This Border Cuts a City in Half

Inside the world’s last divided capital city
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In episode 2 of Cyprus, Uncharted, we go into the last divided city in Europe and the last divided capital on earth: Nicosia where a thick green line cuts the city in half. I talk to the people who live with this division every day to better understand how it feels life on a divided island.
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[@Y_Canada]

I'm Eastern European. We only got access to the Internet when I was maybe 13, and there wasn't much information online yet. Not even once did anyone I discussed Cyprus with mention this divide. Not my school teachers, not my family, not any adults ever. I'm 28 now, and I learnt about this conflict a week ago when Johny posted part 1. Johny, you're doing an important job educating us about what matters.

[@prayunceasingly2029]

Exactly! I had no idea this was how Cyprus was. The only thing I knew about Cyprus was, their government did bail ins. Where they took money from people to give to the government I think? Or to the bank, I'm not sure.

[@johnnyharris]

wow thank you. this feedback is what fuels me to keep going. Thank you for sharing.

[@ilyataranenko2851]

Yeah, true. I am Belarussian and i live in Russia. I’ve never learnt anything about these events in school, hovewer, i was in Cyprus when i was 11. Me and my father were in Nicosia watching at the turkish side of the city and he told me that that part was Turkey. I was too little to understand what he meant. At that moment I thought of Turkey as a country and I couldn’t believe it’s so close.

[@alanlittle4589]

I'm pretty stunned that people don't know about this. Not your fault if you weren't told obviously, just something that I have been aware of most of my life. I live in the UK, a lot of, mostly Greek, Cypriots did come here. I was born in the 80's, post ceasefire, but ended up growing up with some of the children of people who settled here. PS Johnny I am loving this series. I was gutted when Borders got cancelled. This is such excellent quality.

[@jrbohan2]

US guy here. Above average education but only 30. All I ever knew about Cypress was that there was some fighting awhile ago and that it was pretty much Greece. I was surprised to find out that it isn't even close Greece.

[@Journal_Haris]

I was a fan before....now I'm a whole AC unit Very excited about this one

[@rencciplays]

This! This comment speaks volumes 😅😆😁😁😁

[@jessebarbier1661]

Dude im a whole fucking windmil

[@davecallender4038]

Well said

[@Karamintheworld]

Tom Fox's music is just so well produced and fits these videos so well! A very talented musician

[@johnnyharris]

For real. his much is truly what sets the tone for this series

[@younesmranialaoui2758]

He posted your comment on his instagram

[@byfobinh]

This is heartbroken. From a country (Vietnam) that was once divided into two, each side identified based on another international faction, this feel more relatable than ever.

[@rahmadgerpol]

North Vietnam and South Vietnam are same nations...... You know Greeks and Turks are eternal enemy since Manzikert 1071

[@greatflyer_aviation]

I never thought I would be so fascinated by learning about my very own country by a foreigner - Johnny, thank you for this marvellous series.

[@Xeroxia]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@KishanthJavegar]

Also, can we give it to Johnny for how incredible well this series is produced and how compelling his storytelling is! You’re killing it dude! 😇💪🏽

[@johnnyharris]

Thank you!!!

[@superduck4945]

@@johnnyharris hey johnny i have an idea for a video and maybe you could consider it, could you make a video about geo-russo war of 2008 its a n a interesting war that isn’t talked about.

[@hughlevantjames905]

@@johnnyharris I am a Cyprus Turk (in Turkish, being a Turk comes first than being a Cypriot: Kıbrıs Türkü, not Türk Kıbrıslı), and this video is interesting. I Hope it is not biased like %95 of the stuff here. Also, have you visited the Museum of Barbarism along the way?

[@KishanthJavegar]

@@johnnyharris No, thank you for inspiring new creators like me Johnny! I've learnt a lot about storytelling from watching your films and have applied those teachings to my videos. 😇🙏

[@prashantjadav2083]

Turkey illegal captured northern Cyprus

[@edwina7895]

"This is not borders" Johnny with the double meaning. I felt that.

[@elliotdeclet594]

Damn i didn’t catch that, thanks for that

[@Kaebuki]

@@VNExperience Johnny used to be a part of Vox, and ran a series on their KZbin channel called “Borders”. It investigated interesting borders around the world and how they were created and how they affect people.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Has to have been intentional, right?

[@TheLYagAmi]

Low-key shade. I love it.

[@cloudunknown]

@@VNExperience Shut up

[@Senzawa69]

I'm always grateful to watch this high quality documentary for free.

[@mrcocoloco7200]

@Ysabela Bot

[@jk-gb4et]

@@mrcocoloco7200 Report the bots

[@LiberatoCaires]

I'm 32 years old and I'm from Portugal. I never knew much about Cyprus until I watched these series. Very well documented!

[@mariakirimi6298]

There many Greeks missing in action

[@josepestana5265]

Ja somos dois Acho que falta muita historia modrrna nas aulas de história. Tirando as grandes guerras, mundiais, e algumas americanas.

