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Cyprus: South Side (50 Years)

72 min | Spoken Languages:
80% English and 20% Greek
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Cyprus: South Side (72 Minutes; 80% English Language, 20% Greek; No Subtitles)

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Prof. Paul Kapetanopoulos, producer and host.

Prof. Paul Kapetanopoulos
Director/Producer/Host

2024 is the 50th Anniversary

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On July 20, 1974 the country of Turkey began the illegal invasion of the independent Greek-speaking island of Cyprus.
It continues today.

Galen L. Stone
USA Ambassador to Cyprus, 1978-1981

This led to the displacement of thousands of Cypriots and the establishment of a separate Turkish Cypriot regime to govern the invaded area in the north. This ongoing dispute has contributed to the de facto partitioning of the Republic of Cyprus into three main parts:

the area under the effective control of the Republic, in the south of the island;
the area not under the effective control of the Republic, styling itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized globally only by Turkey), in the north; and
the United Nations-controlled Green Line, separating the two.

The United Nations has condemned this illegal occupation of the northern 40% of the island, yet it still exists today.

Experience the pain of some of the 200,000 Greek Cypriots in refugee Camp Stavrou outside of Lefkosia (Nicosia) as they share their struggle in January of 1979. The film includes a 30 minute update with interviews and parades with Greek Cypriots from Toronto, Canada and New York in 1993 and 1994.

This first 20 minutes of this film was featured at the Amnesty International convention in Los Angeles in May 1991.

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year. A former British colony, it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 and became a Commonwealth republic in 1961. The Republic of Cyprus is a developed country, and has been a member state of the European Union since 1 May 2004.

Written, produced and hosted by Prof. Paul Kapetanopoulos.
All video ©MM Paul Kapetanopoulos All Rights Reserved.

Former US Ambassador to Cyprus.

"I'm here in Cyprus representing the United States and I am accredited as Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus. The Republic of Cyprus is essentially the Greek Cypriot portion of the island and that Republic of Cyprus is recognized by all of the members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. Turkey has recognized a government which has been established in the north of the island which is called the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus and Turkey has their Ambassador in the north. No other Ambassador is resident there except the Turkish Ambassador."

Picture Gallery from Cyprus: South Side (click images to enlarge)

The DVD Jacket Cover for the documentary, "Cyprus: South Side."

United States Ambassador to Cyprus Galen L. Stone 1978-1981

Henry Kissinger (U.S. Secretary of State) quote from 1974, reads, "There is no American reason why the Turks should not have one-third of Cyprus."

Still Image of Director interviewing Camp Stavrou (Cypriot refugee camp) Psychiatrist

Still Image of crying Cypriot woman

Still Image of Parade Banner.

Still Image of Parade Banner.

Detail of the cover image for the documentary, "Cyprus: South Side."

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