Missing Bus martyrs commemorated

The Missing Bus Martyrs, remembered as the first victims of mass murder during the Turkish Cypriot people’s struggle for existence, were yesterday commemorated with a ceremony held in front of the Missing Bus Monument and Museum. The 11 Turkish Cypriots who vanished 61 years ago on May 13, 1964 while on their way to work at the British Bases in Dhekelia were abducted from the bus by Greek Cypriot forces, executed and their bodies discarded into a well.

The bodies of the martyrs were discovered in 2007 in the village of Oroklini during excavation conducted by the Committee on Missing Persons. In their memory, a documentary was produced and last year a monument and museum were inagurated in their honour.