[@TimeBucks]

The story telling is excellent

[@matpk]

Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist China IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late

[@voncharleston]

I am from Scotland but have lived in Cyprus for 16 years and learned more in these last 2 episodes than any other channel or documentary. I have visited the buffer zone and have crossed through to the north many times. Annie's amazing story is one I have never heard before. Looking forward to learning more. Fantastic series. Well done.

[@casperguo7177]

The people he interviewed all speak English very well. And it is especially impressive given that their mother tones are remarkably different. Is that a common thing? I am guessing it might be tourism is big there or that the people are just highly educated?

[@missourimongoose8858]

Is there a big economic difference between the north and south?

[@nicholasp1007]

Casper Guo Just like many other past British colonies, Cypriots also learnt English during the colonisation, hence even “less educated” people being able to speak the language well. 80% of Cypriots speak English fluently.

[@zoragun]

@@missourimongoose8858 huge!

[@GeoZoo-official.]

I love the work put into these! The Drama! The Suspense! Everything. This is the greatest series on youtube right now. Great respect to Johnny this time around.

[@mrcocoloco7200]

@Ysabela Bot

[@olefella7561]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by Johnny Harris is truly a gift 👍

[@olefella7561]

🤤 🤤 🤤

[@sdmofficial1506]

The quality of this documentary is super good better than discovery channel

[@megha8783]

Yess🔥❤️

[@IdealMotivation]

The story telling is to the next level. Incredible! Hats off to you Johnny. 😎💪

[@gaellopez4053]

No gvb

[@samuelgwiyo9508]

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[@diwenzhou7]

So is the Color grading

[@ZabatheFrog]

I lived in the British base 2009-2011 of Episkopi (Paramali). People are posted here - we were told we were going here. Was very strange. But I loved all of the country. Both sides were wonderful in unique ways

[@senihabaharoff1016]

Just like you, he don't know history.

[@stefanosnikolaou6697]

I am Cypriot, I was born in Limassol and I live here my entire life. However, you have just showed me a completely different Cyprus Johnny. In our eyes, our country looks a quiet, beautiful place, where most of us live in peace. What happens to the other side, seems foreign to us. It is funny how we know so much more about the US, which is thousands of miles away, than about the Turkish side of our island, which is literally an hour away by car. When I watched these two episodes, I I got goosebumps. For the first time of my life, I visualised how different things can be within a country. I realised that even though I live in a modern city, with tourists, skyscrapers and life seems so easy and enjoyable, less than 100 kilometres from me, this same country looks like a warzone. Thank you for giving me the chance to discover the "forbidden" places in my country. Thank you for explaining me one of the biggest taboos in my society.

[@seanbrummfield448]

How do you folks know so much about the US?

[@busembertiz7372]

@@seanbrummfield448 GTA

[@seanbrummfield448]

@@busembertiz7372 Makes sense. lmao.

[@mikewillis6033]

what war zone you talking about trnc is a beautiful and safe country

[@mstkli222]

other side is not war zone. it's less infrastructured because of western "ambargo" . you can go lefkoşa one day you can see with your own eyes

[@MIss101T]

I’ve loved watching Johnny’s videos since he was at VOX, I always hated learning about history but I’ve learned so much from him. Now as I’m heading to Cyprus for my sisters wedding this Sunday it’s amazing to learn so much about the country and look for the things he’s mentioned

[@Ignaciombr]

same, history was my worst subject at school. I think that looking at it from a geographical lens has helped me because I've always loved geography and maps and they allow for history to make more sense to me.

[@baashi3578]

I like how England squeezes itself into every corner of the globe.

[@souvik43209]

*UK

[@anzejerman5059]

And US and France

[@anonimushbosh]

@@souvik43209 *Westminster Don't lump us ordinary Brits into this

[@mbgarner]

Same here, we're fucking brilliant.👏🏻 Afterall, we have brought half of the world's people out of the stone age and into the modern age of civilised society. Some are still struggling but they are for sure better off than they were before the British empire spread its monetary riches and societal wealth around the globe. Not to mention abolishing the slave trade in most of the world (Arabs and Africans still practice slavery but we succeeded with most of the planet, for sure).

[@baashi3578]

@@mbgarner oh yeah, the selfless Brits, always trying to help others.

[@Y_Canada]

Johnny posted this 3 minutes ago, which means my morning is about to get much better.

[@zoop1921]

Good morning ❤️

[@hritik30april]

Fuck it it's evening here in India 🇮🇳

[@simulify8726]

@@hritik30april Yeah

[@slytherinsheiress07]

I appreciate you shining a light on this conflict. Yet, I feel like it’s missing a large portion of the story, which is the Turkish side. We have heard a lot of the Greek Cypriots pains, yet the Turkish Cypriots sufferings seem unheard. It would have been much nicer, if you could have balanced the sides out instead of heavily relying on just one.

