Cyprus-Britains grim Legacy - The Full Documentary

This UK tv Channel 4 documentary was transmitted in 1984. I recorded it back then and glad that I saved it for the past 31 years. Should be of interest to anyone interested in modern Cyprus history. I hope you like it.

[@selayish]

You missed all the events between 1960 and 1974. The 13 points, ammendments of the Constitution unilaterally by Makarios without consultation of the vice president Küçük. Bloody christmas or kanlı noel and the evacuation of 104 villages by Turkish speaking Cypriots and their displacement in camps like Hamitkoy Mandres. Embargoes, the Cyprus Crisis of 63, the installation/implementation of the Greenline in 63, the Acheson plan, the battle at Erenkoy, and many more critical events before 1974.

[@JohnVoxville53]

If two fish are fighting in a river an Englishman must have passed by.

[@obseraft]

Thank you.

[@MClover420]

Because there is no Shia Sunni Conflict and both have been a thorn in the worlds side ever since the eighth century . The number one cause of mass murder in the entire history of humanity is Islam started by the false prophet Mohammed in the seventh century. The place of number two belongs to Communism

[@adnanusta9383]

Yes

[@lillielavelle9738]

Lol so people are thick with no autonomy and fight amongst themselves just because some outsider fans the flames?

[@bigboyrambo2009]

​@@lillielavelle9738it's happening to Britain today, enjoy the ethnic cleansing of Britain.

[@fatcat8585]

This was an excellent watch, thank you. I only wish the documentary had another 2 or 3 episodes covering right up to 1974.

[@fannyblancmange4709]

Many thanks for saving this all those years and sharing it with us. A very absorbing programme on a subject I knew hardly anything about prior to watching.

[@mixwizard2310]

One of the forgotten wars......first I have seen of this - thank goodness you recorded it.

[@onceuponatime6462]

The irony is that seven years before the events Churchill said for his Greek allies " from now we must say that Heroes fight like Greeks" , how quickly the "benevolent autocratic mouth and mind" changes opinion...Amen!

[@lindapreston7479]

I was shocked and appalled at what the Army did to Gregoris Afxentiou in 1957. He fought at least 90 soldiers on his own for over 9 hours. He wanted his Country to be Free. We had no right to dictate to the Cypriots on how to run their Country. They, the Army burned Gregoris alive. It was Cruel and Barbaric. He said he would fight and fall like a Greek. And indeed he Did. R.I.E.P. Gregoris Afxentiou.

[@Trebor1172]

Gregoris Afxentiou didn't want his country to be free - He wanted it to be subservient to Greece.

[@MrWinnercaner]

Greeks forgot one thing, Turkish Cypriots existed there too. There was no way we were gonna allow Greeks to annex Cyprus to Greece!....

[@christoskynigaris2998]

Well the turkish cypriots were and still is a minority and the greekcypriots were and still is majority So in democracy if the majority dicides for something then it should have happened The tuekishcyoriots were fascists for not letting the majority do their desire

[@MrWinnercaner]

@@christoskynigaris2998 You are part of EU and they don't see 800 thousand as minority in Europe. You have same say as other majority nations in Europe. Why should you decide everything for whole Cyprus?.......

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@MrWinnercaner so basicly you are telling me that we are a minority in cyprus? Nice logic ....typical turk who want evwrything for him

[@MrWinnercaner]

@@christoskynigaris2998 you are minority in EU and you have same saying as rest of the countries which is much bigger population then yours and you have all have one equal vote. I m talking about equality, you are talking about minority rights.

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@MrWinnercaner armenians , maronites, and latins have the same equality as me Go to sell your ferry tale somewhere else, to another turk for example

[@andys9337]

I learnt so much just by watching this video.....

[@javajav3004]

Thanks you for saving this treasure

[@goggy6850]

thank you very much for this video. Watching these people talk revealed so much of the character and intentions of the parties involved. Being Greek-Cypriot myself, i hate that term, i felt very emotional watching this. I shall refrain from making too many comments on the players involved because it would be emotive stuff which doesn't add to anything but i will add there was no mention of the American involvement (they wanted bases in Cyprus and Makarios said no) and the Greek Junta (American backed) betrayal was very briefly mentioned. I was extremely offended by the last comments in the video saying Makarios failed as a president. It sounds conspiracy like but very sadly true for the Cypriots. Again, thanks for the upload.

[@dannygherzgiher8430]

Makarios betrayed your own people because he wanted to be the Orthodox Gandhi.

[@pimpompoom93726]

Makarios had passion, but he was no diplomat. And he greatly overestimated his own abilities.

[@becauseiwasinverted5222]

Insofar as I've ever delved into the Cyprus question I've concluded there is no need to mention any foreign involvement, because none of it mattered. For all I care the Greeks or Turks or Cypriots may spend the rest of their days moaning about how the CIA told them they could dump Makarios and get away with it, or how the British somehow "divided" an island that was basically run by mother-state paramilitaries on both ethnic sides before they were even independent, or whatever other foreigner the Cypriots like to blame instead of the schizo priest they called their leader. There are two and only two facts worth considering: 1. Had Greece exercised elementary precaution, they would have been ready for the Turkish assault, 2. Nobody made the Turks invade except for the Turks themselves. And both of these point decisively to the Cypriot issue being directly attributable to the sovereign, national agency of the 3 main actors. All else is scapegoat straw-grasping.

[@goggy6850]

@@becauseiwasinverted5222 we can agree to disagree on this, you obviously have strong views on the topic and so do I. End of day not everyone can agree

[@TheSapphireLeo]

@@goggy6850 They are fake paid puppets of colonialism and slavery, too, as are their "comments".

[@bobhenzell2478]

When I was in Cyprus doing my National Service I was given a booklet issued by HM Stationery Office which stated that Cyprus had never belonged to Greece but had belonged to Turkey. No mention of this in the commentary. Robert Henzell

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Wrong Cyprus is Greece not turkey

[@Mozgor]

That is True, Turkey ruled Cyprus for 500 years, Greece has never ruled Cyprus despite there being a strong Hellenic connection.

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@Mozgor cyprus had and still has a majority of greek pepole Cyprus was under the vyzantioum empire, the alexanders the great empire and even beforw the ancient greek empire But yes cyprus was never under greeks

[@christoskynigaris2998]

And because they turks took it by invasion they should have it? The greek cypriots who are living in cyprus are there from 3000 years before

[@bobhenzell2478]

@@christoskynigaris2998 Where did I say the Turks should have Cyprus? So why should it belong to Greece?

[@terryyakky662]

You only have to read the hateful comments in this section to understand that there is no chance of a solution that will bring the Turkish and Greek Cypriots together. The entire tax and revenue system is linked to Ankara online not to mention the latest CCTV systems which have been installed all over the north of the island and with varosha being opened up its seems like Turkey has annexed the the north part for good. Any future negotiations are just meetings to make it look like there maybe a chance of a solution. One also has to understand that with England out of the EU there is no longer a need for Turkey to be a member of the EU and they have recently signed trade agreements to subsidise taxes for goods going to the UK. This is the reality of the situation. Everyone here can argue who started what and who is responsible for what but the Cyprus situation was settled in 1974 with the knowledge and permission of the British and the Americans. Once Britain got their sovereign bases it was end game. The problem is a lot deeper than everyone thinks if only all the Cypriots could see that we have been played by the big powers.

