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Turkish Resistance Organization (TMT) is an underground resistance and security organization established between 1957 and 1976 to defend the Turkish Cypriot population against the terrorism of EOKA and Greek-sponsored attacks aimed at Enosis. Its structure and function hold historical significance in terms of both defense and fostering national consciousness within the political and military context of the period.Establishment and Background of the Turkish Resistance OrganizationCyprus’s geopoli

Bloody Christmas is a chain of events that began on 21 December 1963, initiated by Greek Cypriots against Turkish Cypriots on the island of Cyprus and is remembered in history as a period of massacre. These events led to the collapse of the Republic of Cyprus, established in 1960 under the guarantee 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

Museum of Barbarity is a memorial museum located in Lefkoşa, the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), displaying concrete documentation related to the massacre of Turkish Cypriot civilians in 1963. The museum was established by converting the home where Dr. Major Nihat İlhan’s wife and three children were murdered during an attack carried out by Greek Cypriot militants on 24 December 1963 while he was on duty with the Turkish Battalion.Historical BackgroundThe foundation of