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March 27 World Theatre Day was celebrated with 4 different plays organized by Girne Municipality Theatre Groups.  Contributions came from Folklore and Youth Centre (FOGEM) and Girne Theatre Su.  The events started at 10:00 am in the morning and continued until 23:30 pm at night.  The exciting activities included presentations of plaques and flowers to artists by Girne Municipal Council Members Haşim Yücel, Ayşe Karalıgil, Ali Tektan, Mete Ünal Girgen, Hakan Onurlu, and Girne Municipality Advisor Mustafa İlgen. The Students' Play The first of the events started at 09:30 with a parade by the students of 23 April Primary School. Then, as the students of Mustafa Çağatay Primary School and Şht. Hasan Cafer Primary School arrived at Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre, the first play, 'Between Reality and Dream', a children's play, took the stage. The play, performed twice and staged by Girne Municipality Theatre Groups, was watched with interest by the students. 2 Stages, 3 P...

Girne Municipality's Turkish Classical Music Community is looking for talented artists who are confident in their voice and musical ear. In the statement made by the Turkish Classical Music Community, it was announced that the interview process for the selection of new choristers has started. Application process While the deadline for application is set as Friday, May 10th, applications can be made by filling out the application form to be obtained from Girne Municipality Culture and Arts Unit. Everyone who applies will attend the interview, which will be held on Monday, May 13th, at 10:00 am at the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre, with the entry card they will be given. The names of the candidates who are successful in the interview will be hung on the Turkish Classical Music Ensemble bulletin board at the Girne Municipality Chamber Theater on May 24th, 2024. Source (Turkish): Gırne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/29/girne-turkish-classical-music-community-is-l...

Embargoed! Newsletter March 2024 Introduction by Chris Elliott..... For anybody who is supportive of the Turkish Cypriots and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and their fight for justice and equality and an end to the 60-year-old Embargoes, we are sharing this newsletter from "Embargoed.org" with our worldwide readers to keep the TRUTH of CYPRUS reverberating in the World's News Headlines! "Greetings to all Members and friends of Embargoed! As detailed in last month’s Newsletter, the 4th March 2024 marked 60 years since the beginning of the embargoes on the Turkish Cypriot people. Embargoes which deny political representation in the international fora, prohibit trade, communication, travel, cultural and even sporting ties. While we were lamenting this bitter anniversary, incredibly, the UN thought it appropriate to celebrate their 60th year on the island with a medal parade and the unveiling of a monument outside the Ledra Palace Hotel. Lunch was serve...

President Ersin Tatar held an online meeting with Alper Gezeravcı, the first astronaut of Türkiye “As the TRNC we are proud of your successes in space” President Ersin Tatar held an online meeting with Alper Gezeravcı, the first astronaut of the Republic of Türkiye, who stayed at the International Space Station (ISS) for 18 days and undertook 13 different experiments. TRNC is proud of Alper Gezeravcı Emphasising that the TRNC followed the successes of Mr. Gezeravcı with great pride, President Tatar noted that he carried out 13 different experiments during his 18-day stay in the ISS that is orbiting the Earth. The President expressed his gratitude to Mr. Gezeravcı in his own name and the TRNC and congratulated him for his successes in space which has been a “historic moment for all of us”. Pointing out that doors of a new era “will be opened in the experiments to be carried out in the space in the second century of the Republic of Türkiye founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk”, Presi...

To celebrate the 27th World Theatre Day, on 27th March, Girne Municipality Theatre Groups presented four different plays.  The curtain opened at 10:00  am with two plays by Girne Municipality Theatre Groups, one play each by Folklore and Youth Center (FOGEM) and Girne Theater Su. Plays presented on 27th World Theatre Day Throughout the day, as part of the events, Girne Municipality Theatre Groups' children's play titled 'Between Reality and Dream' met the audience at 10:00 and 11:15 in Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre. Then, at 8:00 pm, 'Shakespeare's Ghost', staged by Girne Municipality Theatre Groups, will be performed at Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre. At 10:00 pm, Girne Theatre Su's play 'Pygmalion: A Democracy Musical' will meet the audience at Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre. Also at 8pm Girne American University Spectrum Hall will present the play 'Alikko and Caher' staged by Folklore and Youth Center (FOGEM). Sour...

