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Bloody Christmas

Bloody Christmas

(1649 words)
July 14, 2026

Bloody Christmas is a chain of events that began on 21 December 1963 in Cyprus, initiated by Greek Cypriots against Turkish Cypriots and remembered in history as a period of massacre. These events led to the collapse of the Republic of Cyprus, established in 1960 under the guarantorship of Türkiye, Greece and the United Kingdom, and resulted in systematic attacks against the Turkish community on the island. During this period, the Akritas Plan, implemented by Greek Cypriots in line with their go

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Elif Laçin

Elif Laçin

Tashkent Massacre

Tashkent Massacre

(2026 words)
July 16, 2026

The Taskent (Dohni) Massacre is a mass killing carried out on 14–15 August 1974 by Greek Cypriot armed groups against Turkish Cypriot civilians. Turkish men gathered from the villages of Taskent, Terazi and Tatlısu were transported by bus to isolated areas under the pretense that they would be taken to a prisoner camp, where they were lined up and shot. Among the victims, including children, only Suat Kafadar survived; the perpetrators have never been prosecuted. The Situation in the Region and

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Yusuf Bilal Akkaya

Yusuf Bilal Akkaya

Museum of Barbarism

Museum of Barbarism

(639 words)
May 4, 2026

The Museum of Barbarity, located in Lefkoşa, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a vital memory space that conveys the most significant events of the island’s recent history to the present day. This historic building, situated in the Kumsal neighborhood, was specifically preserved and converted into a museum to ensure that the hardships of the past are not forgotten, lessons are drawn from history, and the importance of peace is passed on to future generations. Loca

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