Remembering the 1974 Invasion of Cyprus by Turkey

Commemorative Events, 2024

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, an appalling milestone which serves as a reminder that the ongoing occupation of more than one third of Cyprus has been ongoing for far too long.

To mark this sombre occasion ΣEKA Victoria organised a rally in the heart of Melbourne:

Rally for Cyprus in Federation Square, Melbourne, 21 July 2024

Upcoming Events

Dr Demetra Demetriou, visiting academic from Cyprus, at the Cyprus Community

(495 Lygon St., Brunswick East, 3057, downstairs)

Public Lecture, Sunday 11 August, 4 – 6 pm

• Γυναικείες φωνές αντίστασης στην ελληνική και την τουρκική λογοτεχνία της Κύπρου (1974-2024)
• Female Voices of Dissent in Greek and Turkish Cypriot Literature (1974-2024)

Public Lecture, Wednesday 14 August, 7 – 8 pm

• Τo τραύμα στη σύγχρονη κυπριακή πεζογραφία
• Trauma in Contemporary Cypriot Prose-Writing: The 2010 Generation
(Greek 20 minutes / English 20 minutes)

Public Lecture & Book Launch, Thursday 15 August, 7 – 8 pm

• Φύλο και εξουσία. Οι βιασμοί του 1974: Θεωρία, Ιστορία, Λογοτεχνία
• Sex and Power: Wartime rape in 1974: Theory, History, Literature
(Greek 20 minutes / English 20 minutes)

and…
• Launch of the book Agonies by Demetra Demetriou
• Βιβλιοπαρουσίαση του ποιητικού έργου Αγωνίες της Δήμητρας Δημητρίου
Speakers: Pavlos Andronikos, Yiannis Milides, Thanasis Spilias
Ομιλητές: Παύλος Ανδρόνικος, Γιάννης Μηλίδης, Θανάσης Σπηλιάς

Youth Forum: The Contemporary Society and Culture of Cyprus

Dr Demetra Demetriou will consider and discuss the nature of contemporary
Cypriot society with young professionals of Cypriot and Greek descent.

Friday 16 August 2024, 6 – 7 pm, at the
Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria, 495 Lygon St., Brunswick East, 3057 (downstairs).

To be followed by a set dinner: Cypriot souvlaki, chips, & a soft drink: $25.
The dinner must be prepaid.
RSVP: admin@seka.org.au

For more information and/or to book a place, contact Yiannis Milides (0416 043 335) or Katie Georgiou (0467 611 291).

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus was outright theft!

“ ...the Turkish invasion of Cyprus is not even a disputed matter. It was certainly not some understandable territorial gain made after aggressive war waged by Greece. It was outright theft—an annexation: state terrorism. The entire international community recognizes it as such.” (Douglas Murray)

SEKA’s Publicity Video, 2023

Photographs by Pavlos Andronikos from Protest Rallies in Melbourne

We Want Our Homes Back! 2013	Grief, 2013
Buttonhole Flag, 2012	A Peaceful Demonstration, 2014
Turkey Is Guilty, 2016	Three Generations, 2016
Lost, 2016	Graham Watt MP at the microphone, 2016. Also Constantinos Procopiou, President of PANSEKA; Her Excellency Ioanna Malliotis, High Commissioner for Cyprus in Australia; Costas Elisseou, President, SEKA Victoria.
Policeman; The Hon Heidi Victoria MP; Graham Watt MP; Theodosis A. Tsiolas, Secretary, Cyprus Council of Ministers, 2016.

Protest Rally, Melbourne, 2018

On Sunday, July 22, 2018, a rally was held to protest the Turkish invasion of 1974, and the partitioning of Cyprus.

Turkish Troops Out of Cyprus!
22 July 2018 (© P. Andronikos)

Σ.Ε.Κ.Α. Victoria