Solomos Solomou

Over the years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly made the hand sign of the ultra-nationalist, neo-fascist, and Islamist 'Grey Wolves', a paramilitary branch of his ruling coalition partner Devlet Bahçeli's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).

Erdogan's re-election as president in the general elections scheduled for June, 2023, hinges on the MHP's full support

Tassos Isaac, 24, and Solomos Solomou, 26, two young, brave Greek Cypriots standing up against the occupation, were brutally killed on Aug. 11 and 14, 1996 by Turkish occupation forces.

The civilized world should remember and honor their memories.

In the dead heat of the Cypriot summer in 1996, a young Greek Cypriot, Tassos Isaac, was beaten to death by a group of ultranationalist Turks.