[@JohnG-gd8yv]

Turkey made Cyprus into a nationalistic and racist country. Turkey created the environment for war to divide the island, even since 1950s. Even Dankdash admitted that it was Turkish secrete agents that ignited the first bomb to kill the Turkish at the Turkish Community centre in 1962-1963. The Turkish secret agents made it look like Greeks. Same for many murders of Turkish people, or maybe they were Turkish in support to ROC. (against Turkish policies) Before this Turkey was abusing the ROC constitution by forcing Turkish politicians (paid by Bakash) to veto all policies that are not aligned with Turkey. (an outside country) So you think the Majority in a country will suffer at the hands of a foreign actor and minority in any country. who do you think is the trouble make to freedom and democracy in Cyprus ? Greeks only care about Democracy, Freedom and Equality. Everything else can be managed.

[@yukseliskol]

Turkey is not an invader. Turkey went there to help the oppressed peoples in Cyprus. Turkey intervened because the Greeks killed and massacred the people living on the island. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is an independent state. Türkiye işgalci değildir. Türkiye Kıbrıs da ezilen halklara yardım etmek için oraya gitmiştir. Rumlar adada yaşayan insanları öldürdükleri katlettikleri için Türkiye müdahale etmiştir. Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti bağımsız bir devlettir.

[@minekara6407]

@@JohnG-gd8yv I'm assuming you have a villa built in Turkish Cypriot land judging by your unfounded remarks. Please stay in the South with the stolen land (the main motorway in larnaca is built on a very wealthy Turkish Cypriot families with the funds from the EU. Turkish Cypriots are akin to the Palastinians except we have Turkeys might and military power.

[@kilpatrickkirksimmons5016]

As colonial empires go, the British weren't that bad. But they royally fucked up with respect to Palestine, the Indian subcontinent, and Cyprus. Cyprus causes the fewest ripples in the international scene today but it shouldn't be forgotten. This was a betrayal of that island's Greek majority.

[@BaronEvola123]

It's who took over The Banks. It wasn't "British." Now...they own the world.

[@elguapo1507]

Thanks very much for this...and so nice to hear the voice of the late Sir Michael Hordern again!

[@giannb5145]

Cyprus is just another Greek island. No different than Rhodes, Crete or Corfu. And we wanted to unite with our homeland Greece. After being forced to leave Suez, the British wanted to keep Cyprus as their East Med HQ, therefore they started forming Police units deliberately recruited from the Turkish minority. Basically, the British screwed our island in exactly the same way they screwed Israel-Palestine and India-Pakistan.

[@yukseliskol]

Turkey is not an invader. Turkey went there to help the oppressed peoples in Cyprus. Turkey intervened because the Greeks killed and massacred the people living on the island. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is an independent state. Türkiye işgalci değildir. Türkiye Kıbrıs da ezilen halklara yardım etmek için oraya gitmiştir. Rumlar adada yaşayan insanları öldürdükleri katlettikleri için Türkiye müdahale etmiştir. Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti bağımsız bir devlettir.

[@johncharley9791]

The whole political situation was based on just one thing. That is the British political and military strategic value in the Mediterranean.

[@christinaibrahim7955]

My mother was born in Cyprus. She was an infant when her family left for Egypt. Memories are still too painful 90 years later.

[@user-yi3gd9be2h]

The UK still has two parts of Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

[@helenefthimiou]

The UK illegally occupies Cyprus because the 3 UK military bases on Cyprus soil are in fact illegal therefore the UK should get the F@^& out of Cyprus and take turkey jerky with them. famagusta-gazette.com/omirou-fury-british-bases-in-cyprus-are-illegal-p13847-69.htm

[@captainhindsight8779]

In actual fact, Britain brought a lot of progress to Cyprus, upon independence from the UK, Cyprus didn’t have chance to flourish before turkey quickly invaded. If British had been in control, cyprus would be whole and Turkey wouldn’t have taken the north. Now all the Cypriots want the British out and the SBAs closed, I agree, I think we should. Then turkey will finish what they started, unopposed by the British and Cyprus can become part of the Turkish Islamic empire. You reap what you sow, bring the brits home now, leave the Cypriots to it and let them have what they want,

[@obseraft]

​@@captainhindsight8779 Turkic Islamic Empire? If you ask me my friend, we are same. You are Christian Roman Empire, And might be too easy to say, Ottomans were Muslim Roman Empire. This creates confict. But owners of those countries, are both us. If Turks died, and they protect their civils, it is protection. But you say invasion. There were a massacre over there. I see nobody talking about why they want to remove Turkish civils on that land, and official, and academic reports that supports you did not protect Turkish civils in there, in opposite they re slaughtered.. addition, (Turkey is secular, and will be secular and democratic forever! Greatest mafia in history is in our goverments. Only thing erdogans want, dividing the Turkey, weakening the army, and removing democracy. We know who are the supporters, and we never forget Ataturk's path. Period.)

[@minekara6407]

The Brits are using those as bases with the agreement of their Greek servants. No British bases in North Cyprus we don't need their drunken fornicating soldiers bases because he have Turkey the second largest army in NATO

[@tgm_rka8888]

@@captainhindsight8779 turkey isn’t an Islamic empire. The republic of turkey was founded by a kafir Ataturk and they have secular law.

[@georgeevangel3233]

What kind of animals use napalm on defenseless villages? Tell me? Hospitals and schools were not immune either

[@andys9337]

Cyprus Is beautiful ....so sad how things have turned out!!!

[@antreaskwnstantinidis5004]

The cyprus is beautiful but never be freedom why all this country's want to kill us and take the island why to cyprus my grandpa killed in this war the British take him to jail an after kill them

[@dreuvasdevil9395]

@@antreaskwnstantinidis5004 yes... they hanged us

[@ttbb7342]

@@antreaskwnstantinidis5004 no mention of eoka shooting British woman in the back and killing them u have a very selective memory

[@sectorsweep14]

@@ttbb7342 The few civilians killed by EOKA is nothing compared to the immense amounts of suffering and death the British empire have caused through their pointless and greedy imperialism.

[@mertturk2685]

Two community did actually live in peace before 1940-50s. Everything started of with the 'ENOSIS' idea, regardless turkey and US had a secret plan or not. Whoever started this ENOSIS idea, they simply did not want to share the island. All the following was complete reckless ideas; i) ENOSIS, ii) the way the British empire controlled the situation and, iii) turkey invasion. Whether all this was avoidable? THERE WAS NOT EVEN A SINGLE PERSON WITH THE QUALITIES TO AVOID THIS. Lots of innocent people (cy turkish, cy greek, british) lost their lives. Survivors had to start from scratch. Who is suffering now?

[@manoskat]

It's an interesting narrative from the Turkish side that an Island that had almost 80% Greek population and decided after been traditionally close to the Greek culture and civilizationfor centuries to unite with the main mother country, an island which only reason of a 15% muslim population was that those were people that used to live in the Island from the Ottoman Empire's time so leftovers of an occulation, how mental to think that Turkish invaded the Island again in order to protect a 15% population who lived around a dominant christian majority, apart from which they are still Occupying illegally the northern part creating a country that no serious country recognises! Why the Turkish occupation forces are still in the island and why they keep sending new uneducated muslim settlers from Turkey? Obviously to make their illegal and unethical occupation a de facto situation where the international community wont be able to give permission for future deportation of the Turkish newcomers who are supported by the occupation forces but will have to accept the Turkish influence in the Island.

