Adelaide Cypriots Remember "Black July"

August 2026 Cypriot communities in Australia have held events to condemn the military coup by the Greek junta and EOKA B’ and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the summer of 1974. Members of the Cypriot diaspora, Australian Federal, State and local Government representatives, Community leaders and friends of Cyprus attended the events. On Sunday 19 July, the Justice for Cyprus Committees and Cyprus Community organisations across the nation, held wreath laying ceremonies and protest rallies to mark the 1974 tragic events. Following a memorial service at the St Sophia church, about 150 Adelaide Cypriots, gathered at the Cyprus Club memorial for a wreath laying ceremony. Speakers demanded an end to the Turkish military occupation, and a just solution based on UNO resolutions for a federal, united Cyprus. On Wednesday 22 July, a public meeting was held at the Cyprus Community clubrooms with Deputy Minister Nikolaos Ioannides, envoy of the Cyprus Government, as guest speaker on current developments in Cyprus. Also in attendance was the High Commissioner of Cyprus in Canberra Antonis Siamoutis.

Greek Tribune Adelaide, South Australia