Martyrs Commemorated on the 67th Anniversary of the Resistance Against British Colonial Rule in the TRNC

In the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), martyrs were commemorated at a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of the resistance against British colonial rule.

A ceremony was held in front of the Martyrs’ Monument in the capital, Nicosia, on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the resistance against British colonial rule, which took place on January 27-28, 1958.

The ceremony was attended by TRNC President Ersin Tatar, as well as military and civilian officials and citizens.

The event began with the laying of wreaths at the monument, followed by a moment of silence and a salute, then the raising of the flags to the sound of the national anthem.

In his speech, President Tatar stated that 67 years ago, the Turkish Cypriot people fought against British colonial rule in order to live as a separate people on these lands, and he paid tribute to the martyrs with gratitude.

Tatar emphasized that after the British colonial rule, the Turkish Cypriot people resisted the terrorist organization EOKA, which was established to annex Cyprus to Greece, and that this struggle led to the establishment of the Turkish Resistance Organization (TMT).

Pointing out that there is a Turkish people in Cyprus as sovereign as the Greek Cypriots, Tatar added:

"Since they never accepted a federal-based agreement and did not recognize our equality, with the full support of the motherland Turkey, we have now embarked on a new path and put forward a new policy. From now on, any agreement can only be in the form of cooperation between two states. Behind our policy stands the motherland Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continues to announce this policy to the world."