[@dmctztv3842]

@stell bass oh fuck off in that same time you were murdering all your minorities in turkey including greeks. greeks were the majority and had all the democratic freedom to become part of greece but the minority turks didnt want that, funny because they are the first to stop any independence mouvement in turkey. you were IMMIGRANTS who were to entitled, simple as that.

[@manoskat]

@KoivuTheHab I mentioned the religion as this is the main difference between the two populations. Other than that they have many similarities. The Anan plan was rejected for various reasons. One of them is that the Turkish cypriot community is a minority and fully controlled by the Turkish government, as such it would be intervering in the whole island's politics as a suggested 50-50 power share. The proof to this is that the Turkish cyptiot state is puppet state of main Turkey, Greek Cypriot Republic is independent, not following the same political decisions with Greece. As for the Turkish military, it's called invasion and that's why no other government in the world recognises the occupied side as it's a violent illegal act. Your argument about the Turkish army guarantying independence is your media trick, they want to annex the island when that chance comes. Conclusion, there is no partition, it's occupation. There's global recognition on one side and no recognition on the other, isn't that enough proof? The Turkish government historically makes genocides(Armenians, Kurds, Pontians), not protecting populations, again well known globally. Greeks and Turkish people have more similarities that differences but you have a dictator who is provoking for war at his speeches and actions. Why do you think Turkish government has no allies? The two peoples should live peacefully.

[@bullerlinda4516]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@annalapidus943]

Do many people in Cyprus today want to join Greece? Honestly, I don't understand why anyone would want to merge with another country when they could have independence. For Athens, Cyprus is too far and would be just a backwater province to suck out resources of.

[@benedictpasco653]

Thanks for posting this. I was in Cyprus the year before the Turkish invasion, and returned in response to the invasion. I saw it all first hand.

[@ttbb7342]

Did you also see the Greek army in Cyprus while u was there before the Turkish invasion

[@MysteriousBreeze]

@@ttbb7342. You took the words right out of my mouth bro. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@MysteriousBreeze]

How could the Turks invade the island they’re living in ? One of 3 countries that are the guarantors of Cyprus is Turkey so if anything Turkey just exercised its right. Shame on England and Greece for not joining Turkey to end the massacre but then again why would they, Greece sent its army to Cyprus over a decade before Turkey did but for some strange reason that’s not called invasion, as for England well we tell me where has England been and not caused chaos?!? One mistake Turkey did is send its army min 11 years too late! Remember... war didn’t start in 1974, it ENDED because of the Turks!

[@ziyayldrm3105]

Peace operation

[@A.Musa76]

I was there when my village (Silikou) got raided and me and my family have to flee and I ended up in the United State with my sibling and my parent's. My grandmother ended up in ME and took over 40 years to find my missing aunts, uncles, cousins (found on social media sites). Some are still missing to this day. Not only we Cypriot's suffer but what about the newer generation of Cypriot's. Will they understand on what really happen or they will be fed with lies and twisted stories?

[@SuB-qk1yp]

Thank you so much for uploading this

[@dsnodgrass4843]

Thank you for saving this, and sharing it with us. A lot of details that are here have been submerged by time. What is the best source to get information about the events described in the last 3 minutes of the show? It seems from the comment section that the wounds are still raw from that part...

[@einsaan]

Awesome documentary giving insight from people who were actual part of it all. Shows you how religion and politics plays into freedom for some turns into terrorism for others. Gives the true perspective of how solutions that could've worked were sabotaged by mistrust and injustice to minorities.

[@stesan60]

Thanks for posting this. I was in Cyprus from 73 to 76 in Nicosia. Quite a crazy time back then! I remember going on the demonstrations when the high schools got dismissed. I was 14 at the time.

[@miklmiklmtrcycl6009]

Gcu Stampede was your father a diplomat ?

[@user-ij3wk9hj6r]

Why did the Turks land on the island? Because the Turks living on the island were raped by the citizens of Cyprus. their goods were looted, their businesses stoned and burned. The Turks who worked for them were not given their rights. had been driven around. The pro-Greek Cypriot government ignored them and remained silent. Cyprus law enforcement did not catch the perpetrators. This persecution had to end. What was the reason? using racism and nationalism as an excuse; Turks on the island are hardworking. Earn money, buy a car, open a shop. That's why they were always jealous and attacked the Turks. Now you all know.

[@stesan60]

@@user-ij3wk9hj6r Rubbish. You have no idea what you are talking about. Turks lived the same lives as Greeks back then except in separated communities which I thought was wrong. If your reason was valid then the Turks would have landed much earlier.

[@tedsinclair4556]

@@stesan60 As a person who lived on the Island from 1953-1956 I was aware of the antipathy between the two communities, but the main rift was between British Administration and the Greek Cypriots who were being egged on to demand Union with Greece. This was out of the question for many reasons (a) Greece has no claim on the Island and never has, (b) Britain was given the Mandate after the fall of the Ottoman Empire which had ruled the Island before that time, before that time, the Island was governed my many different rulers, none of them Greek. If you look to the North horizon from the north coast of Cyprus you can clearly see the coast of Turkey, and you would need a long boat trip a good pair of binoculars to see the relevance of Greece. Geography aside. I witnessed the gradual stirring up of hate against British, both civilian and Military for no other reason than to promote an unfair division the gifting of the land to an irrelevant outside power without consideration for the desires of the other actors in the equation. It would have been illegal anyway. After many assassination attempts ( in one case, the Governor) it became too dangerous to employ Greek Cypriot civil servants and their roles were filled by the more trusted Turks. Turkish Cypriot police had long been targets by the now named Terrorist group known as EOKA who now let it be known that any Greek Cypriots who opposed the group would also be eliminated, and so it came about that more of those died than any other nationalities, by EOKA. The British, who, by now, were finding the whole thing a bit of a millstone proposed an amicable Constitution which allowed all the parties a say in the agreement which was accepted in 1960, with Archbishop Makarios, EOKA enabler, as president ( this must have been heartbreaking for many of the other nationalities who had their loved ones murdered by his Group) and the Turkish Denktash as vice president. as soon as he could, Makarios betrayed the deal and any other representation. Then the little Pogrom started and it became normal for attacks on Turkish civilians,( no more Police to protect them by now) Aided and armed by the Greek Army, who were there in large numbers, they began to attack and kill Turks wherever the could find them. Even if they fled to their villages they were not safe and some of the saddest stories were when they were killed by their Greek neighbours. All this before Makarios himself was deposed. Let no one forget, one of his last scornful utterances was "It will be pointless for Turkey to intervene now as there wont be any Turks left to save!" I was in Nicosia in 1974 when he made a speech showing concern about the volume of Greek National Guard on the Island and wanting them reduced and I caught the next ferry to Mersin. Turkey appealed many times to the other Guarantor,ie. Great Britain to intervene but to my personal shame , they did nothing. To feel some real pain and shed some tears visit the village of Sandallar in the North where the whole village of old men, women and children were shot and then bulldozed into the local tip by the followers of that great Christian.?

[@LondonPower]

greeks figth alngside with british all the wars after all and they gave cyprus to the turks ..whats the wrong with them ?