[@MR-uk7vo]

Yes I absolutely agree, these videos are clearly biased

[@MutantCyborg001]

Because there isht

[@bartoszbudzynski8761]

It's pretty difficult to sympathize with an occupant

[@MutantCyborg001]

@@bartoszbudzynski8761 and because what they did is illegal in every manner of way, they butchered again so many people too, Treaty of Lausanne says that the Turk army is forbidden to set in any island including Cyprus, Cyprus belongs to the Cypriots and they wanted to join Greece, you can understand the whole picture now

[@bugunaz1105]

Right 👍They are also people of the Cyprus

[@HistoryDose]

Johnny’s care for this subject really shines through. Knocked it out of the park.

[@jvn7023]

Johnny deserves his own netflix show, this is too good to not be a netflix show

[@keerthichandra376]

Why should it have to be on Netflix? I just dont get the hype around it 🤷 Not everything of quality needs to be on Netflix

[@alicegoesnomad8448]

@@keerthichandra376 No but larger a market could mean getting quality reporting out to a larger audience. This series feel like PBS to me. I'm glad I found Johnny on YT.

[@keerthichandra376]

@@alicegoesnomad8448 hmm, I get your point but I think YT has a larger audience than Netflix

[@fofo-4555]

He is too good for Netflix tbh

[@elliestephanou6224]

I've liked both eps so far, thanks for showing us some things that we might otherwise never see johnny. I have been sharing with my friends and family in Aust and Cyp 👍

[@amandamcnulty2763]

I’ve told everyone about this series and your channel since it came out, I’m truly thankful to have been educated about the conflict in Cyprus. Its awful and I hope the people living there are able to find peace someday

[@argyriosdoumas2614]

There's an expression in Greek to describe an impossible to solve problem and it's called - "Το Κυπριακό" - which literally means "The Cyprian (Issue/Situation)".

[@brandonchester2236]

Johnny's way of speaking is so moving and easy to listen to. I can't stop. I'm sure this new(ish) format was expensive but it is beautifully done. Good work to you, Johnny. Thnak you for educating the world.

[@nicklourou6359]

Thank you for making a such well documented story filled with historical accuracy. We are such a small island and its nice having our story heard and expressed in some way.

[@filipburic5194]

Johnny Harris: Inside the World’s Last Divided Capital City Jerusalem: *Am I a joke to you!?*

[@fucky889]

Jerusalem is under complete control of Israel it’s not divided

[@asar1065]

Idk how you all see those Israeli barbed high walls, military checkpoints, gates, etc as a divider or not. For me, it's a border just like what you see in this video. I've checked my eye and still functioning normally

[@badreddinewider]

@@anotheranon3118 you do not need walls to devide a city

[@Desmk2312]

@Marcus Nope Jerusalem is still divided

[@Desmk2312]

@@fucky889 It is divided

[@pennsylvaniadc6296]

This channel teaches more then Geography History Books...

[@dansrod5952]

Maybe its because Johnny's videos are super well planned out and what he teaches is handed to us in a more digestible way. Books can be long and boring to follow and understand, or maybe its just that you watch more of Johnny's videos than you read those kinds of books, hence why you would learn more from these videos. I wouldnt say its cuz books dont have this kind of knowledge in them tho. If you truly like to learn, you wouldnt discard one way of learning for another.

[@280SE]

They’re books you need to look for. You won’t find them at school, but they’re there trust me 👍🏼

[@strider029]

*This guy. Johnny have been teaching us since the time he worked in Vox.

[@jk-gb4et]

What the hell these bots are on overdrive

[@niemandschuldet]

Extremely well done! I am from Germany, living here for a long time now. I learned more in your episodes, than in the last 7 years.

[@dexterosity]

12:01 is that moment which brings up so many emotions. BTW Johnny Johnny Johnny!!! That was awesome.

[@aliozanerbektas]

I hope you will include a little bit more of the northern perspective of what was and is going on.

[@frontlinesolutions1202]

He WON'T. He's just a cheap propagandist.

[@mariostudio7]

aaand here we go 🍿

[@DM-tv3du]

Man perspectives brought us where we are now. This is the most neutral documentary I have ever seen about Cyprus and definitely it is not picking a side. Probably is time to stop just thinking about your perspective if you want Cyprus united again. Unless you prefer the sultan and the propaganda he is feeding you.

[@waqarsaleem8611]

He won't.

[@mariostudio7]

@@DM-tv3du I'm not sure about the "unbiased" part of your comment because as you may have noticed USA is nowhere to be seen in the video. Definitely the role of USA in this situation was not something easy to miss. Nevertheless, the production is great and the effort put into it is unreal.

[@dairymold]

Since you started making this series on Cyprus, it's increasingly reminded me of a China Miéville novel titled 'The City and The City' which, albeit a work of speculative fiction, takes place in a city that bears a strong resemblance to Cyprus' divided capital.

[@da4127]

Wtf happened in this comment section?

[@JamesKerLindsay]

Cyprus is an incredible place. So small, but with a fascinating and tragic history. I lived in Nicosia for many years and it is a wonderful place. But rather odd too. So much is so normal on a day-to-day basis. And yet there are the signs of the division everywhere. I remember watching ‘The City and the City’ by China Mieville and thinking how it seemed to parallel the strangeness of Nicosia. Two cities living parallel to one another, but apart.

