In the villages of Maratha and Santalari, the bones of 11 children who were killed by the Greek Cypriots in the massacres in August 1974 were buried on Monday.
The bones were buried in mass graves and after the excavations were identified by the CMP. According to reports in the occupied territories, Turkish and Turkish flags were placed in bone coffins and later handed over to their families.
The burial was a "public expense" and those killed were buried as witnesses. The "president of the Martyrs' Association" of Marathon, Santalari and Aloa, Ahmed Asir, said that 47 years after the assassination, the value of peace and the bitterness of war are easier to understand.
He said that thanks to Turkey, since `74" the Turks of Cyprus live peacefully and without war ".
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Turkey's guarantees are necessary under any circumstances for the peace and security of Turkish Cypriots.
He said that if a solution is imposed, there will be genocide again and that he believes in "the effective and de facto guarantee of the homeland of Turkey and the existence of the Turkish army".