Turkish Cypriots lit candles in memory of those who were killed during the 'Bloody Christmas' massacre carried out by a Greek Cypriot terrorist group in 1963
The events leading up to Bloody Christmas started in 1955 with the foundation of EOKA, a nationalist terrorist group. It was led by Georgios Grivas, a veteran officer of World Wars I and II, and a staunch opponent of communists and Turks.
During the infamous "Bloody Christmas" massacre, also called “Black Christmas,” EOKA killed more than 370 Turkish Cypriots and displaced 25,000-30,000 others during the Christmas season of 1963.Eren Ramadan, founder and chairman of the Young Turkish Cypriots group in London, said they gathered to pay their respects to the victims and were trying to show the world what happened nearly 60 years ago.He said that 1963 was the beginning of the problems for Turkish Cypriots.
Turkish Cypriots gathering in front Greek Cypriot High Commission building in London to commemorate the victims of"Bloody Christmas". Meanwhile, a letter from the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations was left at the Greek Cypriot High Commission building.
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