[@missourimongoose8858]

Is one side nicer than the other? Just wondering lol it would be cool if we got a video on the economic differences

[@JamesKerLindsay]

@@missourimongoose8858 Great question. They are obviously rather different from each other. The southern, Greek side of the island is clearly wealthier and more developed. The north has more areas of outstanding natural beauty, partly because it hasn’t been so developed. But the island is so small you can happily do both sides. In fact, this would be one of its great selling points. It really offers so much.

[@missourimongoose8858]

@@JamesKerLindsay that's kinda what I figured is that turkey invaded, then didn't do much for the people as far as the economy goes which is sad for the island, I was stationed in Hawaii for a few years and loved it but because it was small and a 5 hour plane ride away from mainland it got old after awhile so seeing video of this beautiful island that's so close to so many different places would be a dream to live on but of course humans had to make things difficult

[@JamesKerLindsay]

@@missourimongoose8858 It’s actually a really nice place to live. And there are all sorts of interesting places nearby. But it can get a little claustrophobic. I imagine Hawaii is the same. But it’s horrible to complain about living on a Pacific/Mediterranean island! :-)

[@The911Berk]

I was a university student in northern cyprus. During my student times, i was encounter a natural disaster which british left behind from their copper mine called CMC. That should documented too.

[@WoW540]

Thanks for giving energy into this, and trying to let people out there know what happened, and what keeps happening in my own country!

[@onzi10000]

What happened was that the Greeks were murdering Turkish Cypriots.

[@meandguitarisrock]

Watching this as im currently waiting on my flight out of Ercan airport in northen cyprus. After 2 weeks on this island and walking across this 'border' multiple times in the lasf 2 days i have to say johnny got the feeling and phrasing exactly right. The two sides are so different and the buffer zone is a hard line. In the city its clearly visible from so many streets that suddenly turn into a dead end, and during my hikes in the troodos mountains you can visibly see the buffer zone as a empty wasteland. Crazy interesting place to visit, with mosques built in old catcholic churches, mixed cultures but such friendly people on both sides. Thanks for telling this story.

[@missourimongoose8858]

Is one side nicer than the other? Just wondering

[@josephleonard6695]

That's the most painful thing about this. These are actually friendly peoples who know and care for one another but happen to be on either side of a conflict they never asked for.

[@linusjklett]

AWESOME as always! I’m thrilled for the the last two parts!

[@mark-wilson]

he just posted this.. how did you watch all of this video

[@joelj.9075]

This is a 16 min you watched in ~4 minutes?

[@YtSab]

Another episode? I can't get enough of this, the production is great!

[@iftheBeasttttt]

Really great video, similar situation is in my country also, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only one thing i didn't like, you mostly talked to Greek Cyprian, only one person was Turkish Cyprian. I think it's important to hear all sides

[@thebalkanhistorian.3205]

Have you watched any of this series. The last episode was completely dedicated to Turks.

[@kocheng-pd4bo]

Have you watched all videos in this series?

[@kevinphung147]

I am from Taiwan and I wish to visit Bosnia soon.

[@shadowdm0078]

I was a student in Cyprus and yeah there some parts of town that are really sad to look at due to the conflict that happened. Really great documentary that really tells you the truth about this small island

[@azj_]

"World last divided capital city" Jerusalem: *WELL YES, BUT ACTUALLY NO*

[@yourmomsfavourite1686]

That's so controversial yet so accurate

[@cialcollins5283]

@@yourmomsfavourite1686 well Nicosia is also controversial so it only makes sense that Jerusalem should be considered a “divided capital city”.

[@muazunais2378]

But it's Palest!ne

@@cialcollins5283 But there is not a barrier between Easter Jerusalem and the rest of the city like it was when Eastern Jerusalem was part of Jordan.

[@cialcollins5283]

@ is a barrier required for it to be considered divided?

[@bamargerin]

Lived in the north '96-'98. This doc does an AWESOME job giving viewers a taste of what Cyprus is like. Keep up the good work! PS - the northeastern tip (Karpaz) is great wilderness for getting away from it all.

[@steviewonders3654]

I’ve been waiting for this!!

[@febrifitri7231]

great explanations and visualisations!. tbh i never know about this issue before but thx to johnny and team, i got curious more and more. i hope next eps we could hear more perspective from turkish cypriots. keep going this is super cool!

[@peterinnes1230]

I was evacuated as a child from famagusta in ‘74. It still holds a part of my soul. It was an amazing place to grow up. We lived right on the beach. My father was a British soldier. I have been back a few times but could never get to where you have mated to go

[@TSEEMOD_618]

Italian here...honestly I would like to see more Turkish-Cypriot point of view onto this. I am not saying "turkish part is righter, greek is righter, blablabla" (I was in Cyprus personally, none of the two is right and there should be a unity - which also means to kick out the British from the Island once and for all and stop their damn colonialism)... but so far just one turkish cypriot girl out of 2 episodes....not that balanced part nor opinion. And people over there in the Turkish part, are regular easy going people, not whatever anybody can think.