[@nerimanzerzavatci477]

Sorry Britain did not give cyprus to the Turks. Turkey went in under the treaty of Guarantor........... and no one else did anything. OK

[@Leverage75]

how can you say that Britain gave the Island to Turks?? in actual fact Britain took the Island from both Turks and Greeks when they annexed it from the Ottomans and when the British left because of Greek political violence it mediated Terms for the inhabitants to be able to amicably rule the country together, but Greeks wanted the whole island just for themselves, the brought broke 3 treaties, brought in a foreign army and electric a foreigner as President of Cyprus as well as Attempting to ethnic Cleanse the Island of Turks who had already lived there for 400 years and then Turkey interviened in 1974 to bring peace to the Island and since then it has been quite peaceful

[@nerimanzerzavatci477]

No one gave to the Turks.... Turkey Intervened under a bloody treaty you ignoramus, read about NIKOS Sampson you probably are so ignorant you dont know the history only what youve been told by chinese whispers. God some ignorants on here

[@OrthodoxosOrthodoxou]

Neriman Zerzavatci παλε λεεις μαλακιες βλημα

[@pimpompoom93726]

@@nerimanzerzavatci477 Ignorant slob, Turkey had no right to OCCUPY north Cyprus or move Turks onto the island to change the demographics.

[@channel89100_IBEBEE]

And infact Anatolia or Asia Minor and various other surrounding to Greece regions are also historically and irrevocably and inexorably and eternally Greek areas and we greeks do not forget or revoke or renounce or give up in any way our historical title to these lands and all other historically and diachronically Greek lands .

[@LetusGOok]

Greek islands in Aegean are stolen from the Ottoman Empire and given to Greece, by the British. The islands are eventually going to be brought back to the motherland- Turkey.

[@teatotal8822]

@@LetusGOok And the Ottomans stole the islands from the Byzantine Greeks.

[@LetusGOok]

Agree to disagree. Ottomans did not steal. Never. But, the islands were stolen by with light fingers by the imperialists, and given to Greece. Those islands belong to Milli Misaki. Please, do some research. Eventually, they will rejoin the motherland.

[@bombacmulayim2987]

If everything the dogs wanted were realised it would rain bones from the sky

[@benoaktv]

bomber mulayim I believe stolen is not the word. The Ottomans did not steal, they conquered. Your comment about dogs is not proper, you should edit it or delete it. It invites people to now call your family wicked names.

[@saabturbo16]

Thank you! Much appreciated ..I note the other version of this someone had posted eariler appears cut and chopped and disjointed... even in tne first few moments it becones apoaren your copy is the real deal .. will watch it all later. Thanks again

[@emmanouilpapadakis]

I commend you for saving this valuable piece of visual material. However, McMillan laid the foundations of partition. Makarios made the mistake later in 1964 to reject all Atseson plans, perhaps viewing himself as a Naserian figure in Eastern Mediterranean.

[@pshoreland75]

The film states the enosis idea started in the forties spread by the clergy and taught in schools, greeks are the only guilty party.

[@blackadder6897]

@@pshoreland75ΤThe British held the opinion that the partition of the island would be a good idea since 1957! simerini.sigmalive.com/article/preview-article/2021/2/3/dizonike-apo-ton-iounio-1957/

[@pshoreland75]

@@blackadder6897Greek cypriots wanted ENOSIS the turkish cypriots only hope was partition of the island, the only part the british played from December to April was to be UN force and keep both sides apart.The greek cypriots would not agree to the composition of the UN forces we were armed escort for vehicular travel,I KNOW I was there,WERE you???????

[@Peter-to1si]

@@pshoreland75 this has to be the most ignorant comment I have ever heard, your stupid English arrogance that allows you to believe that you and your country have the right to self governance but in the case of other nations the same rights are not extended, do you really not see your hypocrisy.

[@panospanayiotou5084]

@@pshoreland75 actually, the plead for Enosis was made to the British as soon as they set foot on the island in 1878

[@christinachrysafi2088]

Good to watch 1974 Cyprus conflict ambiguous differences . How father and daughter feel about all Cypriots.

[@brucevilla]

Thanks for Uploading.

[@pendleburyable]

Magnificent doc,thankyou for posting.

[@osmantakis310]

Please don’t forget London and Zurich Peace Agreement in 1959. The President Makarios refused that agreement to signed but Secret Service MI6 has registered Mr.Makarioss homo- sexuality of activation in Monastry .MI6 has showed him this movie , another that day he has signed .

[@227beau]

Posted for my friends at CM comments as promised

[@stevengrotte2987]

When was this made, I see it was transmitted in 1984, if it was made in 84 Field Marshal Harding was about 88 years old. he appeared to be in his late 60's

[@englishcharm2449]

I'd love to get a copy of the script/narration. Any ideas, short of me typing it all out myself?

[@mstipich1]

Love and support for our brothers. From Serbia!

[@korgozterlik7783]

hahaha ha

[@pimpompoom93726]

@@korgozterlik7783 Shut up, Turk.

[@korgozterlik7783]

@@pimpompoom93726 why shut up turkish gift for you iiiis yarak

[@micheypatsa]

@@korgozterlik7783 Sta arxidia mou.

[@user-ss1bm6bo8h]

Do you leak your orthodox prists ass like Greek?

[@KorayErkin]

Wow! You skipped 'the regular massacres against island Turks between 1960-74' by speed of light :))

[@wankawanka3053]

You skipped the Armenian genocide so???

[@KorayErkin]

@@wankawanka3053 Get lost wanky :)

[@onceuponatime6462]

Ireland is also a suffering place like Cyprus and maybe one day Ireland, Scotland and Wales will find the way for independence against the Germanic London tribe! The "benevolent autocratic hand" forgot that just ten years before the Greeks were those that fought as the only standing allies of the continent against the Nazi caterpillars!

[@minekara6407]

As a Turkish Cypriot I always view Ireland akin to Cyprus

[@joedias7946]

​@@minekara6407what about India. The same nasty bizness by the British

[@bertanbertan2612]

Thank you for sharing such a histrocal documents. We understand right now who is true and who has crocodile tears.

[@mrhonest1302]

Watch ..1974 Cyprus Conflict Ambiguous Differences on youtube....shows how ALL Cypriots should unite the Island TOGETHER.

[@mayhemofdarknessvideos2281]

Good documentary.

[@BracaPhoto]

A "benevolent autocraticy" ... Haha good one

[@lcbrittain]

I had a left wing Turkish Cypriot friend (Communist) who sighed wistfully when remembering the soldiers throwing sweets from the back of their truck for the children in the street - he was a Child at the time - , “I don’t agree with colonialism,” he said, “but this was a benevolent colonialism.” Same word: benevolent. As long as the natives knew their place.

[@BracaPhoto]

I ain't gonna knock it since it's all relative to what your circumstances were before the setup

[@davidbenson3931]

No such thing ask anyone in Ireland.

[@jennymehmet4095]

Thank you to Turkish soldiers . They came to save us. I am very proud the Turkish . Army thank you Turkey thank you Turkish soldiers.ne.mutlu.turkum.diyene,,👏👏👏👏👏🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@Celtopia]

BBC made this not Chanel 4 (there was no Chanel 4in 84)

[@cheeseney304]

+Andrew. Scott-Stokes channel 4 began transmission on 2nd November 1982

[@indifferentmonkey]

+Andrew. Scott-Stokes yep Andrew. It was 82 when Channel 4 launched.

