United for Cyprus
Map of Divided Cyprus
Mr Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus
Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot President of occupied Cyprus (de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus TRNC)
The Republic of Cyprus is a member of the United Nations since 20 September 1960.
The Republic of Cyprus acceded the European Union as a full member on 1 May 2004.
One Dream – One People – One Voice
The date 20 July 2024 marks 50 years of forcible and illegal island division in Cyprus - by Turks and Turkish Cypriots in the Northern occupied Cyprus. There is no freedom of movement or choice between the North and the South of Cyprus. So far, efforts for a solution by the Cypriot Government have proved unsuccessful. It is time for the world to speak out in favour of a just and fair solution to the Cyprus problem. 50 years is just too much!
The basis for a solution to the Cyprus problem is to reunify the whole of Cyprus as one nation in a just and fair way.
Facilitation of displaced Cypriots to return back to their ancestral homes
The immediate removal of all Turkish troops from northern Cyprus.
Cyprus must remain a unified state where all of its citizens: Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians and Latinos would live harmoniously in a peaceful and prosperous Cyprus within the wider European family. The key to a just and fair settlement in Cyprus lies in each one of us and all of us as a whole.
Origin of Island’s Name
Two interpretations of the origin of the island’s name Kypros (Cyprus):
(a) Kypros owes its name to Kypris. Kypris is the name given to Aphrodite, the Goddess of Cyprus; and
(b) from copper that was discovered in Cyprus during the Copper period (2500 BC – 1050 BC).
10,000 years of History and Civilization in Cyprus
8200 – 3900 BC Neolithic (pre-historic) period
3900 – 2500 BC Bronze Age
2500 – 1050 BC Copper period
1050 – 750 BC Geometric period
750 – 310 BC Archaic & Classic period
310 – 30 BC Hellenistic period
30 BC –330 AD Roman period
330 – 1191 Byzantine Empire
1191 – 1192 Richard the Lionheart & the Templars
1192 – 1489 Frankish dynasty
1489 – 1571 Venetian period
1571 – 1878 Ottoman Empire
1878 – 1960 British Empire
1960 – 1974 Cyprus Independence
1974 – 2024 Cyprus illegally occupied territory and division
Red Rose of Cyprus
Cyprus Cyclamen (Cyprus National Plant)