[@dimitrispvoice133]

He said there is gonna be an entire episode about them. I'm interested to see it too, since I don't believe there are many ''turkish cypriots'' left but rather Turks that came from mainland Turkey in order to change the demographic of the island.

[@blueisland24]

First we want to kick out of Cyprus the turkish occupation, 40.000 thousands turkish military with heavy weapons

[@davidjoelsson4929]

turks colonised this island

[@giavk3607]

No you actually say that Turkish part has more right. And Turks are only 20% of this island. Who cares about them and their fake state?

[@horvatlovren7198]

Turks = colonists/settlers. There view is not relevant they are the agressors. Do you conisder the view of White "Rhodesians" to be equal to native Africans they ruled over ?

[@ampylagria1739]

I love watching Johnny’s videos. I always learn something. His videos, like this one, make me feel that I am actually in those places. I hope I could write stories like this too. 😊

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I think this is the earliest I’ve been to a video from this channel because this series is brilliant!

[@irenemous9082]

I just want to say thank you for spreading awareness through your videos! My grandfather is from the buffer zone and he had to not only fight in the war but also leave his house to live in the Greek Cypriot part of the island so this hits close to home for me. What you are doing is very important and thank you for that

[@baconuiop9413]

Hi

[@baconuiop9413]

Hi

[@andreaphilippou3796]

Thank you for these videos. As a Cypriot whose grandparents lost their homes, tears were brought to my eyes and the need to do something about our country. A country that many wanted and still want but don’t realize it’s the land of people who want to identify as Cypriots.

[@nuclearbug5797]

They should not have supported genocide

[@Melange2]

Jerusalem is still very divided

[@quietkid52]

Not anymore. Its occupied fully now. 2 more Years there will be no Arabs only Jews

[@runarandersen878]

True. But is it the capital of Israel? It still is Tel Aviv. Even though many in Israel and the US want it to be Jerusalem.

[@quietkid52]

@@runarandersen878 Not Many, US already declared it. Thus US declared it Europe also did it. Its the End. 2-5 Years UN will also declared it and there will be no Muslim, no Christian only Jews.

[@nickprotonotarios]

@@quietkid52 lol

[@kostam.1113]

There are many divided cities Some are even capitals Like Sarajevo

[@Desmk2312]

2:16 "Making It the last divided Capital on earth" East and West Jerusalem: *B R U H*

[@NabilAshraf02]

Acc. To most of the westerners, there is no East Jerusalem... So, there's no divided capital called Jerusalem

[@Desmk2312]

@@NabilAshraf02 BUT according to western country Not the reality Jerusalem is divided That is the fact

[@Desmk2312]

@Aditya Desai yeah i quess

[@NabilAshraf02]

They don't care about the reality if their narrative is different... So nothing to expect...

[@Desmk2312]

@@NabilAshraf02 yeah

[@tristandecunha9769]

This is incredible. I was waiting for this video as soon as I finished the first. I was hooked.

[@zramse00]

Love seeing Johnny in his element, exploring the world and bringing attention to history, dissension and hope through his gift of story telling.

[@trrrooollfc1159]

Love the video ! I would love to see more of the Turkish side of Cyprus and here more of their stories

[@arhamimam8547]

Yes same

[@missourimongoose8858]

I doubt turkey has done anything in the north but it would be nice to see a video about the economic situations between the two, show the contrast and how sad it is to live under Islam

[@FikAb]

@@missourimongoose8858 You are too biased

[@melanchorly7618]

@@FikAb Don't waste your time with guys like this. The mentality is sad.

[@dhdowlad]

@@missourimongoose8858 Turkey is more prosperous than Greece now and can afford to build their part..

[@cypriotpilot]

This series is just amazing!! Thank you so much Johnny for making it. As i am from Nicosia this episode was very emotional for me. I remember as a kid sneaking inside the buffer zone and this episode brought back a lot of memories. Can't wait for the rest of the series!!!

[@robertcurrie1160]

Part 1 was brilliant I can't wait to watch this! 🙌 ✌️

[@souvik43209]

Me too

[@abhijitkukwoi]

Jhonny is the best!! I love his voice, his narratives, his videos, his contents... great job Jhonny... Keep it up!! Love from India ❤️

[@loucasmiller3825]

crazy watching this as a greek Cypriot. Always been a fan of Johnny Harris but seeing him doing a documentary on Cyprus is so unique.

[@andricopoulos70]

I am a Greek Cypriot. You have more followers than the population of Cyprus. Thank you for the effort you have put in to let the world know the tragedy of Cyprus. I dream of a united Cyprus where Turkish and Greek Cypriots live in One Cyprus peacefully together.

[@sillum]

Feels like you are living the dream my dude. Hope you keep writing and producing great content, and that they continue to let you travel to the most interesting places. Of course if you need any help, just let me know where to apply if you need some help with east Asia research or Chinese.

