Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar expressed strong disapproval regarding Netflix’s decision to feature TV series Famagusta. The show, which depicts the Turkish military invasion of Cyprus in 1974, follows a family’s harrowing search for a missing child amid their escape.
Tatar criticised the series for what he views as a misrepresentation of historical facts surrounding the events of 1974. He described the Turkish military action as a “brief peace operation,” arguing it was “essentially a military intervention that saved the Turkish Cypriots from genocide.”
Tatar urged Netflix to reconsider its portrayal of these events.
“This peace is known to Turks and Greeks all over the world that the bloodshed in Cyprus stopped with the 1974 Peace Operation. After 50 years, peace continues in this difficult region. The whole world knows that the Turks of Cyprus were massacred,” Tatar said to CNN Turk.
The Turkish government claimed the series was “propaganda” set to influence public perception.
The situation highlights the ongoing sensitivity and division surrounding the Cyprus issue, with deep-seated disagreements over the historical narrative and its portrayal in media.
Source: CyprusMail.
