A spotlight on historical forgery

epa04310446 A handout photograph dated 15 July 1974 and made available by the Greek Cypriot Press and Information Office, showing tanks in one of Nicosia's main arteries during the coup in Cyprus. The year 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Cyprus has been split since July 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the northern third of the island in response to a Greek-inspired coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. The July invasion resulted in some three per cent of the Island being captured by Turkish forces before a ceasefire was announced, while some 40 per cent of the Island was occupied in the second Turkish invasion in August 1974. The Turkish-occupied north is only recognized as a separate entity by Turkey. EPA/CYPRIOT PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT BLACK AND WHITE ONLY HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa04310446 A handout photograph dated 15 July 1974 and made available by the Greek Cypriot Press and Information Office, showing tanks in one of Nicosia's main arteries during the coup in Cyprus. The year 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Cyprus has been split since July 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the northern third of the island in response to a Greek-inspired coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. The July invasion resulted in some three per cent of the Island being captured by Turkish forces before a ceasefire was announced, while some 40 per cent of the Island was occupied in the second Turkish invasion in August 1974. The Turkish-occupied north is only recognized as a separate entity by Turkey. EPA/CYPRIOT PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT BLACK AND WHITE ONLY HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

By George Koumoullis

FALSIFYING history means the calculated concealment and/or distortion of historical events. Whichever period we examine through secondary school text books we can note glaring omissions and distortions, especially as regards the role of the church.

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A spotlight on historical forgery

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