[@sotiriskouzalou2493]

Johnny hi and thank you for this wonderful content, my question is have you visited the village in Larnaca district called Pyla (Πύλα) is one the place that is an example of how this two communities still lives together.

[@Lyallpuriya]

What do you think about Turkish Cypriots and their rights in any future unified Cyprus?

[@renosgeo18]

@@Lyallpuriya indeed. This is the million dollar question for Greekcypriots. We Greekcyprtiots should push (harder) our leaders towards this direction. And I think you should do the same with yours with respect to the turkish troops and the intervention right of Turkey.

[@ZabatheFrog]

Larnaca! What a throwback. Used to go here when I lived there. Miss Cyprus!

[@yassinemhira1917]

World's last divided capital city Jerusalem be like "am I a joke to you" FREE PALESTINE

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

Jerusalem is like under control of Israel

[@jnliewmichael4235]

Well, considering that Jerusalem is completely controlled by Israel, thus Nicosia IS the last divided capital city.

[@ChristopherFornesa]

Also Jerusalem isn’t the capital city, Tel Aviv is the one that’s internationally recognized, while it’s Ramallah for Palestine.

[@ChristopherFornesa]

@Marcus actually it does matter. And so do Israel’s illegal acts and crimes against the humanity of the Palestinian people, as well as African Jews within its borders. Jerusalem is not and cannot be a capital city until a one-state solution with the full right of return for both Palestinians and Jews can be established. Like it or not, Palestinians are indigenous to the region, it was not empty, and non-European Jews are and were majority Palestinian in ancestry.

[@benpurvis4281]

As someone who has followed this for years ever since visiting Cyprus for the first time, I absolute commend the detail in this. I've watch both parts now absolutely engrossed. Being British myself it has always been a favourite tourist destination for myself, but it feels more than that, after researching into it I feel heavilty invested in Cyprus

[@toontonic]

Indeed, Cyprus is a beautiful place to visit.

[@joshuanawa7505]

I’m a foreign student in North Cyprus, didn’t know how deep the history was. Great video 👍🏾❤️

[@busembertiz7372]

This one is about Turkish Cypriots- kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWXagKCdiayheZo

[@busembertiz7372]

This too - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kICtfoCAjrGUpNk

[@ershadnadiro7293]

Thanks for all this education, Johnny! Stay healthy & safe.

[@wisdomstragedy6632]

To the person making the soundtracks for these series , Sir/Madam you're rocking it.

[@johnnyharris]

Tom Fox. He's a genius

[@SamiNami]

I am currently on cyprus, took my bike down through Turkey to the Northen Side. It's crazy how many hidden military bases I found in Northern Cyprus. They were not shown on google maps at all, but I constantly ran into bases.

[@serhaneroglu5402]

We Turks are very determined not to lose the northern part of Cyprus. That's why it will be kept very strong militarily. That's natural.

[@PramodKarandikar]

Incredible. It's evident how much effort you have put in to make the series. Waiting for the next one!

[@youareallalonenobodylikesyou]

I'm a greek, not from Cyprus. I'm still young. But I cried watching this. The pain Cypriots had felt and still feel till this day is terrifying. It's painful. I feel bad for all the Cypriots regardless. I don't care if they were turks or greeks. They were Cypriots, friends, sisters and brothers. I hurt for my fellow brothers and sisters. One day I hope that all of you will live again together happy. It won't be the same but I hope all of you will forgive eachother and try to understand that you have something in common. Losing what's yours, and hopefully.. gaining it back. Love from greece. This was a beautiful life changing video. ❤️💕🙏✨

[@senshai1267]

Everytime I read Uncharted . I feel johnny is real life nathan drake.

[@Kyriacou16]

Not many people know what happened to our beautiful country. More people are starting to learn about it and videos like this helps teach people everything about it so thank for making these 2 episodes. You explored and explained everything really well.

[@mannyrocks7574]

I just really want to thank you so much for making this amazing series, Johnny. I’m half Greek-Cypriot and half English myself and these episodes have truly resonated for me. Thank you for raising awareness on a topic which people need to hear! :)

[@69socialmedia97]

Tell me.Do you hate from Turks?But don't lie

[@4CloudySky]

Very good coverage of the conflict and country in general. I hope you will post some more videos from Cyprus. It has a special place in my heart, since I have a lot friends living there and I've been there a countless times.

[@sarah..m]

Thank you for your remarkable efforts on shedding light on this conflict, I sadly knew so little about Cyprus. This documentary touched my heart. I hope someday soon while this documentary educates people about this island, for Cyprus to unite and for the people to live in peace and harmony.

[@Sejara1528]

Am I missed it or Johnny never interviewed Northern Turkish Cypriot?

[@maxpayne3628]

How is an Turkish Cypriot different from Greek Cypriot?

[@sky-lb6nk]

@@maxpayne3628 Turkish Cypriots speak Turkish and mostly muslim Greek Cypriots speak Greek and mostly christian. In terms of culture and physical appearance they are the same.

[@maxpayne3628]

@@sky-lb6nk So just because language is different, does that mean they're different?

