Memory Studies
Memories of Cyprus
A View of Greek & Turkish- Cypriots
Memories of the past play an important role in deciding our present and future. They even have a potential of molding the course of our life. Different people sharing the same history may have a different perspective of looking at it; therefore they develop their own different set of memories based on their individual events. This is exactly what happened to the Greeks and Turks as a result of political and military events in Cyprus. Where the centre of this memory is same: Cyprus, how two sides of the same story vary greatly, is quite amusing. Memories about Cyprus affected the lives of Greeks and Turks greatly however they both chose to respond to it differently and that is what changed the course of their lives.
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus. It is known in Turkey as the Cyprus Peace Operation (Turkish: K-br-s Bar?
Harekat?), Cyprus Operation (K-br-s Harekat?) or by its Turkish Armed Forces code name Operation Atilla (Atilla Harekat?). The coup, staged by the Cypriot National Guard in conjunction with EOKA B, deposed the Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III and installed Nikos Sampson[10] in his place. More than one quarter of the population of Cyprus was expelled from the occupied northern part of the island where Greek Cypriots constituted 80% of the population. There was also a flow of roughly 60,000 Turkish Cypriots from the south to the north after the conflict. The Turkish invasion ended in the partition of Cyprus along the UN-monitored Green Line which still divides Cyprus today. In 1983 the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) declared independence, although Turkey is the only country which recognises it.
As a result of the Turkish invasion, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe stated that the demographic structure of the island has been continuously modified as a result of the deliberate policies of the Turks. Following the occupation of Northern Cyprus, civilian settlers from Turkey began arriving on the island. Despite the lack of consensus on the exact figures, all parties concerned admitted that Turkish nationals began systematically arriving in the northern part of the island in 1975. It was suggested that over 120,000 settlers were brought into Cyprus from mainland Turkey. ." In a report prepared by Mete Hatay on behalf of PRIO, the Oslo peace center, it was estimated that the number of Turkish mainlanders in the north who have been granted the right to vote is 37,000. This figure however excludes mainlanders who are married to Turkish Cypriots or adult children of mainland settlers as well as all minors. The report also estimates the number of Turkish mainlanders who have not been granted the right to vote, whom it labels as "transients," at a further 105,000.
In order to understand the history of this event, we need to look into both sides of memories and understand the basic gist of this event:
"A Happy Peace Operation" is considered as a golden chapter in the history of Turkey when the heroes of Turkish Army came to the rescue of the Turks captured in Cyprus who were at the mercy of Greeks. Greeks were portrayed as an example of barbarism and savagery. There are pictures available all around Turkish media which shows the Turkish-Cypriots suffering as a result of mass massacre in Cyprus. This is how this event is portrayed in Turkish notebooks in Schools.
However, we look at the how this event memorized in Greece; we will find a completely opposite picture. This mush hated event is known as "The Conquest of Cyprus by the Ottomans." It is said that the way the sultanate of Turkish Sultan was expanding, it was obvious that Cyprus would be captured one day and furthermore they are responsible for the poverty, the wave of fear and atrocity in that area today.
How can there be two opposite stories about one historic episode. It is history and memory which decide the face and development of the society. Especially in societies which have spent decades captured in fear instigated by the violent conflict which affected the lives of thousands, the history is often colored by their version of memory and pain that the residents of these societies had to go through. In Cyprus, the present and future of this land is highly determined by the memories of these people; it is the remembrance of the past which decides where their present will head as a nation (Anderson,...
Cyprus Problem Ancient History Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus Intercommunal Conflict Establishment of the UNFICYP Turkey Bombs Cyprus Turkey Rejects UN s Mediator on Solution of Cyprus Problem New Round of Intercommunal Talks Military Junta Takes Over in Greece Kofinou Crisis Reinforced Talks with Constitutional Experts Formation of the EOKA B. And Civil Strife Junta Coup d'Etat and Turkish Invasion The Aftermath Restoration of Communal Order Great Britain Greece Turkey Greek Cypriots Turkish Cypriots Sovereignty EU and the Cypress Problem Struggle for Justice and Compromise Where Should the Solution Line be Drawn? POLICY
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