Sadrazamköy-Kayalar Road, which has not been maintained and repaired for a very long time, was repaired in cooperation with the Department of Highways and Lapta-Alsancak-Çamlıbel Municipality. Road improvements Minister of Public Works and Transport Erhan Arıklı said that it will now be more comfortable to travel on the road, which has become an ordeal for the people of the region. Arıklı noted that despite all the impossibilities, the Department of Highways has signed many projects thanks to the cooperation initiated with local governments. Minister Arıklı stated that the maintenance and repair of the Güvercinlik village road started the other day, and with the completion of this, the road in the Güvercinlik Industrial Zone will also be repaired. Arıklı thanked Lapta-Alsancak-Çamlıbel Municipality Mayor Fırat Ataser and his employees for their cooperation in the maintenance and repair of the Sadrazamköy-Kayalar Road. While the Highways Department provided asphalt for the maint...

The Department of Highways has started work on the Serdarlı-Görneç Road, which has been waiting for maintenance and repair for a long time. Roadworks have started The road, which has been further damaged by the recent rains, is being repaired upon the request of the people of the region, on the instructions of the Minister of Public Works and Transport, Erhan Arıklı. If the weather conditions are suitable, maintenance, repair and patching works are expected to be completed within a few days. Source (Turkish): TRNC MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/26/serdarli-gornec-road-is-being-repaired/

The play "Crocodile Fire" will be performed in Girne on 26th and 27th April. The Turkish actress, Hazar Ergüçlü, is in the starring  role. She is famous in Turkey for her part in the series titled "Pearl Drops."  The play is sponsored by Girne Municipality and Birinci Global in collaboration with Kamacı Group, Özmerhan Group, Rocks Hotel, Uptown Hotel, and Girne American University.  The play will be performed at Girne American University Spectrum Hall, starting at 20:00 pm. Girne Municipality, Social Affairs Branch Directorate, has announced that half of the revenue from the play will be donated to the Champion Angels Foundation, and the other half will be donated to Girne Municipality Animal Shelter and Rehabilitation Centre. Tickets for the play can be purchased online at www.kibrisbiletcim.com. The Plot Of The Play Written by Meghan Tyler, directed by Mehmet Ergen, and translated by Zeynep Anacan, the cast of the play, as well as Hazar Ergüçlü, includes othe...

Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul, together with his wife Songül Şenkul, visited the 'Girne 18+ Disabled Rehabilitation Centre' as part of the '21st March World Down Syndrome Awareness Day'. Following the visit, they attended an event, held at Karaoğlanoğlu Primary School, in which students from the 'Girne Under 18 Disabled Rehabilitation Centre' participated. During the event, Şenkul spent time with the students. Birthday Surprise During their visit to the Rehabilitation Centre, Şenkul and his wife chatted with the students who did not forget to celebrate Şenkul's birthday. Other students, who were participating in an extracurricular activity marking the '21st March World Down Syndrome Awareness Day', celebrated Şenkul's birthday via a video call. Joyful Event at Karaoğlanoğlu Primary School After the visit to the Disabled Rehabilitation Centre, Şenkul attended an event at Karaoğlanoğlu Primary School, in which students from the Rehabilitation Cent...

The "I Imagine a More Livable Girne" short story competition, organized for the sixth time this year under the leadership of Girne Municipality, has concluded.  The competition, which is a traditional event for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and held for the sixth time this year, had as its theme "I Imagine a More Livable Girne". The award-winning students received their prizes at a ceremony held at the Girne Municipality Council Meeting Hall, and certificates were presented to all participating students. The ceremony, attended by Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul and competition jury members, lasted approximately 1 hour.  Girne Municipality, Social Affairs Branch Directorate, announced that all the works participating in the competition will be compiled and published as a digital booklet. 7 Schools Participated A total of 37 students from 7 schools participated in the competition. The schools were Osman Nejat Konuk Middle School, Girne American College, Doğa College, Girne 19 M...

