“Turkish animosity law” enacted by the Greek Cypriot National Assembly and published in the Official Gazette on December 5, 2003.

 Part One
Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus
No: 3778. 5 December 2003

LAW

Section 1:

 About the matter of officialising the September 14 as the Rememberance Day for Asia Minor Hellenism and the Asia Minor Catastrophe as published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus under the Article 52 of the Constitution.

No: 179(1)2003

 14 September 1922  has been accepted as a historically important day in memory of Greeks who were massacred by the Turks.

Because Cyprus is an inseparable part of Hellenism, Cyprus also shares the same feelings due to the Turkish oppression and respects the memories of the Greeks, shares the same agony

and;

Notifies that, Asia Minor Catastrophe constitutes an important part of historical realities of this nation’s long history and;

Knowing that, the diminution of Hellenism is unquestionably a national policy and goal of the Turkish state and;

As shown by the code, because the official confirmation of  history of the Greek nation is the answer to the strategic goals of the Turkish expansionism,

The House of Representatives enacts, due to the above mentioned reasons, the following law:   

1-     This law officially approves the date of September 14 as the Official Rememberance Day for Asia Minor Hellenism and Asia Minor Catastrophe, a 2003 Law.

2-     Reaffirming this as a fact, the People of Cyprus accepts the date of 14 September 1922 as the Official Rememberance and Honour Day of the Hellenic people of Asia Minor who were displaced and unfairly massacred,

3-     The People of Cyprus asserts to give speeches and organise activities, memorials and various other facilities amid the approval of the law by the Council of Ministers and its publication in the Official Gazette, within one month.