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This bonus episode takes a deeper, unflinching look at the atrocities of August 1974.

• The massacres in Maratha, Santalaris, Aloda, Tochni, Zyggi, Murataga, Sandallar, and Atilar.

• Executions by Turkish forces in villages like Eptakomi, Prastio, Asha and Sinta.

• The use of rape as a weapon of war, long silenced but now acknowledged by international courts and survivors on both sides.

• The staggering human cost: refugees, missing persons, destroyed communities, and the grief that still divides Cyprus today.

This is a sombre episode — but one that must be told.

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In this episode, we return to the Green Line in central Nicosia and uncover the quirky but telling story of the “Ten Brick Wall” — a small UN peacekeeping dispute that became a powerful metaphor for Cyprus’ divided history.

From there, we trace the events of 21 July to 16 August 1974: the ceasefires that failed, the Geneva talks that collapsed, and the full-scale Turkish offensive that reshaped the island. Families fled, refugees filled the roads, and the UN buffer zone as we know it today was born.

👉 Support Cyprus Untold:

• 📽️ Watch Divided Island documentary via cyprusuntold.com/divided

• 🎧 Try Amazon Prime free for 30 days at cyprusuntold.com/prime

• 📚 Explore my reading list at cyprusuntold.com/educate

Announcement Episode:

1. Cyprus Untold podcasts will be back in 2025! Thank you so much for the messages of support & for wanting more!

2. In March this year Eleni & I will be launching our first ever group tours in Nicosia! Register your interest now to not miss out on a place: https://www.cyprusuntold.com/tours - we only have 12 places available per tour!

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