It’s photographed by a Turkish war correspondent and these are Greek Cypriot guerrilla fighters captured by invading Turkish tank crew and were handed over to Turkish Cypriot Mujahedeen who ended up executing them at a later date.
The war was terrible but we have to admit that all 4 sides (Turkey – Greece – Turkish Cypriot Fighters (TMT) – Greek Cypriot Fighters (EOKA)) committed terrible atrocities all throughout the war. Instead of re-instigating half a century old hate why don’t we focus on the ever growing Turkish influence on North Cyprus or focus on the high levels of corruption which is losing billions of euros a year in the Republic of Cyprus? We already have a war going on in the continent, there’s no need for another.
The cartwheels being done in the comments if that thread by some to justify this is absolutely ridiculous.
This is disgusting no matter who does it. If you’ve already captured them, then they’re PoW and it’s a war crime to execute them.
That one guy in the comments justifying a Geneva-Convention violation just so he can keep fantasizing about being the good guy…
how
how is such a mental gymnastics even possible
Oh my God, this is horrible…
Why did Turkey invade Cyprus in the first place?
My great grandpa died like this. RIP king
There are also turks who executed by cypriots.
I am son of a UN soldier/GC … now married to a TC and I am so sick of hearing about ”this side did this” and ”this side did this”. And i have heard all the stories from my mother how mygrandfather tried to kill the turkish soldier with a pitchfork, or when my inlaws syster who was pregnante at the time just went back for a pitchure in her house and the greeks bombed the house OR when my father and his UN soldiers where stuck in a Middle of a firefight between the greeks and turks, just waiting for a mortar to take them out by mistake.
– Yes it is all horrible and yes it was all bloody, like all f”cking wars.
But we need to look to the future and we need to stop living in the past. I want to see a united Cyprus, for Cyperiots (thats included maronites and armenians). We have the best island in the medditeranian sea, we have vast resources rich soil and now gas. We could make it a paradise.
How ? For first Greece and turkey can both f”ck off. We are own people. No more flags of other countries just a united cyprus flag.
A united gov with equal amount of TC and GC.
Cyprus leave EU or not ? Maybe have a our own currency due to gas and export.
Join Nato ? With our annoying ”cousins” (turkey and greece).
Schools mandate to learn greek and turkish.
… i dont know how the fix the issue, maybe my kids might Being both tc and gc , im just saying we need to move forward.
* lets just eat some halloumi sandwich and See who is best at tavla” 🏆
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Literally read the article where this was posted in. [Here](https://www.mixanitouxronou.com.cy/i-istoria-mias-fotografias/ego-tou-anapsa-tsigaro-i-istoria-piso-apo-ti-fotografia-symvolo-ke-i-ektelesi-ton-pente-sto-tziaos-i-sori-tous-vrethikan-se-ena-pigadi-me-14-agnooumenous/)
It’s photographed by a Turkish war correspondent and these are Greek Cypriot guerrilla fighters captured by invading Turkish tank crew and were handed over to Turkish Cypriot Mujahedeen who ended up executing them at a later date.
The war was terrible but we have to admit that all 4 sides (Turkey – Greece – Turkish Cypriot Fighters (TMT) – Greek Cypriot Fighters (EOKA)) committed terrible atrocities all throughout the war. Instead of re-instigating half a century old hate why don’t we focus on the ever growing Turkish influence on North Cyprus or focus on the high levels of corruption which is losing billions of euros a year in the Republic of Cyprus? We already have a war going on in the continent, there’s no need for another.
The cartwheels being done in the comments if that thread by some to justify this is absolutely ridiculous.
This is disgusting no matter who does it. If you’ve already captured them, then they’re PoW and it’s a war crime to execute them.
That one guy in the comments justifying a Geneva-Convention violation just so he can keep fantasizing about being the good guy…
how
how is such a mental gymnastics even possible
Oh my God, this is horrible…
Why did Turkey invade Cyprus in the first place?
My great grandpa died like this. RIP king
There are also turks who executed by cypriots.
I am son of a UN soldier/GC … now married to a TC and I am so sick of hearing about ”this side did this” and ”this side did this”. And i have heard all the stories from my mother how mygrandfather tried to kill the turkish soldier with a pitchfork, or when my inlaws syster who was pregnante at the time just went back for a pitchure in her house and the greeks bombed the house OR when my father and his UN soldiers where stuck in a Middle of a firefight between the greeks and turks, just waiting for a mortar to take them out by mistake.
– Yes it is all horrible and yes it was all bloody, like all f”cking wars.
But we need to look to the future and we need to stop living in the past. I want to see a united Cyprus, for Cyperiots (thats included maronites and armenians). We have the best island in the medditeranian sea, we have vast resources rich soil and now gas. We could make it a paradise.
How ? For first Greece and turkey can both f”ck off. We are own people. No more flags of other countries just a united cyprus flag.
A united gov with equal amount of TC and GC.
Cyprus leave EU or not ? Maybe have a our own currency due to gas and export.
Join Nato ? With our annoying ”cousins” (turkey and greece).
Schools mandate to learn greek and turkish.
… i dont know how the fix the issue, maybe my kids might Being both tc and gc , im just saying we need to move forward.
* lets just eat some halloumi sandwich and See who is best at tavla” 🏆