Tag: Cyprus history

61 years since the deadly Tylliria bombing

Cyprus August 8, 2025 at 12:17

Today marks the 61st Tylliria bombing anniversary, recalling the deadly August 1964 Turkish air raids that devastated the region. For three consecutive days, from...

1 July 1878: When the Ottomans sold Cyprus to Britain

Cyprus July 1, 2025 at 16:10

On 1 July 1878, a new chapter began for Cyprus as the island transitioned from Ottoman to British administration. This followed an agreement signed...

Race against time to find traces of Tasos Markou

Cyprus May 14, 2025 at 10:12

Leonidas Pantelides, the Greek Cypriot Representative on the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), spoke on SIGMA's "Protoselido" program about ongoing efforts to locate the...

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