Episodes Of Traditional Turkish And Greek Cypriot Weddings

The population of Cyprus is made up of two main communities, namely Greeks and Turks. However the island has been split into two since July 1974 when Turkey intervened militarily, using her right deriving from the London and Zurich treaties that gave birth to the Cyprus Republic, after Makarios was ousted from office following a coup staged by Sampson that was backed by the junta in Greece. The aim of the insurgents was to declare Enosis, union of Cyprus with Greece, after they mass-murdered the Turkish Cypriots whom they considered a serious obstacle on the road to Enosis. As of today Cyprus continues to be the only

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Cyprus music, Greek Cypriot Folk Music, Turkish Cypriot Folk Music.