Turkish Invasion

In 1959, Britain, Greece, and Turkey signed a “Treaty of Guarantee” insuring the independence of the new state, the Republic of Cyprus. Both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots committed to abandon their claims on union (énosis) and partition (taksim), respectively. 

Five days after the coup against President Makarios III, on July 15th 1974 by the EOKA B’ paramilitary organization, Turkey invaded Cyprus with 40.000 soldiers, claiming her role as guarantor and with the official aim to protect the Turkish Cypriot population. The invasion took place in two waves, between 20th to 23rd of July and 14th to 17th of August. As an end result the Turkish forces occupied 37% of the Cypriot land, and the island was divided in two parts, the northern Turkish Cypriot and the southern Greek Cypriot. The Greek Cypriot population had significantly more losses in comparison to the Turkish Cypriots. However, each side counted in thousands the number of dead and missing, both soldiers and civilians; and thousands had to be internally displaced following the partition and the formation of the two ethnically homogeneous areas.

A sculpture for Liberty

Andreas G. Neokleous (Ανδρέας Γ. Νεοκλέους) statue

Andreas Moditis (Ανδρέας Μοδίτης) and Kypros Petsas (Κύπρος Πέτσας) busts

Andreas Nikolaou (Ανδρέας Νικολάου) bust

Andreas Paraskeva (Ανδρέας Παρασκευά) bust

Andreas Vlamis (Ανδρέας Βλάμης) and Platonas Stylianou (Πλάτωνας Στυλιανού) busts

Antonis Antoniou (Αντώνης Αντωνίου) bust

Charalambos Kalaitzis (Χαράλαμπος Καλαϊτζής) & Georgios Kleanthous (Γεώργιος Κλεάνθους) busts

Charalambos Panayi Evagorou (Χαράλαμπος Παναγή Ευαγόρου) bust

Christakis G. Mina (Χριστάκης Γ. Μηνά) bust

Christakis Pieri Christou (Χριστάκης Πιερή Χρίστου) bust

Christodoulos G. Polydorou (Χριστόδουλος Γ. Πολυδώρου) statue

Christoforos Christoforou (Χριστόφορος Χριστοφόρου) and Eleni Papachristoforou (Ελένη Παπαχριστοφόρου) busts

Church-like tent memorial

Dimitrakis Adamou (Δημητράκης Αδάμου) bust

Dimitris Arminiotis (Δημήτρης Αρμινιώτης) bust

Dimitris Klitou (Δημήτρης Κλείτου) bust

Dimitris Petrou Apesiotis (Δημήτρης Πέτρου Απαισιώτης) bust

Dimitris Tsamkiranis (Δημήτρης Τσαμκιράνης) bust

Efrosyni Proestou (Ευφροσύνη Προεστού) bust

Epaminondas Epaminonda (Επαμεινώνδας Επαμεινώνδα) bust

Evaggelos Moulotos (Ευάγγελος Μουλωτός) statue

Evdoras Vasilaras (Εύδωρας Βασιλαράς) bust

Fidias Symeonidis (Φειδίας Συμεωνίδης) and Tryfonas Tryfonas (Τρύφωνας Τρύφωνας) busts

Georgios Koubaris (Γεώργιος Κουμπαρής) bust

Georgios Mich. Drakos (Γεώργιος Μιχ. Δράκος) bust

Georgios Nikodimou (Γεώργιος Νικοδήμου) bust

Ilias Kannaouros (Ηλίας Καννάουρος) statue

Ilias Kannaouros/Christofis Christofi (Ηλίας Καννάουρος/Χριστοφής Χριστοφή) statue

Iraklis Efthymiou Loizou (Ηρακλής Ευθυμίου Λοΐζου) bust

Kostakis Savvidis (Κωστάκης Σαββίδης) and Filippos Kritiotis (Φίλιππος Κρητιώτης) busts

Kostas Panayiotou (Κώστας Παναγιώτου) bust

Krinos Charalambous (Κρίνος Χαραλάμπους) statue

Kyriakos (Κυριάκος) and Sotiris (Σωτήρης) Papalazarou (Παπαλαζάρου) busts

Leontios Gerasimou (Λεόντιος Γερασίμου) and Apostolos Kouris (Απόστολος Κουρής) busts

