Today is the 42nd anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, which ushered in the ongoing illegal occupation of over a third of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, a member state of the United Nations and the European Union.The repercussions of the Turkish invasion include the uprooting of over 200,000 Cypriots from their ancient hearths, the humanitarian tragedy of the missing, the systematic and – according to Turkish Cypriot protests – still ongoing Turkish settlement, and looting of the Greek and Christian heritage, of the occupied areas.Greece does not and will never accept the consequences of the Turkish...
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