Thirty-nine years are completed today by the second phase of the Turkish Invasion and the conquest of Famagusta by the Attiles. Document taken just two hours before the arrival of the Turkish army in the city of Evagoras.Famagusta I fly, like today, August 14, 1974, with the beginning of the second phase of the Turkish Invasion.
The memories of the people of Famagusta go back 39 years today.
In Attila 2, when the Turkish military forces occupied most of the Mesaoria plain, Famagusta, Karpasia and most of the Morphou area despite the agreed truce.
Attila's hand touched the Queen.
At three-thirty in the early hours of August 14, 1974, the negotiations between Greece, Turkey and Britain on Cyprus ended in complete failure in Geneva.
On the morning of that black day, Turkish troops bombed Nicosia, Famagusta and other places.
The residents of Famagusta left, believing that they would return to their homes in a maximum of 24 hours.
Attila 2, however, had come into play.
The shots that you will watch are from the archive of the ANT1 filmmaker, Tassos Dimitriadis. The images were taken two hours before the occupation of Famagusta by the Attilas.
In the afternoon, the Turks entered Vassilevousa.
A large part of the city of Famagusta has remained enclosed and deserted since then, with the occupying army not allowing the return of legal residents to their homes and property.
The deputy mayor of Famagusta, Simos Ioannou, and the former mayor, Giannis Skordis, sent their own messages to ANT1.
The proposal of the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis for the return of Famagusta is the last in a series of efforts for the city, while all the previous ones met with the refusal of the Turkish side.
Source: ANT1