despite the rejection of the Anan plan […]
Before and after the Turkish invasion in Syria: Who was friends with Assad? Erdogan…
Βy Dr Ilias Kouskouvelis* The facts, before… Who was friends with Assad and had family vacations with him? Erdogan! Which country’s armed forces trained the Syrian? Turkey’s!
“The life of Harita Mandoles”: The woman that symbolizes the fight for the determination of the fate of the missing Cypriots
By Aristides Viketos, ANA–MNA Today, in a heavily charged emotional atmosphere in the standing-room only amphitheater of the European University of Nicosia, we were witnesses to the presentation of the novel of Euridice Perikleous-Papadopoulou titled “TRULY SPOKEN- THE LIFE OF HARITA MANDOLES” (Nefeli Publications), which records the life of the woman that is the symbol […]
Turkey’s Vision of Cyprus as its Satrapy
By Μarios L. Evriviades Turkey’s vision of Cyprus is that of a satrapy. A Turkish satrapy. It does not extend beyond that. If this thesis is understood and accepted then the past and present policies of Ankara vis as vis Cyprus, be those of the Kemalists or, today as it happens those of the Islamists, […]
What about Turkey and Cyprus?
By Uzay Bulut On July 20, two important incidents were reported by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, the country’s national public broadcaster.
Cyprus Problem: War Crime not just an Intercommunal Dispute
By Constantinos T. Sofocleous The recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision against Turkey vis a vis the 40 year long illegally occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus on the north and control by the Turkish military poses important questions regarding the credibility of democratic nations that proclaim adherence to international law and […]
To His Excellency the Vice President of the USA, Mr. Joseph Biden
By George K. Papadopoulos* Dear Mr. Vice President, Please allow me, a humble person, a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus living abroad and a Fulbright scholar that has been following your career for decades, to welcome you to the much troubled Cyprus. I need not remind you of the events of the past 40 […]
Out of a Sophistry and into a Trap for Cyprus
By Dr Aris Petasis* The last report of the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Cyprus under the title “Divided Cyprus: coming to terms on an imperfect reality” makes interesting reading. The ICG is a steady supporter of Turkish positions on Cyprus and has all along been an enthusiastic backer of the Bizonal-Bicommunal Federal (BBF) solution […]
No Hegemonic Peace in Cyprus
By Marios L. Evriviades Almost forty years to the date, the Turks finally figured out that they had invaded the wrong geographic region of Cyprus. Cyprus’s power wealth, its hydrocarbons, have been found to be located in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off its southern shores and not in its northern ones, where the NATO-trained […]