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50 years after Turkey invaded, Cypriots seek remains of their missing loved ones

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50 years after Turkey invaded, Cypriots seek remains of their missing loved ones

50 years after Turkey invaded, Cypriots seek remains of their missing loved ones

The conflict in the 1960 and 70s left thousands of people dead or missing and displaced a quarter of the Greek Cypriot population.


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