Liberty Monument

Liberty monument – Memorial for the Polemi dead

Major General Tasos Markou (Τάσος Μάρκου) statue

Major General Tasos Markou (Τάσος Μάρκου) statue

Memorial area “Panorama of Greek Cypriot missing” or “House of the missing”

Memorial Park to the dead and missing Commandos

Memorial to Agiou Theodorou dead and missing

Memorial to Archbishop Makarios III and to the dead fighters from Pafos

Memorial to Mosfileri dead and missing

Memorial to the 3rd Company of 211 Infantry Battalion (211 ΤΠ) dead and missing

Memorial to the Agios Ioannis dead and missing

Memorial to the Alaminos dead fighters

Memorial to the Amargeti dead and missing

Memorial to the Ammochostos dead and missing

Memorial to the Aradippou dead during the national fights

Memorial to the Dali dead and missing

Memorial to the dead and missing

Memorial to the dead and missing

Memorial to the dead and missing

Memorial to the dead and missing

Memorial to the dead and missing

Memorial to the dead and missing

Memorial to the dead and missing of Empa & Georgios Christoforou bust

Memorial to the dead and to Nikitari Mother

Memorial to the dead Greek Commandos

Memorial to the dead Policemen

Memorial to the dead sailors 1964-1974

Memorial to the Drymou dead

Memorial to the Erimi heroes

Memorial to the Galata dead

Memorial to the Geri dead and missing

Memorial to the Germasogeia dead

Memorial to the Giolou dead

Memorial to the Kampi Farmaka missing

Memorial to the Kontemenos dead and missing

Μemorial to the Kouklia dead

Memorial to the Kythrea dead

Memorial to the Lakatamia dead and missing & Grigoris Afxentiou (Γρηγόρης Αυξεντίου) bust

Memorial to the Latsia dead and missing

Memorial to the Letymvou dead

Memorial to the Lysi dead and missing

Memorial to the Marathounta dead and missing

Memorial to the missing Giogros Chatzinikolis (Γιώργος Χατζηνικολής)

Memorial to the Morfou dead and missing

Memorial to the Mother of the dead and missing

Memorial to the Nata dead and missing

Memorial to the Pachna Heroes

Memorial to the Paralimni dead and missing

Memorial to the Paralimni dead and missing

Memorial to the Paralimni dead and missing

Memorial to the Paralimni dead and missing 2

Memorial to the Sotira dead and missing

Memorial to the Styllon dead and missing

Memorial to the Xylofagou dead and missing

Memorial to the Xylotymvou dead and missing

Michalis Michail (Μιχάλης Μιχαήλ) bust

Nikos Karasamanis (Νίκος Καρασαμάνης) statue

Nikos M. Psaras (Νίκος Μ. Ψαρράς) bust

Nikos Nikolaou (Νίκος Νικολάου) bust

Odysseas Kl. Nikolaou (Οδυσσέας Κλ. Νικολάου) bust

Odysseus Spetsiotis (Οδυσσέας Σπετσιώτης) bust

Panayiotis Katsidiaris (Παναγιώτης Κατσιδιάρης) bust

Panikos Pourgouridis (Πανίκος Πουργουρίδης) bust

Polykarpos Pratsis (Πολύκαρπος Πράτσης) statue

Rainbow – Uplift

Savvas Evripidou Savva (Σάββας Ευριπίδου Σάββα) statue

Sergeant Christakis S. Neokleous Zenios (Λοχίας Χριστάκης Σ. Νεοκλέους Ζένιος) bust

Sokratis Neophytou Sokratous (Σωκράτης Νεοφύτου Σωκράτους) bust

Stavros Stylianidis (Σταύρος Στυλιανίδης) and Pantelis Katelaris (Παντελής Κατελάρης) busts

The Resolution

Theodoros A. Papakonstantis (Θεόδωρος Α. Παπακωνσταντή) bust