Following the Turkish military action many Greek Cypriots were expelled from their homes. The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly puts the number of those expelled at 170,000 (Written Declaration No. 400, 27 June 2007). This represents almost a quarter of the total population of the island, who became refugees in their own country. The reverse of this postcard is inscribed in Greek and English “One of a series of telling postcards on the Cypriot tragedy” Cover from a refugee settlement near Larnaka. -10-
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