[@pitakotopoulos7740]

@@maxpayne3628 Today, many of the turkish cypriots(the people that immigrate during the ottoman era) have left the island and have been replaced by turks from the mainland during the 70's.

[@maxpayne3628]

@@pitakotopoulos7740 Is there no land protection act kept by the Northern Cyprus Government or are they just an puppet government/vassal state of Ankara? BTW, I'm not surprised if what you're saying is true because this has been the general Turkish habit since middle ages, taking over land. They're the reason the middle East is in a mess.

[@HAlagoz1]

As a Turkish Cypriot born & raised in London, I have witnessed first hand both Turkish & Greek Cypriots living together peacefully. My best friends are Greek Cypriots. You have raised very valid points. I remember my friend Andreas who was born & raised in a village near Trodus told me that as a child who thought Turkish Cypriots were Aliens. It made me laugh. Unfortunately this is was politics does, it divides. We are all human. Great video, I do feel like you could have interviewed more Turk Cypriots though. And maybe for the future it’ll be interesting interviewing Cypriots that live overseas….

[@takanto1388]

I love your work. I was surprised and happy that you decided to make a video for the situation in Cyprus. If you do not mind suggestions, I would like to suggest that you should provide Turkish/Greek subtitles for this project. I know my parents for example would love to be able to follow and understand the stories of the people, your commentary and the information shared in these videos. Either way, great job

[@Drusher10]

Your story telling gives me chills!!! Insanely good job!!! Greetings from Cyprus (south ;)

[@gulceyetismis9429]

You can't imagine the chills I get from seeing inside of the buffer zone for the first time in my life, except Home for Cooperation. Passing from side to side I have always wondered and tried to see the houses over the fences

[@user-xx5sh8yq1q]

Your Denktaş has chosen your future. But when Turkish Cypriots are in need, Greek Cypriots will not turn their backs to them.

[@mecan79]

Johnny, I like the way you are engaged with this story and the production. One thing that strikes me is that you try to sound objective and yet still have a somewhat biased approach so far. For every Turk you speak to, you speak to like 3-4 Greeks in the first episodes. And the general story sounds like coming from the Greek side. I hope this approach will change in the upcoming episodes. I want to hear the other side of the story.

[@mirandapillsbury7885]

he clearly does not want to humanize the Turkish side. We need to get that in our heads.

[@wankawanka3053]

You always complain

[@thesoundinyourhead1782]

Because the population ratio is 1 turk cypriots to 8 greek cypriots. That's why.

[@mecan79]

TheSoundInYourHead Smart!! Then for every other Greek-Turkish dispute, they have to do it the other way around: 85 mil Turks to 11mil Greeks

[@anonimushbosh]

I realise it's a KZbin thing for everyone to spell out their idolatry to creators for all to thumb up but just once it might have been nice to be able to find the comments about the subject itself, especially from people connected to it.

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

Dude I've been scrolling through the comments looking for comments on the content, but without fail humans will create idols.

[@MCTogs]

@@umbrakaito Exactly. "Can we take a moment to appreciate.." Can you take a moment to say something relevant about the subject at hand or shut the fuck up??

[@unforg1v3n]

You don't want to dude :p You'll just get more confused. If you want to learn more about the subject itself, watch Chistopher Hitchens documentary on Cyprus, read about Kissinger's probable involvement, read about the coup in 1974 which was supported by the Greek Junta and the subsequent Turkish invasion, read about the 1963 conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and all the ensuing in-fighting until 1974. I think he addresses some of them in Episode 1 (some of them hastily). Read/watch about these on your own, but don't expect to learn much about the subject from arguments between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, especially in KZbin comments.

[@anonimushbosh]

That's not what I meant. It's not that hard to filter out rants & agendas and still get a flavour of what it is/was like for actual people. At least it would be without the gajillions of kowtowing sychophants! 😉😉

[@DAYMENEA]

@Unforg1v3n Thanks for those references mate. I'll get into it

[@haloKINGSstudios]

You know, I was just yesterday looking at a map of Cyprus and wonder why the whole island is so divided. This is great timing!

[@KritikaSpreadLove]

As an aspiring documentary filmmaker, you've changed my life Johnny and continue to with every video you make. You've shown me how important truthful, on the ground, investigative journalism is, and also put a face to what I long to do with my curiosity and video creation. Thank you for inspiring generations of storytellers and creators your work is invaluable!

[@busembertiz7372]

Watch Simon Reeves

[@OkachaWasTaken]

Turks: Lefkosa Greeks: Lefkosia English: NiCoSiA

[@rajarshihore]

Hey Johnny, this is incredible work.. really loving this series so far.. In future you should do a video on Transnistria or Artsakh- the post soviet disputed countries, that will be really interesting to see as well

[@FikAb]

Karabakh is a region in Azerbaijan. It is not a disputed territory with a cultural capital of Azerbaijan as a capital, aka Shusha.

[@ran196]

I like this series so far, but all we've been hearing about is the Greek perspective. Hope we get the same number of episodes dedicated to the Turk perspective too. Cause i want to know what they feel when the nation divided and about those turks who was living on the greek side who was forced to move to the north. or the turks who's home were in the buffer zone.