The 'Dörter Famagusta Marathon' is happening in support of the Champion Angels. Gazimağusa Mayor Süleyman Uluçay and his team paid a visit to Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul. The meeting discussed the 'Dörter Famagusta Marathon', which will take place on Sunday, April 7th 2024, under the theme of "Running for Justice" .  All proceeds being donated to the Champion Angels Association. The meeting lasted approximately half an hour.  following which Şenkul and Uluçay, along with the Girne Municipality staff, took a photo in front of the municipal building with their marathon numbers. Source (Turkish):  Girne Municipality  https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/23/running-for-justice-marathon-on-7th-april-2024/

The 'Transforming Girne Environmental Project', which aims to teach students the principles of 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' popularly abbreviated as '3R', through teachers, has been completed. Initiated by the Girne Municipality Youth Council, the 'Transforming Girne Environmental Project' came to an end with a certificate ceremony held on Friday, March 22nd. Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul, project trainers, project coordinators, and school principals attended the ceremony. Girne Municipality volunteer trainers Led by volunteer trainers Vijdan Şengör (Theory) and Irene Raab (Practice), the ongoing project provided training to 54 teachers from 6th to 20th of March in 4 state schools within the Girne Municipality boundaries. Upon completion of the project, recycling bins were delivered to the schools involved in the project, namely 23 Nisan Primary School, Karaoğlanoğlu Primary School, Şht. Hasan Cafer Primary School, and Mustafa Çağatay Primary School; focusing...

Girne Municipality staff visited Lapta Nursing Home and members of the Second Spring program, as part of the Elderly Week, which takes place from March 18th to 24th. The visits, conducted by Mustafa İlgen, Adviser to the Mayor of Girne Municipality, and the personnel of the Social Affairs Department, began at 11:00 in the morning at Lapta Nursing Home and continued to 14:00 with the elderly members of the Second Spring Program. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/22/second-spring-visits-from-girne-municipality/

Greetings to friends of CyprusScene, and as we had a number of key articles being sent to us by a number of our contributors, we decided to switch our publishing day from Sunday to the following Wednesday and issue 279 is full of TRNC  topical news and reviews and in the posts you will find links to other articles and videos that will keep you reading for a few days.. We thank our contributors for their continued support in helping make CyprusScene an interesting and entertaining publication and we look forward to receiving more news and reviews as early as possible so we can share them with our readers and followers worldwide. Issue 279 is now complete and you can download your free PDF file of this week’s e-newspaper by clicking below: For those readers who wish to read past news and reviews from our wide selection of e-newspapers, please click below in the listing to make your selection. Chris Elliott brings CyprusScene videos - YouTube 2024 Enewspapers: Issue 275  Issue 276 I...

President Ersin Tatar paid a visit to the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Centre in İstanbul where he was briefed about the operations and research and development (R&D) and the design centre where 13 different engineering disciplines work together During his visit, President Ersin Tatar examined the production and work of UAVs, UCAVs, unmanned helicopters and the recently unveiled pride of Türkiye, the “Red Apple” Unmanned Combat Aircraft. Defence by Motherland Türkiye In his statement about his visit, President Ersin Tatar emphasised the importance of Motherland Türkiye having a “national defence industry”.  He said this is extremely important for Türkiye, which was most notably demonstrated firsthand in Azerbaijan. Stating that the work conducted at the centre included a significant number of “young engineers who have pioneered their way to achieving higher than world standards,”  President Tatar said that “it would be important to have similar facilities in the TR...

Introduction by Chris Elliott.... Recently we shared on CyprusScene to the world, an article published by The PRESIDENCY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS  click here telling of the visit of 42 Swedish ex UN soldiers who had served in Cyprus trying to keep the peace during the troubled period upto 1974. To my surprise I received an email from Anders Arvidsson a Swedish ex UN soldier who has been bringing back to the TRNC, fellow Swedish ex UN soldiers for the past 30 years, and who served in Cyprus during that period and he sent me a history of the battle in Gaziveren village. Readers mail.... From Anders Arvidsson...... Attack by Greek Cypriots on Gaziveren At the north coast, 40 km west of Nicosia lies Gaziveren as the only Turkish Cypriot village between the bigger Greek Cypriot places Morphou and Pendaia, the coastal road west passes through the southern part of the village. March 19 1964, just before the UN force had become operative, the village is attacked. Su...

