Equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the 'Father of Turks'

These statues are everywhere in North Cyprus; mostly they were erected in close proximity to the Greek Orthodox churches, which have fallen into disuse following the Turkish Invasion of 1974 and the ensuing ethnic cleansing of the Greek Cypriot population

Encounters and explorations on the Karpas Peninsula

May 11th 2011
Towards the exit of Yenirerenköy, we pick up a hitchhiker, an old, traditional-looking man with moustache and hat. He looks a bit confused first upon seeing who has stopped for him, but when he asks "Dipkarpaz?", and we nod assertively, he gets in anyway. He says he's a "Kurdi", and that he speaks "no English, Türkçe, Türkçe!". Upon hearing I'm from Almanya, he oohs and aahs a bit and says: " ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus » Famagusta » Karpass Peninsula

A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capi... ... read more

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