[@jennymehmet4095]

Thank you to 🇹🇷🇹🇷Turkish soldiers came and saved us may Allah protect Turkey and Turkish soldiers,,

[@channel89100_IBEBEE]

Cyprus is Greek has always been and shall always be until the end of the world amen .

[@turkishcypriot8013]

Nice dream

[@channel89100_IBEBEE]

@@turkishcypriot8013 actually unfortunately for you it is a reality but then all of you turks whether in Cyprus or turkey are to put in the way a Turkish reporter stated it nearly a decade ago in Turkish rumlar Cocuklar I.e descendants of rums or Greeks whether you like or not.

[@turkishcypriot8013]

@@channel89100_IBEBEE you were our servants in Cyprus over 300 years don't ever forget that

[@Mozgor]

Granted, Cyprus has a very strong Hellenic connection, but that doesn’t make it Greek. I can totally understand the Greek Cypriot’s wanting to be part of Greece, especially as it’s indoctrinated from a very young age, but wanting it doesn’t make it so.

[@channel89100_IBEBEE]

@@Mozgor that is actually only your own personal opinion which you are entitled to however it is most certainly not the reality about the Greeks or rums of Cyprus .they were never indoctrinated into thinking anything that is how they always felt so no this does make Cyprus Greek or Rum and it has always been Greek or Rum just as the same applies to Asia minor or anatolia and to the balkan or greek or rum peninsula and to South Italy and sicily and all the islands of the ionian sea and all the aegean Islands and Crete and greater Syria and even Egypt and cyrenaica in eastern Libya. And rum is the correct term and ethnonym for us Greeks as our fully Greek ancestors died out a long time ago as a result of the nearly 2000 years of Roman rule that we had as a nation.

[@UnderwaterScotland]

Much to important strategical place for some and the factor of self determination wasn't to be taken into consideration...and it eventually descended into a bloody tragedy.

[@miklmiklmtrcycl6009]

Good quality!

[@cyprusmafia]

Cyprus is greek the British send so much soldiers for win EOKA 1959 English soldiers say can't win EOKA

[@user-qn4pp7fd3v]

@@turkishcypriot8013 Greeks always ruled Cyprus

[@FLORATOSOTHON]

Simply British hard headiness. Papagos only asked Eden to fulfill promises given to Greece during WW2. If Anthony Eden had agreed with Papagos, Cyprus as part of Greece would have been a member of NATO and the British could have all the bases they wanted there, through a bilateral agreement with Greece. They chose conflict instead and they are still not over the fact that they lost in the end. Turkey had sold Cyprus to te British and according to the sale agreement they no longer had any interest on the island. Turkey, the expedient neutral during WW2 got involved in the Cypriot affairs after the London-Zurich agreements. Turkeys re-involvement was just the final British reprisal against the Greek Cypriots for leaving the British Empire. What is going on in Cyprus today is the result of British policies going back to the 50s. No matter what the Greek politicians may say or do the Greek people will never forget the role our "allies" played on the subject, going back on promises given during their time of need.

[@onceuponatime6462]

'What is the school lesson from all this?' might the teacher ask. Well, the answer is simple: when a "benevolent autocracy' loses its grip from the throat of the rebel dove, changes tactic and simply spreads hate and fear between the communities and if divide and conquer doesn't really work well at least the "benevolent" gets a slice (military bases) of the portion, still a win. After all "benevolent autocracy's" primary reason( having a military base out and nearby the hot zone) is still accomplished. In the meantime, if the island's communities fight each other because of the "loving" hate the "benevolent" spread that suits fine the autocratic regime. Further, Cyprus is the only place that the "benevolent autocracy" was kicked out neck crop but like other unfortunate beautiful places (Ireland, Scotland, India etc) when the "benevolent" red right-hand weakens its grip, the freedome-dove always scratches by its filthy talons as it escapes to freedom. Those scratches hurt and ache, what a heavy price to pay the little dove? By order of the "benevolent autocracy", A Divided Country...

[@aytun100]

thank you for uploading. we (Cypriots) must know the past to know the present

[@captainhindsight8779]

It would have been much worse under a Spanish or French colonial rule. The British brought infrastructure and democracy which left their nation stronger as a result. Cyprus would be 100% Turkish if not for the British.

[@FGIII83]

Is this another version of the End of Empire episode?

[@kajamix]

That was a strange conflict. Superficially the reasons were clear. Greeks for enosis, British for colonialism. But why ? The latter stages of the Cyrpus conflict, 1963 to 1974 are easy to understand but not the anglo-greek dispute. What did the British have to lose when Greece allowed them the military control ? What did the Greeks have to lose by letting the British stay in power ? After all more Cypriots lived in the UK than in Cyprus and everything was destined to become EU eventually. But there were also statements from Greek liberal politicians in the early 50s to the effect that a struggle was unnecessary. Plastiras said it did n't make sense, Papandreou also. Then the royalists of Greece would rather be even less belligerent (but in fact queen Frederica became an EOKA supporter when it began). Papandreou who in later years became a Cyprus hardliner ("the" Cyprus hardliner rather) said at the time "Greece is breathing with one British lung and one American lung, a confrontation will be madness". So it's strange, for one who did n't live during the period. What necessitated the EOKA struggle and made it happen ? Maybe there are things we don't know.

[@Texasjim2007]

Like most of the conflicts in the world from 1945 to 1990 it was all started by the KGB in order to create a market for Russian tanks most of which got blown up by the Turks after the British left and the Greek military dictatorship started ethnic cleansing in Cyprus.

[@kajamix]

@@Texasjim2007 There was no "ethnic cleansing" of any type. The Turkish prime minister Bulent Ecevit complained that ... Nicosia airport was closed after the coup d' etat. He had of course more things to say against the Greek juntat but as for ... ethnic cleansing that was the extent of it ! The coup d' etat took place to depose Makarios. The junta was afraid of Makarios because he started making noises against them. Makarios used to be neutral about the situation in Greece but not anymore - not after the dictatorship in Portugal was overthrown and the world's juntas became shaky. But there was no ... ethnic cleansing of any type or unilateral declaration of enosis in prospect. That's a lie and everyone knows it's a lie. If the Turks were decent there were two things they could do: One, accept the coup d' etat and agree with Athens that Makarios was communist (which he was n't of course). After all communism is dangerous for the Greeks as is dangerous for the Turks. Is n't it ? Two, reject the (ludicrous indeed) communist fairytale, liberate Cyprus and reinstate Makarios. As for long term solution of the Cyprus problem resume talks where they have been left. So we have from the Turks double treachery.

[@Texasjim2007]

@@kajamix That Makarios was buying T-34 tanks from the Russians and started a terrorist group murdering NATO soldiers may not make him a Communist but it's understandable why he might be suspected of being one. The KGB was vastly better funded than the CIA all through the Cold War without any sort of checks or balances on its activities including bribery and blackmail of a lot of people like Makarios who had secrets to hide. Socialists tend to be very liberal with public money they get control of which is why Russia ended up going broke like Socialist Greece. The fact that he rejected several offers by the British for limited self-government in favor of an ethnic separatist terrorist campaign like the IRA is obviously why Turkey had no real interest in restoring him to power when they liberated Cyprus from the Junta.

