Union of Cypriots

{{Short description|Political organization in Cyprus}} {{Infobox organization | name = Union of Cypriots | native_name = {{lang|el|Ένωσις Κυπρίων}}<br/>{{lang|tr|Kıbrıslılar Birliği}} | logo = Union_of_Cypriots_logo.png | logo_size = 150px | founder = | purpose = Cypriotism<ref name="kklaudia">{{cite web |url=https://policynetwork.org/opinions/essays/prospects-for-cypriot-unity/ |title=Prospects for Cypriot Unity |last=Kerekes |first=Klaudia |date=30 October 2019 |publisher=Policy Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030200031/https://policynetwork.org/opinions/essays/prospects-for-cypriot-unity/ |archive-date=30 October 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><br>Unitarism<ref name="kklaudia"/><br>Progressivism<ref name="kklaudia"/><br>Anti-Imperialism<ref name="kklaudia"/> | headquarters = | leader_title = President | leader_name = Oz Karahan<ref>{{cite news |date=10 September 2021 |title=Homecoming' to a ghost town sparks Greek Cypriot anguish |url=https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-middle-east-business-travel-migration-688a421c8baef8a410e268282bb6e04c |work=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911030825/https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-middle-east-business-travel-migration-688a421c8baef8a410e268282bb6e04c |archive-date=11 September 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> | affiliations = International League of Peoples' Struggle<br>ICOR | website = {{URL|cypriots.org}} }} The '''Union of Cypriots''' ({{langx|el|Ένωσις Κυπρίων}}; {{langx|tr|Kıbrıslılar Birliği}}) is a progressive and Cypriot nationalist political organization in Cyprus.<ref name="kklaudia"/> The Union of Cypriots campaigns for a unitary Cypriot state, the restoration of the constitutional order that was destroyed in Cyprus after the crisis of 1963–64,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gillan |first=Monica |date=5 March 2020 |title=What Is Happening In Cyprus: Anti-Turkism Within Turkish Cypriots |url=https://www.eurasiareview.com/05032020-what-is-happening-in-cyprus-anti-turkism-within-turkish-cypriots-oped/ |journal=Euroasia Review |issn=2330-717X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305105611/https://www.eurasiareview.com/05032020-what-is-happening-in-cyprus-anti-turkism-within-turkish-cypriots-oped/ |archive-date=5 March 2020 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ending of the Turkish occupation of Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 March 2020 |title=Πιθανή εξέγερση στα Κατεχόμενα; |trans-title=Possible uprising in the occupied areas?|url=https://www.pentapostagma.gr/ethnika-themata/kypriako/6927697_pithani-exegersi-sta-katehomena-oloi-enantion-toy-erntogan-ti |language=Greek |work=Pentapostagma |location=Greece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409093711/https://www.pentapostagma.gr/ethnika-themata/kypriako/6927697_pithani-exegersi-sta-katehomena-oloi-enantion-toy-erntogan-ti |archive-date=9 April 2020 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Marques |first=Natalia |date=23 May 2022 |title=Independence struggle continues in occupied Cyprus |url=https://www.eureporter.co/world/cyprus/2022/05/23/independence-struggle-continues-in-occupied-cyprus/ |magazine=EU Reporter |location=Belgium |oclc=1232992027 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523195832/https://www.eureporter.co/world/cyprus/2022/05/23/independence-struggle-continues-in-occupied-cyprus/ |archive-date=23 May 2022 |access-date=27 May 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History and overview== The Union of Cypriots' origins root back to different organisations including the World Union of Turkish-speaking Cypriots,<ref>{{cite news |date=8 November 2018 |title=Türkçe Konuşan Kıbrıslılar Birliği, Kıbrıslılar Birliği adını aldı |trans-title=Union of Turkish-speaking Cypriots renamed Union of Cypriots |url=https://voicekibrishaber.com/turkce-konusan-kibrislilar-birligi-kibrislilar-birligi-adini-aldi/121265/ |language=Turkish |work=Voice Kıbrıs Haber |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012203029/https://voicekibrishaber.com/turkce-konusan-kibrislilar-birligi-kibrislilar-birligi-adini-aldi/121265/ |archive-date=12 October 2023 |access-date=13 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=H |first=A. |date=21 October 2018 |title=Kurds, Turkish Cypriots … common fate, struggle |url=http://hawarnews.com/en/haber/kurds-turkish-cypriots-common-fate-struggle-h4417.html |work=ANHA |location=Syria |agency=Hawar News Agency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106163423/http://hawarnews.com/en/haber/kurds-turkish-cypriots-common-fate-struggle-h4417.html |archive-date=6 November 2018 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the youth organisation LINOBAMBAKI, which was one of the formations that led the 2011 Turkish Cypriot protests.