The police of Northern Cyprus are calling on all residents to provide testimony to help locate missing Greek Cypriots from 1964–1974

The police of Northern Cyprus are urging anyone with information about Greek Cypriots who went missing between 1964 and 1974 to contact the Main Police Department in Nicosia to give a statement.

During the period between 1964 and 1974, amid the First and Second Peace Operations, many Greek Cypriots went missing or died. The Committee on Missing Persons has conducted excavations in various areas and identified some of these individuals using DNA methods. In response to appeals from the families of the missing to the European Court of Human Rights, the Northern Cyprus prosecutor’s office initiated an investigation into the circumstances of their deaths under the supervision of the Main Police Department.

Accordingly, the police are calling on anyone with information about missing or deceased Greek Cypriots to contact the Main Police Department in Nicosia. To schedule an appointment and give a statement, the police can be reached at: +90 548 811 2179 (main) and +90 548 811 2178 (for English speakers).