[@aydemirduman2848]

Of course there are things we do not know. The answer is out there to search and find the dreams of USA bases in Cyprus. When Makarios refused, they go to plan B. A army Kew in Greece, EOKA, bloody Noel, Johnson's letter to Turkey, EOKA Kew, Makarios runs away for his life.. Ecevit was not a puppet........1974 Plan C, get rid of Ecevit, get a puppet. Army heads on payroll of CIA just like all around the world... Turkish junta took over the control almost every ten years, only last one failed thanks to mobile phones.

[@Improveng1]

Watching this/these videos, how on God's earth, can any British person feel any sense of pride in these events? Imperialism, colonialism, empire can never be justified. Imposing one's will over another is fundamentally wrong in any context, and to see various British" dignitaries" attempting to support it, is truly sickening.

[@mustafabuyukbayrak889]

İf you look at the worst conflicts today, they are terrotories which were British colonies

[@Texasjim2007]

"Power comes out of the barrel of a gun."-Mao.

[@heligeorge]

Greed and Control…

[@jacksonthesyndicalist2771]

Because a certain class of British people benefited from it economically

[@returnofthemanc9412]

BS, without the British empire the whole world would be under Nazi control , also Cyprus should have been given completely to the Turks as we took it off ottoman rule in 1878 , every empire in history has exploited populations Byzantine, Roman , french empire , be grateful we are still waste money safeguarding cyrpus , a lot of English people myself included would be in full support of taking all of our British troops out of Cyprus and letting turkey take all of the island , as the Cypriot courts have allowed English women to be raped and then convicted . Something which we are disgusted at and have and will never forget. That’s not even mentioning the death of countless BRITISH soldiers that’s the Greek nationalists killed , and too how they tried to overthrow and put a Greek Cypriot leader in place.

[@vernedavis5856]

...I didn't want to live, but didn't want to die...by flames. Horrifying

[@emin7540]

Note all the mainland Greece flags and know that the flags were widely display for many years prior to the separation, a pretext to the Greek intent!

[@kajamix]

The British policy in Cyprus was crazy. Forget about the offer of 1915, that was a once through, to make Greece participate in the ill fated Dardanelles campaign. Then when in fact Greece entered WWI on the side of the allies the offer was withdrawn. But in any case Turkey was a dangerous enemy at the time. Things became dangerous later when the British started patting Turkey in the back, to gain her trust. But they did it in the wrong sort of way, inviting the tiny Turkish minority to become equal partners in what was effectively a Greek island. The Cypriots are as Greek as the Greeks living in the houses I can see from my window in the centre of Athens. Great Britain went on to reject general Papagos's plan in 1955 for union with Greece under British military control. This pro-Turkish stand made the eastern Mediterranean into a powder keg and could only help Soviet plans. But what did the Turks want from the start ? What they wanted was to defeat Greece. Force her to go communist and hence become the golden boys of NATO in the region. As for USSR they would n't care less - they knew that the balance of terror meant any such danger existed in theory only. Clever and true ! But GB gained nothing. Absolutely nothing. The cohesion of the NATO alliance was placed in danger. Only the Turks won. The relation with what was going on in other former British colonies at the time and in the Suez canal was weak. Fact is that for Greece the nearest British forces are, the more secure the country feels - under normal circumstances. But the blind British colonialist policies were not normal circumstances.

[@Texasjim2007]

The only people who had any logical reason to want a conflict in Cyprus were obviously the Russians who wanted to drive a wedge between two NATO allies and open up a new market for cheap Russian tanks Cyprus bought a bunch of most of which got blown up by the Turks after the Greek military dictatorship tried to annex Cyprus and ethnically cleanse it of Turkish Cypriots. Russia went broke from all the money the KGB spent bribing and blackmailing people and supporting terrorist groups around the world. They had so many agents in the British government Stalin knew about the Manhattan Project before Truman did.

[@kajamix]

@@Texasjim2007 Is James Erdogan your real name ? What tanks did Cyprus have ? The Russians tried to do something from the beginning of days of course, 1955. They wanted to get involved somehow and weaken NATO. But it was colonialist Britain who allowed it to happen and the Turks.

[@Texasjim2007]

​@@kajamix kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoHbqnarr6t6hbM is a detailed description of the 1974 military invasion. Cyprus had a number T-34 tanks which were one of Russia's main exports to the middle east to dictatorships like Iraq and Libya. I don't have any personal ties to Turkey beyond their being a military ally who was of considerably more help than Greece in the Korean War and the Gulf War. I'm a now retired American professional soldier so not a big fan of terrorists.

[@kajamix]

@@Texasjim2007 Korea eh ? Then you know of the battle of Harry hill where the Greek army stopped the Chinese. But maybe you don't because you were marching on Capitol hill to break the glasses that day. That sounds more like you. The tanks exist in your imagination of course (fake history). In 1974 the Greeks were the only military force, enough to oust Makarios but not enough to repel an invasion and there were no tanks or other heavy armaments. The big mistake of the junta (if one looks at things through their eyes) was their negligence to send additional forces. They could have said to the Turks "we are not departing from the 1967 demilitarization agreement - but it's the Makarios situation - recognize the new regime and we remove the extra forces". But they were fools.

[@Texasjim2007]

​@@kajamix Direct from Wikipedia: "The Greek Cypriots operated a total of 32-35 Russian-made T-34 tanks that were acquired from Soviet Union and delivered via Egypt in 1964-65 on board Cypriot merchant ship "Constantis Boushes" (Kωνσταντής Mπουσές).[2] These tanks were supplied to the 23ΕΜΑ Medium Tank Battalion, with the main base at Kokkinotrimithia, Kyrenia (this base was vacant at the time of the Turkish invasion, since tanks were needed in Nicosia for the 15 July coup). The T-34 variant in service was the later-model T-34/85, equipped with a WW2-era 85mm gun." I confess to not being familiar with the Battle of Harry Hill so I'll have to look that up but the Greek Cypriot T-34 Russian tanks were clearly not imaginary. You didn't mention anything about your own background but if by chance you have any connection with Vlad Putin's military intelligence boys please give them my thanks for whatever help they may have given President Trump in keeping that incredible idiot Hillary Clinton out of the White House. What with the Chinese helping the Democrats so much these days I would think its probably in both the American and Russian national interest to help prevent CNN and its China friendly Big Tech friends from establishing a corporate monopoly here by turning the Capitol Riot into a Reichtag Fire rationalization for one party dictatorship. Germany was much less of a threat to the global balance of power when it was a multi-party democracy after all. :)

[@urbananalysis380]

How does being owned by Greece make the Cypriots free though ? Freedom is independence from all nations

[@nickprohoroff3720]

And this is why the sun definitely had to set on the British Empire.

[@panayiotisyannopoulos2668]

Truth be told cypriots , no matter the said actions against English sovereign , are. Y origin Greeks. Said actions must not be judged out of the general frame that creates them and that is the eons and eons of Greek origin and culture of cypriots. Certain proposed by English "solutions" were creating a situation to actually succeed their efforts of suppression. English wanted independence in order cypriots to stay under their power , they effectively turned a blind eye on Turkish arming of the minority that had its origin on the ottoman conquest. In short , crimes and brutality was used against Greek Cypriots as was used in other colonial areas. Cyprus was sold by the ottomans to the English and people was treated as an asset to protect

[@blackadder6897]

The British thought that the partition of the island was a good idea since 1957! simerini.sigmalive.com/article/preview-article/2021/2/3/dizonike-apo-ton-iounio-1957/

[@johncharley9791]

Any nation that requires information will, in secret, round up any individual who they think will provide vital information by the most brutal of ways. All nations, there is no humane nation in this world that would not do the same.