Readers Mail…. By Prof. Dr. Ata Atun…. The European Union's pressure on the Greek Cypriot Administration on the issue of golden passports has started to yield results. The Greek Cypriot Administration will no longer be able to hand out the so-called "Golden Passport" to anyone for its political and financial interests, because the Greek Cypriot Administration made an important change in December regarding naturalization. From now on, those who will be naturalized will first have to be able to speak, read and write Greek at level B1 according to international foreign language exam criteria. Depending on the situation, the slightly lower A2 level may also be accepted. It is not yet clear what this special "situation" is or will be. According to the amendment to the Citizenship law, which was published in the Official Gazette after the House of Representatives adopted the draft law approved by the Council of Ministers, a foreigner applying for citizenship of ...

The 'Transforming Girne Environment Project', which aims to teach the principle of 'Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle' (abbreviated as  "3R")  to students through their teachers, will be completed on March 22nd. Training of 51 teachers from 4 state schools within the boundaries of Girne Municipality began on March 6th and will end on March 20th.  Initiated by the Girne Municipality Youth Council, the 'Transforming Girne  Environment Project' will come to an end with a certificate ceremony to be held on Friday, March 22nd.  The training is provided by volunteer trainers Vijdan Şengör (Theory) and Irene Raab (Practice) and covers the topics of 'reuse', 'waste reduction', and 'papermaking'. Upon completion of the project, recycling bins and environmental education booklets will be delivered to the schools involved in the project: 23 Nisan Primary School, Karaoğlanoğlu Primary School, Şht. Hasan Cafer Primary School, and Mustafa Çağatay Pr...

A collaboration agreement was signed for the 'Girne Bandabuliya Gastronomy House' project, which will be carried out in partnership with the Entrepreneurial Women's Development Cooperative Ltd. and the Labouring Women's Cooperative Ltd. under the leadership of Girne Municipality. The signing ceremony, which took place in front of Girne Bandabuliya on Thursday, March 14th, at 10:00, was attended by Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul, President of the Entrepreneurial Women's Development Cooperative Ltd. İçim Çağıner, President of the Labouring Women's Cooperative Ltd. Emel Kale Kişi, as well as the Project Coordinator of the 'Girne Bandabuliya Gastronomy House' Niyal Öztürk, Girne Municipal Council Members Mete Ünal Girgen, Hakan Onurlu, Ali Tektan, Ziya Egemen Sencer, Haşim Yücel, Girne Municipal Director Hüseyin Köle, Deputy Directors Naile Soyel, and Ahmet Türker. Members of both cooperatives and press members also attended the ceremony. Aiming To Be At The Heart...

The Theatre Groups of Girne Municipality will perform "Shakespeare's Ghost" again, this time in Lefkosa. The play, which has received intense interest from the audience since its first performance, will be staged at Lefkosa Atatürk Cultural Centre on Thursday, April 18th, at 20:30. In the announcement made by the Theatre Groups of Girne Municipality, it was mentioned that art enthusiasts who want to watch the play can obtain their tickets from the website www.kibrisbiletcim.com. Written by Ufuk Aydoğan and directed by Batuhan Oruç, the cast of the play includes Kıvanç Giritli, Ömer Dündar, Fatima Saatova, and Shernaz Yardımcı. Lighting design is done by Mehmet Saygıer, and set design belongs to Cem Taşlıovalı. Details of the play were reported in our 10th January edition article click here. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/17/shakespeares-ghost-play-will-be-in-nicosia-on-18th-april/

Reader mail.... Pondering Traveller... Todays thoughts are something that all dog lover already know; but borne out by scientific studies into human brain activity... Research shows that the bond between humans and dogs can improve people’s moods, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Just looking dogs in the eye may even boost levels of oxytocin, a hormone associated with feelings of love and trust. Watch this video to find out more: https://youtu.be/w0K6UBzGQ7E?si=ZpdawQ4Nm3wQMUAw https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/15/pearls-of-wisdom-and-food-for-thought-no-6-dogs/

