Famagusta

Famagusta is a powerful depiction of the events that occurred that resulted in the illegal occupation of Cyprus. It's a chilling reminder of how history repeats itself, and it brings up a conflict that is not explored in mainstream media.

The depiction of events and the superb acting draws you in, and even if you have no knowledge of what happened, you can relate to the characters as if it had affected you personally. Every family in Cyprus has similar tragic stories to tell that have affected them personally or have affected those close to them.

Series like Famagusta should be aired all over the world, and just the fact that this show has been banned in Turkey is reason enough to watch it.

Voting/History issues:

1. The truth hurts, and although it is just a TV series ...the Turk trolls are hard at work to downvote it.

2. In 1974 the simple truth is Turkey invaded Cyprus and occupied roughly 30% of the island. There was no peace operation and the story is just as simple... repeating itself throughout the centuries. The big bad neighborhood bully doing what he does best.. attack when the little guy is down.

3. Turkey has traditionally caused problems for it's neighboring countries, and 'wishes' to reinstate the Ottoman Empire... Get a grip already.. It's down and and it ain't coming back up...

Series Review: It describes, only superficially at times, the ongoing problem with dead/missing relatives as a fallout of the Turkish invasion in 1974. It depicts pain and suffering but sometimes not so well... Directing and acting are sufficient but maybe I'm used to Hollywood productions and I'm too critical.

Related material: To see the barbaric extreme right wing Turkish invaders take the lives of two more Greek Cypriot with ease and no remorse...

Search on YouTube "Memorial for Tassos Issac and Solomos Solomou, murdered by the Turkish government in August 1996" At 0:50 and at 1:10.

Was really looking forward to watching this as the story is intriguing with an interesting geo-political dynamic. However, despite well thought out cinematography and better than average acting, Famagusta is unfortunately let down by incredible historical and factual inaccuracies.

The timeline seems to start in 1974 when actual troubles between the two communities (Greek and Turkish Cypriots) and the guarantor powers (Turkey, Greece and the UK) began more than a decade earlier - all vital to the story and provides invaluable context but this seems to have been glanced over. The Greek invasion, ENOSIS and the AKRITAS plan have been glorified and the Turkish intervention demonised - all incorrect.

It's quite apparent that the producers and directors were out to paint a very specific, loaded picture of what is generally considered to be a 'brainwashed' view of historical fact. A shame really, had potential.

The truth events on what happened to Cyprus in 1974 with the illegal and violent turkish invasion.

History canl not change and if u visit Cyprus you will see that whole Cyprus was and is greek.

With the illegal invasion half a century ago, and the misleading turkish tourist agents or those agents who are funded and promoted to miseducate tourists and visitors.

Unfortunately many of the visitors dont care about history at all but at least some programs must show the truth out of it and never stop fighting against the wrong and misleading works of the turkish propaganda. So watch to get an idea, even without the vandalism of the churches.

For all the Turks that are saying that it's biased etc, they have not watched it since it is banned in their country and Ertogan is doing propaganda. It is a very nice series that shows FACTS and how the Turkish INVASION took place in Cyprus. Cyprus is still occupied after 50 years and this shows how they are still aggressive and believe that they were correct by invading an island. Famagusta shows facts on how the invasion happened and the cruelty of the Turkish soldiers during the invasion. It shows the assaults that took place, the killings, the properties that were damaged and how they still occupy our island.