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Patel |first=Ananya |date=14 January 2022 |title=Cypriots under Turkey's oppression for decades |url=https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/01/14/cypriots-under-turkeys-oppression-for-decades/ |journal=Freedom |issn=0016-0504 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114152145/https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/01/14/cypriots-under-turkeys-oppression-for-decades/ |archive-date=14 January 2022 |access-date=15 January 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Spasic |first=Mirko |date=8 March 2019 |title=Blame Games in Cyprus: What About a Solution? |url=https://gefira.org/en/2019/03/08/blame-games-in-cyprus-what-about-a-solution/ |magazine=GEFIRA |location=Netherlands |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308211339/https://gefira.org/en/2019/03/08/blame-games-in-cyprus-what-about-a-solution/ |archive-date=8 March 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The organization supports a unitary solution instead of a federal one, concerning the reunification of Cyprus.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kent |first=Holly |date=2 October 2018 |title=Cyprus: Options for a Solution |url=https://intpolicydigest.org/2018/10/02/cyprus-options-for-a-solution/ |magazine=International Policy Digest |location=South Korea |issn=2332-9416 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002065943/https://intpolicydigest.org/2018/10/02/cyprus-options-for-a-solution/ |archive-date=2 October 2018 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> With the idea of Cyprus belonging to all Cypriots, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, the organisation supports turning back to 1960 constitution,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Papadopoulos |first=Anestis |date=6 April 2020 |title=Republic of Cyprus: Ruling a Country Against Its Constitution |url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/04/06/republic-of-cyprus-ruling-a-country-against-its-constitution/ |magazine=Modern Diplomacy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408174909/https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/04/06/republic-of-cyprus-ruling-a-country-against-its-constitution/ |archive-date=8 April 2020 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> and reinforcing it more in the line of "one nation, one flag, one homeland and one state" view.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 December 2019 |url=https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/freedom-for-all-of-cyprus/ |title=Freedom for All of Cyprus |publisher=Dissident Voice |location=United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208090647/https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/freedom-for-all-of-cyprus/ |archive-date=2019-12-08 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The organization campaigns against Turkey's illegal settlement policy in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hart |first=Kate |date=5 May 2022 |title=The ICC's double standard that needs to be addressed |url=https://www.uttryckmagazine.com/the-iccs-double-standard-that-needs-to-be-addressed/ |magazine=Uttryck Magazine |location=Sweden |publisher=Uppsala Association of International Affairs |issn=0282-3713 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506142506/https://www.uttryckmagazine.com/the-iccs-double-standard-that-needs-to-be-addressed/ |archive-date=6 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Union of Cypriots brings out a publication called ''Liberate Cyprus''.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 June 2023 |title="Liberate Cyprus" yayınının yeni sayısı çıktı |trans-title=The new issue of the “Liberate Cyprus” publication is out |url=https://bugunkibris.com/2023/06/06/liberate-cyprus-yayininin-yeni-sayisi-cikti/ |language=Turkish |work=Bugün Kıbrıs |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606154915/https://bugunkibris.com/2023/06/06/liberate-cyprus-yayininin-yeni-sayisi-cikti/ |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=13 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> The main slogan of the organization is "Cyprus for Cypriots".