Readers Mail.... From Fahri Zihni.... Hi Chris, You kindly shared a number of my articles published in the Cyprus Mail with your worldwide followers and if you would be so kind would you please share my latest article?  Fahri Zihni talks of "60-year-old embargoes on Turkish Cypriots spiteful and unfair" By Fahri Zihni….. It is now the 60th anniversary of the Turkish Cypriot community being subjected to social and economic embargoes. Yes, 60, not 50 years. These have been implemented through the concerted and costly actions of successive Greek Cypriot administrations. What is their purpose, and what have they achieved for anyone including the Greek Cypriot community in all this time? Pierre Oberling’s book The Road to Bellapais explains that following fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots during 1963-4, 25,000 Turkish Cypriots became refugees, 527 houses belonging to Turkish Cypriots in 109 villages were destroyed, 2,000 houses were damaged and 4,000 governme...

Barbaros Şansal's one-man show "Burda Olmaz," which was performed at the Girne Municipality Chamber Theatre Building on March 9-10, attracted great attention. Tailor Yamağı, who criticized the current affairs of both Turkey and Northern Cyprus with his sharp tongue and references, received full marks from the audience. The play, which lasted for about 2 hours,  had an unusual interactive format that included the audience.  All proceeds from the play were donated to the Şampiyon Melekleri Yaşatma Derneği (Champion Angels Association). Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/12/burda-olmaz-played-to-a-full-house/

The ceremony for Malya Martyrs took place at the Malya Martyrs Monument in Aydınköy, while those who fell as martyrs in the Baf Resistance were remembered in ceremonies at the Baf Martyrs Monument in Güzelyurt on the 60th anniversary of the resistance. In his speech at the ceremony held at the Baf Martyrs Monument, President Ersin Tatar expressed that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) owed its existence as an independent Turkish state in the Eastern Mediterranean and the ability to live in freedom and security to the martyrs and their noble struggle. Tatar stated that the government of Makarios, encouraged by the United Nations' decision on March 4, 1964, which recognized the Greek Cypriots as the sole representatives of Cyprus, initiated attacks against Turkish Cypriots in Baf. He emphasized that the resistance in Baf against these attacks became part of the glorious struggle of the Turkish Cypriots. In the ceremony at the Malya Martyrs Monument in Aydınköy, dra...

President Ersin Tatar received the Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG), Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar, today.(Monday, March 11) According to the information released by the Presidency, the first meeting of Holguin's second round of contacts on the island, took place at the Presidency at 11.15 am. Source: TRNC Public Information Office https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/11/president-tatar-meets-with-holguin/

President Ersin Tatar meets with 42 Swedish UNFICYP Veterans who served in Cyprus in 1964 “Your deployment to the Island came about due to the bloodshed and attacks against Turkish Cypriot civilians who were expelled from the 1960 partnership Republic of Cyprus by the Greek Cypriot Side who aspired to unite Cyprus with Greece.” President Ersin Tatar met with a group of 42 Swedish United Nations Peacekeeping Veterans  who served in Cyprus as from 1964 at the Presidency on Friday evening. President Tatar, who thanked the group for visiting the Presidency, said: “This week, we marked the 60th anniversary of the deployment of UNFICYP to the Island of Cyprus.  The 1960 Republic of Cyprus was  founded with the two equal Peoples – the Turkish Cypriots and the Greek Cypriots, who were co-existing together on the Island. However, in December 1963, the attacks had started on Turkish Cypriots, who were expelled from the state apparatus by force of arms. We were forced to abandon 103 Turkish...

On the occasion of "International Working Women's Day" and under the leadership of Girne Municipality Social Affairs Department, the symposium titled "Meeting of Producing Women Artists," coordinated by sculptor and art instructor Nevin Halis, was held. The symposium, attended by Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul, took place at 10:00 at the Girne Municipality Social Life and Lifelong Learning Centre and continued until 17:00. Throughout the event, female artists brought art pieces to life in the building's courtyard. At the end of the symposium, participants were presented with certificates of appreciation. Mrs Şenkul:  "A Day To Commemorate The Struggle For Equal Rights" During the opening speech, Songül Şenkul explained the history of March 8th, emphasizing that this day is a commemoration of women's struggle for equal rights. Şenkul said that women still do not have equal conditions and rights as men in politics, economy, and social life. She hig...

