STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND  MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ASSOC. PROF. TURGAY AVCI ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 27-28 JANUARY  RESISTANCE

On the 50^th anniversary of the events of  27-28 January, which was an important turning pointing in  Turkish Cypriot people’s struggle for existence, we remember once more our  beloved Martyrs,  who sacrificed their lives  to make these lands our homeland.

27-28 January is an  important landmark in the struggle for existence of   Turkish Cypriots, who refused to  yield to the Greek-Greek Cypriot persecution and their   aim at  uniting  the island with Greece- Enosis and displayed  their determination to resist against  British colonialism.

On 27-28 January 1958, Turkish Cypriot people with their heroic  resistance clearly proved to the world that they wanted   to  live as  free people on the island of Cyprus.

This important event which was written in the annals  of Turkish Cypriot history  with golden letters as “A Day of Communal Struggle and Resistance Against Colonialism”, is a symbol  of  the struggle of our people against  the Greek Cypriots  who aimed at depriving  the Turkish Cypriot people of  their right to exist  as free people.

On the 50^th anniversary of 27-28 January, we once more commemorate  and remember our beloved martyrs with respect and  gratitude and we salute our courageous veterans.