Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The strong condemnation but also the intention of Washington to react to the Turkish plans for the enclosed area of ​​Varos was announced by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. The US diplomat assured that the US is currently in contact with like-minded partners in order to refer the matter to the UN Security Council, where they will ask for its strong reaction.

The statement of Vice President and High Representative of the EU Commission Josep Borrell following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Turkish Cyprus is "null and void" for Turkey as it aims advocacy of Greek Cyprus, Ankara has said.

The Turkish Cypriots, with the participation of a Turkish delegation headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on July 20 marked the 47th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation launched by the Turkish Armed Forces to bring peace and safety to the island and the Turkish Cypriots who had suffered years of persecution.

Turkey doesn't have "another 50 years to waste" on Cyprus issue, the Turkish president said on Juşy 20, adding that proposals for a peaceful resolution of the issue are still on the table.

Today marks forty-seven years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

A memorial service will be held at the Tomb of Makedonitissa for those killed during the Turkish invasion, in the presence of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, as well as the Minister of National Defense of Greece, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, who is in Cyprus.

On its 47th anniversary, veterans recalled Turkey's Cyprus Peace Operation launched by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) to bring peace and safety to the island and to the Turkish Cypriots who had suffered from years of persecution. 

Yaşar Gevrek and Ersoy Taluğ as 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation veterans told Anadolu Agency of their experiences and how the operation unfolded.

By George Gilson

Exactly 47 years after Turkey's invasion of Cyprus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the Turkish-occupied Cyprus to celebrate the invasion that led to the occupation of 40 percent of the island and the ethnic cleansing of the north, leaving 200,000 Greek Cypriots refugees in their own land.

By Yannis Kartalis

Exactly 47 years after Turkey's first invasion of Cyprus, Ankara for the 20 July anniversary is planning a second "invasion", not military this time but by dispatching a huge contingent comprised of Turkey's governmental, military, and party leadership, headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

By Stavri Kalopsidiotou*

Turkish provocations of the Republic of Cyprus are unfortunately not over.

The recent EU summit may have noted in its conclusions that we are in a period of de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean, but that does not at all reflect what is going on in Cyprus.

His fate has been unknown since July 23, 1974 during the Turkish invasion, when his unit was ambushed by a Turkish Army unit