Well here we are my friends, we are bringing you another CyprusScene Sunday read that is full of TRNC  topical news and reviews and in the posts you will find links to other articles and videos that will keep you reading until Tuesday. We thank our contributors for their continued support in helping make CyprusScene an interesting and entertaining publication and we look forward to receiving more news and reviews as early as possible so we can share them with our readers and followers worldwide. Issue 278 is now complete and you can download your free PDF file of this week’s e-newspaper by clicking below: For those readers who wish to read past news and reviews from our wide selection of e-newspapers, please click below in the listing to make your selection. Chris Elliott brings CyprusScene videos - YouTube 2024 Enewspapers: Issue 275  Issue 276 Issue 277 Issue 278 2023 Enewspapers: Issue 253 Issue 254 Issue 255 Issue 256 Issue 257 Issue 258 Issue 259 Issue 260 Issue ...

Mayor of Girne, Murat Şenkul, met ladies from Zeytinlik for the occasion of 'International Women's Day' on March 8th. The event, organized upon the invitation of Zeytinlik Village Head, Hatice Aydın, took place at 10:00am at the Zeytinlik 'Village Head' Office. During the event, Şenkul had the opportunity to chat with the residents of the area while celebrating 'International Women's Day'. Source (Turkish): Girne Municipality https://cyprusscene.com/2024/03/09/international-womens-day-event-in-zeytinlik/

"TRNC is on the way to becoming an important tourism destination and brand in the Mediterranean" President Ersin Tatar has attended the “Internationale Tourismus-Börse” (ITB) Berlin travel trade show where Northern Cyprus is being promoted. The President spoke to Bayrak Radio and Television (BRT) Corporation during the visit. President Ersin Tatar paid a visit to ITB Berlin, known as the world’s leading travel trade show, where he spoke to BRT about the importance of promoting the TRNC at important tourism fairs in different parts of the world. President Tatar said that the support of friendly countries are needed to enhance the voice of the Turkish Cypriot People and their just cause, and for the isolation imposed on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to be lifted.  “Germany has the third largest economy in the world, the biggest economy in the EU, and is home to nearly 4 million Turkish people who naturally have great influence in different walks of life and the ...

TRNC President Ersin Tatar attended the 2nd. Global Destination Exchange Forum in the German capital Berlin. Speaking at the conference held at the Solwo Suites on Monday, President Tatar thanked the TCWTF for organising and inviting him as a speaker, where he stated that “the meeting of different cultures through tourism is of great importance, despite the challenges facing humankind”. President Tatar underlined that the “outdated inhuman isolation and restrictions” imposed on Turkish Cypriot people is “continuing in this day and age of fast transportation and communication”. Stressing the importance of diplomacy and dialogue, the President called upon the EU, and particularly Germany, to listen to the views of the Turkish Cypriot People and to take effective action to end their unjust isolation. President Tatar stated that the Turkish Cypriot People continue to be subjected to great injustices through isolation that is preventing them from direct trade and direct flights.  “I...

Introduction By Chris Elliott…. Having received in the past days a number of readers mails requesting we publish their thoughts and opinions on CyprusScene as to why the world should now recognise the injustice done to the Turkish Cypriots, we saw a post by Nick Hudson as under on the Embargoed Facebook page which we are sharing so that this very important message reaches out to a  worldwide audience. Nick Hudson said on Embargoed Facebook - He was  the former Editor of the Cyprus Star Newspaper in Northern Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots in London have reminded the world of their devastation and global desolation caused by UN resolution 186 which has left a nation of people isolated for 60 years. Members from Embargoed and the British Turkish Cypriot Association joined forces to make a quiet three-hour protest outside the Houses of Parliament in the UK capital. Afterwards they delivered letters to UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron and the UN's London HQ. BTCA chairman Kenan ...