Erenköy resistance and martyrs to be remembered with ceremonies today
Date Added: 08 August 2018, 10:55

The 54th anniversary of the Erenköy resistance and the martyrs who lost their lives during the resistance will be remembered with a ceremony at Erenköy Martyrdom today (8th August).

On 5th August 1964, local Turkish Cypriots of the Erenköy region and 530 Turkish Cypriot university students studying in Turkey and the UK struggled against the attacks of 15,000 fully armed Greek Cypriots despite insurmountable hurdles for many days and they defeated the Greek Cypriots with the help of warplanes from Turkey on 8th August 1964.