<ref>{{cite news |date=14 April 2023 |title=Cypriotism: The Obvious Solution to the Old Problem |url=https://groundswellnews.com/cypriotism-the-obvious-solution-to-the-old-problem/ |work=GroundswellNews |location=United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423142145/https://groundswellnews.com/web/20230423142145/https://groundswellnews.com/cypriotism-the-obvious-solution-to-the-old-problem/ |archive-date=23 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The organization supported Cypriots who were targeted in the occupied areas of Cyprus,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aldrich |first=Alan |date=17 August 2018 |title=Cypriotism in the Twenty-First Century |url=https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2018/08/17/cypriotism-in-the-twenty-first-century/ |magazine=Bella Caledonia |location=Scotland |issn=2634-1107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821064324/https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2018/08/17/cypriotism-in-the-twenty-first-century/ |archive-date=21 August 2018 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> in events such as the prosecution of some community members for hanging the flag of the Republic of Cyprus in 2013,<ref>{{cite news|last=Kagui |first=Olena |date=3 April 2015 |title=Patriots Punished in Northern Cyprus: A Modern Day Political Occupation |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/patriots-punished-in-nort_b_6993574 |work=Huffington Post |location=United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609160053/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/patriots-punished-in-nort_b_6993574 |archive-date=9 June 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> the attacks against the Afrika newspaper by Turkish settlers in 2018,<ref>{{cite news |date=9 April 2018 |title=Kıbrıs'tan katılan tek örgüt WUTC olacak |trans-title=WUTC will be the only participant organisation from Cyprus |url=http://voiceoftheisland.com/kibristan-katilan-tek-orgut-wutc-olacak/85037/ |language=Turkish |work=Voice of the Island |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711153426/http://voiceoftheisland.com/kibristan-katilan-tek-orgut-wutc-olacak/85037/ |archive-date=11 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the court cases that were filed against journalists by Turkey in 2019,<ref>{{cite news |date=16 May 2019 |script-title=el:Η Έν.Κυπρίων στηρίζει εφημερίδα Αφρίκα – Κίνδυνος φυλάκισης Λεβέντ |trans-title=The Union of Cypriots supports Afrika newspaper – Danger of Levent's imprisonment|url=http://www.sigmalive.com/news/local/568148/i-enkyprion-stirizei-efimerida-afrika-kindynos-fylakisis-levent |language=Greek |work=SigmaLive |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523175741/http://www.sigmalive.com/news/local/568148/i-enkyprion-stirizei-efimerida-afrika-kindynos-fylakisis-levent |archive-date=23 May 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the actions against the workers who wanted to cross barricades to enter the free areas in 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Solomou |first=Anastasios |date=1 July 2020 |title=Cypriot Workers Become Refugees in Their Homeland |url=https://industrialworker.org/cypriot-workers-become-refugees-in-their-homeland/ |magazine=Industrial Worker |location=United States |issn=0019-8870 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628161043/https://industrialworker.org/cypriot-workers-become-refugees-in-their-homeland/ |archive-date=28 June 2020 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Because of its activities, the leadership of the organization was blacklisted and declared persona non grata by Turkey in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 October 2021 |title=42 Τουρκοκύπριοι "personas non grata" στην Τουρκία |trans-title=42 Turkish Cypriots "personas non grata" in Turkey |url=https://www.ekirikas.com/42-tourkokyprioi-personas-non-grata-stin-tourkia_368986_368986/ |language=Greek |work=The National Herald |location=United States |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124092210/https://www.ekirikas.com/42-tourkokyprioi-personas-non-grata-stin-tourkia_368986_368986/ |archive-date=24 November 2021 |access-date=21 November 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/cyprus-an-occupied-island-a-freedom-fighter-a-consociational-republic-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/ |title=Cyprus – An occupied island, a freedom fighter, a consociational republic in the eastern Mediterranean |last=Andreou |first=Andreas |date=11 February 2022 |publisher=Countercurrents.org |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211054841/https://countercurrents.org/2022/02/cyprus-an-occupied-island-a-freedom-fighter-a-consociational-republic-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/ |archive-date=11 February 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, the Union of Cypriots expressed its intention to participate in the European Parliament elections independently,<ref>{{cite news |date=13 December 2018 |title=Union of Cypriots May Take Part in European Parliament Elections |url=https://www.cypriots.org/news/en/2018/12/13/union-of-cypriots-may-take-part-in-european-parliament-elections/ |work=Union of Cypriots|location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813060816/https://www.cypriots.org/news/en/2018/12/13/union-of-cypriots-may-take-part-in-european-parliament-elections/ |archive-date=13 August 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> but later joined the Jasmine Movement independents list.