[@giavk3607]

Your re so funny Only 20% of the population of Cyprus is Turkish. There is no such thing as northern Cyprus. NOBODY recognises that fake state. Nice try.

[@Tan_15115]

@@giavk3607 Well but it will stay in Turkish control reality lmfao , you genocide Supporter can choice not see this , it's your freedom

[@lukeskywalker7107]

I have just learned what I never be told in Greece. Thank you for your amazing talent of journalism

[@clabood]

This series is amazing. I am learning so much. Thank you Johnny for this.

[@Evghenios79]

=> Cypriot. Watched both episodes. Very nice documentary. I appreciate the effort not to take sides or to say anything that may anger someone. It's a very difficult topic to talk about without stepping on anyone's toes. He makes some factual errors. In the first episode he made it seem like the buffer zone existed since the 60s but it doesnt (he keeps saying 60s and 70s). The buffer zone was formed after the 1974 invasion. The buffer zone is the result of the turkish invasion. The trouble in the 60s was persecution from within (fighting between Cypriots) as well as multiple unsuccessful military attempts by Turkey to secure an outpost for a troop landing. I put it down to him trying not to take sides or to ruffle any feathers He goes out of his way to avoid calling the northern part as "occupied" for example, but it is. I did like having several short interviews by several Cypriots. (And if you are wondering why I havent called myself turkish or greek cypriot, that's on purpose. Both of those words are words seeded by the British to keep the Island divided) Here are some short facts: - The reasons the British are in Cyprus: Suez, Airbase for Staging interventions in the Middle East etc (this was at least touched during the documentary) - What you are not told is the reason Turkey invaded which is => to ensure Turkey is never blocked by Greece and Cyprus - When Turkey invaded, they could have taken the entire island but they didn't. Reason Turkey didn't take the entire island during the invasion: because that was the agreement with the British. The British will never let Greece or Turkey take complete control of the island. (Divide and Conquer) The only way Cyprus will ever be reunited is the day that all Cypriots start thinking of themselves as Cypriots instead of Greek-Cypriots or Turkish-Cypriots and unfortunately, that day is a very long time away from today.

[@smashing-3291]

"What you are not told is the reason Turkey invaded which is => to ensure Turkey is never blocked by Greece and Cyprus" yeah don't talk about the part where Turkish civilians were being murdered by armed racist Greeks, I'm glad people aren't stupid enough to fall to your bullshit propaganda. British were still trying to stop us from invading while Turkish civilians were being brutally murdered.

[@kamikaze8733]

Thank u

[@fatedestiny1397]

I hope in the next video we can see more on and about the Turkish side.

[@MT-yn5yn]

Keep up the good work!! I love this series :)

[@shannonrosewiley]

Thanks for doing this series, I never learned about this country or the country conflict in high school from 1997 through 2000 or college. It is so sad the citizens of this country had to go through this.

[@ninibepis]

You had the privilege to enter the buffer zone unlike many (if any) of us. Thank you for sharing!

[@theunbeatable6598]

I love your content johnny but I really hope you cover and show the Turk Cypric point of view as well.

[@abdulkadirgumus9808]

No way. View Numbers are important than the truth.

[@mirandapillsbury7885]

by the time he does the series will stop getting as many views. He is clearly NOT in favor of the Turkish side at all and does not care to humanize Turkish Cypriots or to give them a platform to voice their justified concerns

[@tiusernamenabalw]

Having met some fantastic Turkish Cypriots in the UK, I also want their voices to be heard. Unfortunately all we hear is Turkey’s militarist establishment speaking on their behalf.

[@paradoxicalcitizen1139]

Hey Johnny can you show more perspectives of the Turkish Cypriots thar would be pretty dope

[@GaviLazan]

Wouldn't you also consider Jerusalem a "divided capital city"? Like East and West Jerusalem...

[@ShnoogleMan]

I was gonna say this. Technically it is unified under Israeli control and the de facto Palestinian capital is Ramallah, but I feel like it still counts.

[@evrtt_trn]

well it is de facto divided but israel kinda ate the whole thing and is moving on to the side dishes.

[@GaviLazan]

@@ShnoogleMan right, I was more wondering if this meant that Johnny felt that Jerusalem was unified (as the Israeli stance states), or if he doesn't consider it the capital (as many countries don't recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel). I personally think that it can technically satisfy being both a united capital and still be divided since there is an ongoing conflict.

[@GaviLazan]

@@evrtt_trn if anything it's defacto united, since it's fully annexed by Israel.

[@ShnoogleMan]

@@GaviLazan Agreed.

[@marxistaelleasarcruz9458]

My goodness. I really want to learn how to edit videos like Johnny. Video animation, like the story telling, is absolutely fantastic.

[@aldinmondia3646]

I'm so glad you're back with such an important, relevant series such as this. Thank you for this Johnny.

[@atharvakawalkar4867]

A video on QUAD, china and south china sea will be good.