World Federation of Overseas Cypriots - POMAK

08/09/2026

26/08/2026

In Nicosia today, President Nikos Νίκος Χριστοδουλίδης - Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot Leader Tufan Erhurman met and agreed to hold weekly meetings, or more if required

Today's meeting was the first between the leaders since UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Cyprus in July 🇺🇳🇨🇾

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"This milestone provides an opportunity to pay tribute to our compatriots who envisioned and built POMAK, strengthening the bonds between Cypriots in the diaspora and their homeland" 🇨🇾🌍

Watch Foreign Minister Costantinos Kombos' message on the 50th anniversary of POMAK's founding ⬇️

16/08/2026

🇨🇾 16 August 1960

The Republic of Cyprus was formally established as an independent and sovereign state

While Cyprus celebrates its Independence Day on 1 October, today marks the actual anniversary of the Republic’s foundation and the day its independence came into effect

14/08/2026

On Aug 14 1996, Solomos Solomou was protesting against the continued Turkish occupation and the brutal killing of his cousin Tasos Isaac, who was murdered by Grey Wolves three days earlier

Solomos attempted to climb a flagpole to remove a Turkish flag from its mast, before being shot by Turkish soldiers

Solomos' killers were identified as the occupying regime's so-called 'Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources' Kenan Akin and 'Chief of Special Forces' Erdal Haciali Emanet, with three others implicated

In 2008, the ECHR found that Solomos' murder had constituted a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, because he was killed by agents of the Turkish government and Turkey failed to effectively investigate the case

30 years on, we remember Solomos' heroic sacrifice and call for justice for him and his family

14/08/2026

On Aug 14 1974, Turkey launched phase two of its illegal invasion of Cyprus

Turkish troops displaced over 200,000 Cypriots, as they extended the occupation from 3% to 36% of Cyprus

52 years on, we remember those lost, missing & displaced as we campaign for a