The late leader of Turkish Cypriot people in their struggle for existance and freedom, Dr. Fazıl Küçük was commemorated on the 31st anniversary of his death with a ceremony at Dr. Fazıl Küçük mausoleum at Anıttepe.

Speaking at the ceremony, TRNC President Dr. Derviş Eroğlu emphasized that Dr. Fazıl Küçük symbolises the awakening, resistance and freedom of the Turkish Cypriots on the principles of Atatürk and added that Dr. Küçük is an example of a Turkish Cypriot doctor who turned into a leader with social consciousness and responsibility by seeing the needs of the people.