Many violent events occurred in the final years of British colonial rule in Cyprus, but one of the worst – and least known – is the slaughter of seven Turkish Cypriot civilians and the wounding of dozens of others by British troops on 27 and 28 January 1958. This shocking event would have a pivotal […]
Turkish Cypriots have criticised the Chinese ambassador to Cyprus for his “deeply offensive” comments about EOKA, a Greek Cypriot paramilitary organisation responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people. Ambassador Huang Xingyuan took to Twitter yesterday, 1stApril, to praise EOKA on the 65th anniversary of the start of its murderous campaign, which killed over 450 British, […]
The BBC has apologised after it sparked outrage by referring to Turkish Cypriots as “thugs” in a story published on its website. The word was used in a news report about the UK’s decision this week to pay £1million in damages to 33 Greek Cypriots who claim they were tortured by the British in the […]
On Saturday November 8th a memorial to 62 policemen killed during The Troubles, 1955-60, was unveiled by Britain’s senior police Officer, Sir Hugh Orde, in the Old British Cemetery, Girne. Some 150 relatives, friends and supporters sat in the blocked-off roadway for a service of Dedication conducted by Canon David Wilbraham, assisted by the Rev […]
On 31 August, during the hot summer of 1956, two British policemen were standing guard on a well-known EOKA terrorist, Polykarpos Yorgadjis, in Nicosia General Hospital. Suddenly armed men rushed down the corridor. The officers drew their pistols. Shots rang out. ‘The Battle of Nicosia Hospital’ had begun. Four of Yorgadjis’s EOKA gang members were […]
Representatives of the Queen have been ordered to stay away from the unveiling of a memorial to 19 British policemen gunned down in Cyprus during the troubles. The ban has angered serving officers, relatives and veterans. The British High Commissioner for Cyprus, Mr. Ric Todd bluntly informed TRNC Royal British Legion officials that he will […]
