Martyr Journalist Adem Yavuz commemorated

A commemoration ceremony was held in memory of Turkish journalist Adem Yavuz, who came to Cyprus from Türkiye to cover the second phase of the Cyprus Peace Operation in 1974 and was martyred following an attack by Greeks Cypriots.

The ceremony was held at the site in Küçük Kaymaklı where Yavuz was attacked, located within the intermediate zone under the control of the United Nations.

Representatives of the Martyrs’ Families and Disabled Veterans Association, the Retired Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the Security Forces Command, the Retired Police Officers Association, Sönmezliler Ocağı, the Cyprus Turkish Retired Officers Association and the Turksish Resistance Organization (TMT) Mujahideen Association attended the ceremony along with the President and representatives of the Foreign Press Association.