[@krisslithos5607]

2 communities they say!!! love it, with that sence turkey should invate Germany they got 12 millions there

[@georgiosathanasiou3985]

Cyprus for Cypriots 🇨🇾

[@micheypatsa]

Cyprus for Greeks yes. 🇬🇷🇨🇾

[@georgiosathanasiou3985]

@@micheypatsa Απ' οτι φαίνεται ή εν είδες το βίντεο, ή εν εκατάφερες να καταλάβεις τι επαίχτηκε πάνω στη ράσιη μας που το Μακάριο, το Γρίβα τζαι τους Εγγλέζους. Δυστυχώς ή ευτυχώς, Κυπραίοι εν είμαστε μόνο εμείς που μιλούμε τζαι γράφουμε ελληνικά τζαι κάποτε πρέπει να το φορήσει ο νούς μας.

[@turkishcypriot8013]

@@micheypatsa that's why soon you will loose south Cyprus you moron🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@micheypatsa]

@@turkishcypriot8013 Sure buddy.

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@georgiosathanasiou3985 oi apogonoi ton othomanon kataktiton en kipreoi?pou enikswroun na miloun kypriaka?pou zoun me tous tourkous je kamnnoun mazi oikogeneies(jinoi oute kan tourkokiprioi eneni pou ti stigmi exoun tourko jiri)oksa en kipreoi jinoi pou vastoun tourjikes je pano tou kemal

[@MC-bu6ez]

I had the opportunity to revisit this interesting documentary again, and there are no doubt many passionate posts in the comments section. Most are typical of the comments made about this intractable problem, and i am not surprised, as they are made by people who are ill informed either as a result of being fed erroneous information to suit certain political ideologies or based on a poor understanding of the actual facts. Ultimately the British could not be seen to have lost the plot in Cyprus, especially since they'd just been humiliated over the so called Suez crisis, so they had to make an example of Cyprus so show the rest of the world that they still had an empire, just as the French were forced to do in Algeria. So they came up with what constitutional lawyers at the time termed an uniquely unworkable independence package for the island, which made disproportionate provisions for the Turkish minority, then blackmailed Makarios with partition so that he would sign the treaty, promptly departed and then stood by and waited for the ticking bomb to go off as the two communities made attempts to understand how to make the mess left behind was going to work. Of course they kept substantial territory for military use, ie spying for the Americans, special relation obligations etc, and there you have it, all set up to blow up into full scale intercummunal violence, which it did in 1964. The rest tragic, so who is to blame, well .....

[@bambesis]

Grivas was the wrong person for such venture. He was a collaborator during the German occupation of Greece and was responsible for many murders in cold blood. He targeted resistance fighters and took an oath of allegiance to Hitler. The British knew about his treasonous past. Still they used him when they landed. They found him useful to fight against the partisans who were till then supported by Churchill - being he only effective fighting force in Greece during the occupation. However, as they were against the return of the foreign king, suddenly they became the enemy. The foreign kings that the British and Americans imposed on the Greek people were ousted eventually after about 20 years.

[@sf443]

Nice propaganda there idiot. You cannot brainwash anyone here

[@nerimanzerzavatci477]

allegiance with Hitler eh. Thats new to me but says it all. A backstabbing dog.

[@dannygherzgiher8430]

Last time I checked Organization X was an anti-Nazi group.

[@nerimanzerzavatci477]

@Anton Prest medal of honour?? he was a bloody coward, and was killed like one

[@becauseiwasinverted5222]

A "collaborator" who fought for independence. And you see no contradiction here. Good God, get help.

[@mersalih1907]

can you add subtitle please?

[@andyburge7358]

I was born on that beautiful island and have many Cypriot relatives. The modern history of Cyprus is explained by one factor - right-wing nationalism. EOKA was led by Grivas, a right-wing fascist who appealed to uneducated Cypriots that Enosis would be in their interest. In fact, Greece had never had any connection, whether it be political, economic or geographic with Cyprus. Grivas was driven by one thing only - a hatred of Turkish Cypriots. In the early 70s, another right-wing fascist started EOKA B - Sampson. He used exactly the same tactics as Grivas in brainwashing the uneducated into hatred of the Turkish Cypriots. As a result, Turkey used the opportunity to invade, divide the Island and dispossess 000s of families - Make no mistake, the Greek Cypriots are responsible for the mess that Cyprus is - nobody else

[@muzaffersakin3928]

Kudo's to you Andy, finally somebody makes sensible comment!

[@andyburge7358]

@@muzaffersakin3928 Thanks for your reply. Its interesting that my greek Cypriot relatives agree with me - but they are educated. The followers of EOKA were not. Its the same the world over - Right wing Nationalists prey on the ignorant. Don't however think for a moment that I approve of the Turkish invasion of the island. - the Greeks gave Turkey an open goal - but that doesn't make the invasion right - 000s of people were displaced and had their homes and businesses stolen ..

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@Universal Space Expeditioner racist

[@turkishcypriot8013]

@@andyburge7358 I salute you Andy🙏🙏

[@becauseiwasinverted5222]

"In fact, Greece had never had any connection, whether it be political, economic or geographic with Cyprus" That's probably why they speak the same language. Because they're unrelated. Sigh.

[@tkendirli]

This is the concept of All out War. Whatever means necessary. Can be described as an act of terrorism. Whoever describe himself as sovereign. So thefore villains and hero's can change only in the eye's of the side's.

[@Listenerandlearner870]

1. The film does not say what the British did to Greek Cypriots. There were revenge killings and concentration camps. People were tortured. 2. Greek Cypriots paid a most terrible price for following Grivas. 3. The various sides do not feel the pain of the other sides.......

[@Listenerandlearner870]

@@rt45ohce where could hundreds of arrested people be put ?

[@Listenerandlearner870]

@@rt45ohce some were put in camps.

[@Listenerandlearner870]

@@rt45ohce courts and police.

[@Listenerandlearner870]

I am on the side of what happened. All 3 sides did bad things. See The Green Line - Cyprus.

[@Listenerandlearner870]

@@rt45ohce it isn't an either or thing. Archbishop Makarios in the 1950s. invited Grivas to agitate against the British with increasing violence by EOKA. The British clamped down on EOKA with internment camps and torture. Then came independence. Grivas came back to kill Turks as EOKA B who attacked Turkish forces in Cyprus. The Turks invaded and seized the northern part of the island. If you watch the film it will show the history.

[@viagra4x4]

in my view , a man of the cloth should never had become the president of Cyprus.

[@spartan3331000]

It should be mentioned that the Turkish Cypriot MP's walked out of Parliament in 1963.... (and although still not a part of it, the Turkish Cypriots demand full benefits from the legal Cyprus government, eg pensions, ID's Passports and other benefits. They receive the same benefits from the occupying Turks) .....It should be mentioned that the atrocities in 1963 started by a provokatsiya incident staged by the Turkish Cypriots (as admitted by Denktas later on). In other words, the Turkish Cypriots demand the best of both worlds....As it stands, they are better off without a political solution . They are behaving as the poor relatives in the eyes of the world to gain world sympathy...They always want.....want.....want

[@aydinbaba3329]

The basic question is: What is Great Britain looking for there?

[@osmantakis310]

Thank you 227 beau for non pol You Tube video.

