President. last week marked the fifteenth anniversary of the tragic Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Fifteen years ago Turkey invaded this small. defenseless island. The invasion resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and the displacement of over 200.000 Greek Cypriots from their homes. rendering them refugees in their own land. The invasion and subsequent displacement of the Greck Cypriots allowed the settlement of thousands of Turkish emigrants in the occupied area. Those emigrants were given the houses and property rightfully belonging to the Greek Cypriot refugees. Today. Turkey continues its occupation of 37 percent of the Island of Cyprus by some 30.000 Turkish soldiers. and the tragic division of the island continues.
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