Tag: Cyprus history

14 August 1974: Second phase Turkish invasion of Cyprus begins

Cyprus
On 14 August 1974, the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus began, dramatically expanding the territory under Turkish military control and leaving...

Relatives and witnesses recall Isaak and Solomou murders 30 years on

Cyprus
Thirty years after the brutal murders of Tassos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, members of their families and eyewitnesses spoke to CNA about the tragic events...

Turkish sources reveal how the 1974 invasion nearly failed

Cyprus
Fifty-one years after the events of 1974, the invasion of Cyprus has been extensively documented in Greece and Cyprus. However, the internal Turkish perspective...

Remains of missing persons exhumed at bombed Athalassa Hospital

Cyprus
The Athalassa Hospital bombing on 20 July 1974 remains one of the lesser-known tragedies of the Cyprus war, with 33 people killed when Turkish...

ON THIS DAY: Cyprus mourned the death of Makarios III (1977)

Cyprus
On 3 August 1977, at 5:15 am, the heart of the first President of the Republic of Cyprus and Archbishop of Cyprus, Makarios III,...
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October 1 parade to feature foreign troops and aircraft

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The October 1 parade in Cyprus will feature foreign...

Former American Idol contestant and pastor guilty of wife’s murder

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Flydubai pilot stabbed as passengers tackle attacker

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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was...
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