in-cyprus14 Aug 2026

‘We remain steadfast in striving for a free and reunited Cyprus’, Presidency says on anniversary of Turkish invasion 2nd phase

We will never back down from our fight, the Presidency declared, underlining a historic debt to achieve the reunification of Cyprus for future generations.

‘Today marks 52 years since the 2nd phase of the barbaric Turkish invasion, which violently divided our country, making thousands of our relatives refugees and tragically forging the modern history and future of Cyprus’, the Presidency said in a statement on X....

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