The struggle waged by the Turkish Cypriot people in their fight for existence and the martyrs that fell during the years of struggle will never be forgotten.
Commemoration ceremonies will be held between the 21st and 25th of December in honour of National Struggle and Martyrs Week.
Commemoration ceremonies will be held in the capital Lefkoşa and all districts in line with the December 21-25 National Struggle and Martyrs Week.
In the ceremonies to be held in the capital Lefkoşa, those who were martyred in the Turkish Cypriot peoples struggle for existence and freedom will be commemorated.
According to the statement made by the Central Committee for the Celebration of National Days, the commemoration events will start on Thursday with a speech by Captain İbrahim Kutay from the Security Forces Command at 8.00 am on Bayrak Radio Television.
The speech will be repeated at 6pm.
Two commemoration ceremonies will be held in the capital Lefkoşa on Thursday.
The first ceremony will be held in front of the Lefkoşa Martyrs’ Monument.
A Martyrs Commemoration Program will also be held at the Lefkoşa Atatürk Cultural Center.
Commemorative ceremonies will also be held in all districts in line with the National Struggle and Martyrs Week.
The ceremony in Gazimağusa will be held in front of the Martyrs Monument in the Walled city, and the ceremony in Girne will be held at the Sea Martyrdom.
In Girne, an event will be held at the 19 Mayis Turk Maarif College Conference Hall, where a speech indicating the meaning and importance of the day will be delivered.
The oratorio “Cyprus is Our Homeland” will also be presented.
The ceremony in Güzelyurt will take place at the Atatürk Monument in front of the Güzelyurt District Governorate and the ceremony in Lefke will take place at the Kemal Özalper Martyrdom.
The ceremony in Iskele will be held in front of the Larnaca Martyrs Monument.
In addition to the prayers by religious officials at the martyrs’ cemeteries, on Thursday, December 21, prayers will also be read for the martyrs in all Central Mosques throughout the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Meanwhile the Türkeli Martyrs will be commemorated at Tekke Bahçe on Friday and the Kumsal Martyrs will be commemorated at the Barbarism Museum on Sunday, December 24.
Küçükkaymaklı Martyrs will be commemorated with a ceremony to be held in front of the Küçük Kaymaklı Martyrs Monument on Monday.
Following the ceremony at the Küçük Kaymaklı Martyrs’ Monument, a commemoration ceremony will be held for martyred teacher Hüseyin Ruso at the Küçük Kaymaklı Martyrdom.