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List Of Massacres In Cyprus ...
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Cyprus: Notes References {{Europe topic , List of massacres in Cyprus Massacres Cyprus * Cyprus Massacres A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when perpetrated by a group of political actors against defenseless victims. The word is a loan of a French term for "butchery" or "carnage". A "massacre" is not necessarily a "crime against humanity". Other terms with overlapping scope include war crime, pogrom, mass killing, mass murder, and extrajudicial killing. Etymology The modern definition of ''massacre'' as "indiscriminate slaughter, carnage", and the subsequent verb of this form, derive from late 16th century Middle French, evolved from Middle French ''"macacre, macecle"'' meaning "slaughterhouse, butchery". Further origins are dubious, though may be related to Latin ''macellum'' "provisions store, butcher shop". The Middle French word ''macecr'' "butchery, carnage" is first recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omorfita
Omorfita or Kuchuk Kaimakli ( el, Ομορφίτα ; tr, Küçük Kaymaklı ) is a northeastern quarter of Nicosia, Cyprus. Omorfita has been divided since 1974, its biggest chunk being under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. Name It is Ομορφίτα in Greek, possibly derived from Morphou or from the Greek word for 'beautiful'. It is ''Küçük Kaymaklı'' in Turkish, which means 'small Kaimakli', the neighbouring suburb of Kaimakli being referred to as 'big Kaimakli' in Turkish. It seems that Kaimakli derives from ''kaymak'' meaning hefroth n a cup of local coffee However, Rupert Gunnis states that the suburb took its name from a farm which produced clotted cream which in Turkish is known as ''Kaymak''. Administration and demographics Omorfita was formerly an independent village, but was annexed to the municipality of Nicosia on 29 March 1968,Nicosia, capital of Cyprus then and now, by Kevork Keshishian, Nicosia 1978 the village area becoming a Neighbourhoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloda
Aloda ( gr, Αλόδα, tr, Atlılar) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus 5 km west of Agios Sergios. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. The village was inhabited by Turkish Cypriots before 1974. 37 of the inhabitants were killed by EOKA-B during Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre ( tr, Muratağa, Sandallar ve Atlılar katliamı) refers to a massacreOberling, Pierre. The road to Bellapais: the Turkish Cypriot exodus to northern Cyprus' (1982), Social Science Monographs, p. 185 of Turk ... in 1974 and only three could escape. References Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in Gazimağusa District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santalaris
Santalaris ( gr, Σανταλάρης, tr, Sandallar) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, north of Famagusta. The Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of the village were killed by EOKA-B during Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre. Santalaris is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents. See also *Maratha, Cyprus Maratha ( gr, Μαράθα, tr, Muratağa) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. The village was recorded as early as the early 13th c ... References Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in Gazimağusa District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maratha, Cyprus
Maratha ( gr, Μαράθα, tr, Muratağa) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, 7 km south of Lefkoniko. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. The village was recorded as early as the early 13th century in papal documents. In 1974 a mass-grave containing the bodies of more than 80 murdered Turkish-Cypriots men, women and children was found here. These were the people who were massacred by the EOKA-B in the Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.Paul Sant Cassia, ''Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory, and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus'', Berghahn Books, 2007, p. 237./ref> See also *Santalaris Santalaris ( gr, Σανταλάρης, tr, Sandallar) is a small village located in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, north of Famagusta. The Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of the village were killed by EOKA-B during Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda ma ... References {{Famagusta District Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maratha, Santalaris And Aloda Massacre
Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre ( tr, Muratağa, Sandallar ve Atlılar katliamı) refers to a massacreOberling, Pierre. The road to Bellapais: the Turkish Cypriot exodus to northern Cyprus' (1982), Social Science Monographs, p. 185 of Turkish Cypriots by EOKA B; a Greek Cypriot paramilitary group.Paul Sant Cassia, ''Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory, and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus'', Berghahn Books, 2007, p. 237./ref> On 14 August 1974, during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the villages of Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda, 89 (or 84) people from Maratha and Santalaris, and a further 37 people from the village of Aloda were killed.Paul Sant Cassia, ''Bodies of Evidence: Burial, Memory, and the Recovery of Missing Persons in Cyprus'', Berghahn Books, 2007, p. 69./ref> In total, 126 people were killed. The massacre occurred on the same day before the second Turkish invasion, concurring with other massacres. Background According to the 1960 census, the inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command
The Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command ( tr, Kıbrıs Türk Barış Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) is the Turkish garrison in Cyprus. In 1974 Turkish troops invaded Cyprus following a Greek Cypriot coup d'état (organized and supported by the Greek government, which was still in the hands of a military junta) which wanted to force union with Greece, occupying the northern third of the island. The invasion force, which consisted of about 40,000 soldiers and 200 tanks. It outnumbers the Greek military contingent on the island, which is supplemented by the Greek Cypriot National Guard consisting of 12,000 active and 75,000 reserves. Air reinforcement of the Turkish troops can be effected, if necessary, within hours. History Turkey maintained the Cyprus Turkish Regiment (''Kıbrıs Türk Alayı'') in the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus. On 16 August 1960, the brigade was organized as follows: *Günyeli Group (''Günyeli Grubu'') **2nd Infantry Company (''2 nci Piyade Böl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Resistance Organisation
The Turkish Resistance Organisation ( tr, Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı, TMT) was a Turkish Cypriot pro- taksim paramilitary organisation formed by Rauf Denktaş and Turkish military officer Rıza Vuruşkan in 1958 as an organisation to counter the Greek Cypriot Fighter's Organization EOKA (later "EOKA-B"). The name of the organization was changed twice. In 1967 to "Mücahit", and became the Security Forces Command in 1976. Formation The Greek Cypriot paramilitary organization, EOKA started its anti-British activities for Enosis, the union of the island with Greece. This caused a "Cretan syndrome" within the Turkish Cypriot community, as its members feared that they would be forced to leave the island in such a case as was the case with Cretan Turks; as such, they preferred the continuation of the British rule and later, taksim, the division of the island. Due to the Turkish Cypriots' support for the British, the EOKA leader Georgios Grivas declared them an enemy. The first unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sysklipos
Sysklipos ( gr, Σύσκληπος, tr, Akçiçek) is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, located 3 km east of Larnakas tis Lapithou. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus, inhabited by Turkish Cypriot refugees from Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of Pap .... The Panayia Chryseleousa church and many houses have been destroyed or abandoned. The risks of collapse are imminent. The European authorities are processing its restoration within 5 years. References {{cyprus-geo-stub Communities in Kyrenia District Populated places in Girne District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Invasion Of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a 1974 Cypriot coup d'état, Greek junta-sponsored Cypriot coup d'état five days earlier, it led to the Turkish Military occupation, capture and occupation of the Northern Cyprus, northern part of the island. The coup was ordered by the Greek junta, military junta in Greece and staged by the Cypriot National Guard in conjunction with EOKA B. It deposed the Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III and installed Nikos Sampson. The aim of the coup was the Enosis, union (''enosis'') of Cyprus with Greece, and the Hellenic Republic of Cyprus to be declared. The Battle of Pentemili beachhead, Turkish forces landed in Cyprus on 20 July and captured 3% of the island before a ceasefire was declared. The Greek militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaminos, Cyprus
Alaminos ( el, Αλαμινός, tr, Aleminyo) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, west of the city of Larnaca. In 1960, it had 564 inhabitants, with a roughly equal number of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. In 2011, its population was 345. History and culture Alaminos is the site of discovery of a Chalcolithic clay feminine "lactation" figurine, with hands pressing breasts. Philip of Ibelin, seneschal of the Kingdom of Cyprus, had an estate at Alaminos, where he was banished in 1308. The area is home to a still-extant coastal watchtower built under the Venetian rule. There is also the old Church of Agios Mamas, which was restored in 2006. In the Middle Ages, Alaminos housed a monastery where the Georgian monks were active. The medieval Georgian hagiographic ''Life of St. John and Euthymius'' reports the Byzantine emperor Basil II's unsuccessful persuasion of Euthymius the Athonite to take the chair of the deceased archbishop of "Salamino". A monastery operated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofinou
Kofinou ( el, Κοφίνου; tr, Köfünye or ) is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. It is situated where the roads from Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol trisected, prior to the by-pass built in the 1990s. History Cyprus was invaded and conquered by Ottoman Turkey in 1570-1 A.D. At that time a small contingent of Turkish forces was stationed there. Their descendants lived in relative peace with the local Greek and Christian population for many years. In the 1950s during the uprising by Greek Cypriots to overthrow British Empire rule the relationship between the Greek and Turkish population worsened and the Greeks left but were replaced by Turkish Cypriots from another village. The village became infamous on 15 November 1967, when some National Guards troops overran the TMT (a Turkish-Cypriot armed group) fighters located at the village, including the neighbouring mixed village of Agios Theodoros. Turkish-Cypriot TMT members stationed at the area were contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
