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Once Upon a Time in Cyprus is a Turkish television series in the historical, drama, and war genres that premiered on TRT 1 on April 1, 2021. Produced by TMC Film, the series is a joint production of Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The series continued under the title Cyprus: Toward Victory in its second season and concluded with its 24th episode on February 4, 2022. The screenplay was written by Emre Özdür and Başar Başaran, while the direction of the first season was

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

The island of Cyprus emerged as a political issue during the post-World War II period, a time when anti-colonial struggles gained momentum. In this context, the demand for Enosis (the annexation of Cyprus to Greece) resurged among Greek Cypriots in the 1950s. After unsuccessful diplomatic efforts failed to achieve this goal, armed struggle was adopted as a method. In this environment, the EOKA (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston) appeared on the historical stage as a paramilitary organization d