[@may_laytrucker3127]

Thank you Michael hordern

[@burakaltintas88]

anyone add Turkish subtitle?

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Yuo can’t

[@a.p.3004]

Learn english.

[@freddymustafa5020]

And then came the Turkish forces and kicked ass

[@micheypatsa]

*Got their asses kicked

[@wankawanka3053]

Just like russia sending meat nothing else

[@cetGT3]

As an ÜBER Executive driver in the UK i have met a guy whom runs his own company and has investors that are freemasons, he told me the reason for Niko Sampsons efforts to bring down the Makarios government was to favour and allow USA to install Nuclear Launch facilities in Cyprus to target Russia!

[@user-qp7fy7zn2q]

On the English war. Not Turkish.

[@panormitismakarounas1684]

Look at what became of the british crown rubbish

[@paulfletcher2029]

Dermatitis. The British, French, Russian fleet smashed the Turko Egyptian fleet at Navarino in the late 19th century and was instrumental in helping Greece to liberate itself from the Ottoman Turkish yolk. So stop your whining and making stupid assinine remarks.

[@joedias7946]

The jewellery is Indian. The thieving bastards

[@vusalmerdinli2478]

Longlive Turkish union Turkish solider.🇦🇿🇹🇷🇦🇿🇹🇷

[@katherineprongos3929]

This seems to be well-meaning film, but British arrogance and sense of entitlement keeps seeping through.

[@olbiomoiros]

Isn’t that always the case with anything British made?

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@olbiomoiros 👍

[@therealbettyswollocks]

How exactly? The Greeks tried to take over the island by indoctrinating the Greek Cypriots and then by arms. When a powerful foe intervened to prevent it, they ran and left the island to its fate. It was only the presence of the British based in Cyprus that prevented it becoming a new province of Turkey.

[@becauseiwasinverted5222]

@@therealbettyswollocks Unfortunately for your rather overstated self-perception the Turkish strategy had consistently pursued partition, ie division of the island, not complete annexation, and the UK had just about nothing to do with that. In fact, given the truly "British" self-restraint (read: apathy) exhibited by UK forces who idly watched as Turks passed them by in '74, it's truly peculiar how you think you were somehow relevant in any of this, let alone "prevented" complete conquest.

[@dkoz8321]

I dunno. Even today. Choice, being ruled by inefective defective democracy of Greece, a autocratic Islamic strongman in Turkey with hints of coruption and megalomania, ineffective self-rule of squabling Greek Cypriots and Turk Cypriots, or even handed law abding liberal if non-democratic rule by British. I'd choose the British.

[@user-qp7fy7zn2q]

My Grandfather fought here...

[@ttbb7342]

What was he a eoka fighter a hero eoka who shot English women in the back l hope your very proud of him as Greek Cypriots are proud of eoka freedom fighters and look what eoka has done to Cyprus the Turks have the north which they will never give back

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@ttbb7342 ahahah this is what they are teaching you? That we were shooting english non existed women in the back? There were no english women or people that time obly english soldiers

[@ttbb7342]

@@christoskynigaris2998 u are speaking shit go to the English cemetery and see how young the English women who were shot in the back by Greek Cypriot freedom fighters eoka

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@ttbb7342 ok continue with your propaganda there were no english civilians that time you understand?

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@ttbb7342 and why to go to the english cemetary to feel bad about the poor english who got killied by "terrorists"?from the moment they were in my country as occupiers of course i will not feel bad

[@Magic-lg9lw]

Is there a corner of the planet where their dealings did not create chaos eventually.

[@stgnsw]

Go to love the British. The Greek cypriots and Turkish Cypriots lived there peacefully for years until the British showed up ?

[@Jpdt19]

Haha...no

[@stgnsw]

@@Jpdt19 haha yes !

[@kostakisgeorgiou3637]

18% not 20.

[@Chorophilax]

If the british werent so obsessed with holding Cyprus the island would had been united. Thats the truth.

[@paulfletcher2029]

More lies and complete lack of knowledge.

[@olbiomoiros]

The British were actually willing to give Cyprus to Greece at first, but Greece was too demanding, and wouldn’t accept on the terms (Greece giving kastellorizo to turkey and a small portion of Cyprus as well), eventually the bloody events in Cyprus caught up, Greek Cypriots killed many brits and important ones as well. So they decided to take an entirely different stance in having Cyprus independent and keeping two parts of it ie. Akrotiri and Dekelia.

[@paulfletcher2029]

Ah a nationalist speaking. Misguided too. N o one really dislikes the Greeks but they haveca tendency to bring problems on themselves. Like Bringing those maniacs Grivas and Samsun to the island and that cunning crafty consumate politician Makarios.

[@micheypatsa]

@@paulfletcher2029 Bruh shutup turk, you talk shit.

[@panormitismakarounas1684]

The time is near look at Great Britain isn’t so great anymore look at turkey is going down within

[@paulfletcher2029]

Look at Greece and its colossal debt. Its dishonesty with its finances. The Greeks today cannot compare with the illustrious past.

[@paulfletcher2029]

EOKA terrorism leading to the Turkish control of Northern Cyprus. Greek Cypriots by allowing EOKA to flourish and dug its own grave.

[@chrispapa2782]

Why? Because English rule was taking the taxes and not putting the money towards education towards roads towards health. That’s why the Cypriots were not happy with English rule. England didn’t treat its subjects well and fairly.

[@georgenikopolg4924]

Only the Greeks want the independence of the land from the Britts.....not the Turks.

[@ersoy47]

George you are wrong ,Greeks did not want independence they wanted enosis (whole Cyprus themself) united with Greece! get your fact right, at at the end greediness of Greekgos cost them half of the Cyprus! Which newer be the same again like Costantinopoli ( Istanbul.) greeks only looking from distance and hoping and dreaming ONE day may .................be!!!

[@blackadder6897]

@@ersoy47 The Greek-Cypriots are in the EU and the turkish cypriots are outside, still waiting and dreaming.

[@turkishcypriot8013]

adder do we give a shit?

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@turkishcypriot8013 yes then why you are running to take cypriots passports

[@christoskynigaris2998]

@@ersoy47 we wanted freedom and union wuth greece the majority of cyprus wanted it

[@leventyazyel1768]

Legency(1974. 💪🇹🇷👏🔥🔥🔥)

[@gogosegaga]

My grandparents and parents lived through this struggle. It's a shame the island was divided due to imperialist interests.

[@yusufmerzifonluoglu4563]

NORTHERN CYPRUS TURKISH REPUBLIC 💪

[@bambinoboyz1]

This İreland was rent to England by Ottoman Empire.. But now grandsons of Ottoman who are the real owner of ireland not accepted as officiall owner.. ... This is the problem..But these sort of documentaries never impress on this... I rent my house to you but you sell it... İt s same.

[@channel89100_IBEBEE]

Hail to the glorious and brave EOKA A and the other two equally glorious organizations of the great leader and general ,of the until 1974 glorious greek army , and national hero of Greece and us Greeks Georgios Grivas Digenis EOKA b and organization x or organosi x .

[@turkishcypriot8013]

Grivas went to Hell forever and ever bye bye murderer bastard

[@channel89100_IBEBEE]

@William Traynor-Kean oh yes says you only you liar and propagandist.

[@channel89100_IBEBEE]

@@turkishcypriot8013 oh yes you liar and propagandist says you and only you.