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2019 |script-title=el:Ευρωεκλογές: Οι 5 Τ/κ υποψήφιοι που κατεβαίνουν με τον Σενέρ Λεβέντ |trans-title=European Parliament elections: 5 Turkish Cypriot candidates are with Şener Levent |url=https://politis.com.cy/politis-news/kypros/eyroekloges-oi-5-t-k-ypopsifioi-poy-katevainoyn-me-ton-sener-levent/ |language=Greek |work=Politis |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227133642/https://politis.com.cy/politis-news/kypros/eyroekloges-oi-5-t-k-ypopsifioi-poy-katevainoyn-me-ton-sener-levent/ |archive-date=27 February 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 April 2019 |title=REPORTĀŽA no Kipras: 15 gadus pēc referenduma apvienošanās ideja joprojām tāla no īstenošanas |trans-title=REPORT from Cyprus: 15 years after the referendum, the idea of unification is still a long way off |url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/reportaza-no-kipras-15-gadus-pec-referenduma-apvienosanas-ideja-joprojam-tala-no-istenosanas.a316866/ |language=Latvian |work=Public Broadcasting of Latvia |location=Latvia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425160431/https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/reportaza-no-kipras-15-gadus-pec-referenduma-apvienosanas-ideja-joprojam-tala-no-istenosanas.a316866/ |archive-date=25 April 2019 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, the Union of Cypriots, in cooperation with the Green Party of Cyprus and the socialist ''AIHMI'' movement, participated in the European Parliament elections with a joint list of candidates.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 March 2024 |script-title=el:Οικολόγοι: Αυτοί είναι οι εκλεκτοί για τις Ευρωεκλογές |trans-title=Ecologists: These are the chosen ones for the European Parliament elections |url=https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/oikologoi-aytoi-einai-oi-eklektoi-gia-tis-eyroekloges |language=Greek |work=Kathimerini |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321190412/https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/oikologoi-aytoi-einai-oi-eklektoi-gia-tis-eyroekloges |archive-date=21 March 2024 |access-date=2 April 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Union of Cypriots is a member of international organisations such as the ''International League of Peoples' Struggle'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ilps.info/en/organizations/ |title=Organizations – ILPS |website=International League of Peoples' Struggle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124091505/https://ilps.info/en/organizations/ |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 March 2021 |title=Union of Cypriots, herzlich willkommen als 62. Mitglied! |trans-title=Union of Cypriots, welcome as 62nd member! |url=https://www.rf-news.de/2021/kw12/union-of-cypriots-herzlich-willkommen-als-62-mitglied |language=German|work=Rote Fahne |location=Germany |issn=0936-1421 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927162715/https://www.rf-news.de/2021/kw12/union-of-cypriots-herzlich-willkommen-als-62-mitglied |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=26 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''International Anti-Imperialist United Front Against Fascism, War and Environmental Destruction'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 2023 |title=Kongreye 46 ülkeden 124 delege ve 650 katılımcı katılım sağladı |trans-title=124 delegates and 650 participants from 46 countries attended the congress |url=https://www.ozgurgazetekibris.com/instagram/123682-kongreye-46-ulkeden-124-delege-ve-650-katilimci-katilim-sagladi.html |language=Turkish |work=Özgür Gazete |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926055541/https://www.ozgurgazetekibris.com/instagram/123682-kongreye-46-ulkeden-124-delege-ve-650-katilimci-katilim-sagladi.html |archive-date=26 September 2023 |access-date=26 September 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> the ''No to War – No to NATO'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 June 2021 |script-title=el:Η Ένωσις Κυπρίων θα εκπροσωπήσει την Κύπρο στην Διεθνή σύνοδο κορυφής κατά του ΝΑΤΟ |trans-title=Union of Cypriots will represent Cyprus at the International Summit against NATO |url=https://omegalive.com.cy/eu-matters/2021/06/12/%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-%CE%BA%CF%85%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%89%CE%BD-%CE%B8%CE%B1-%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%89%CF%80%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%BA%CF%8D%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%AE-%CF%83%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%85%CF%86%CE%AE%CF%82-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF/ |language=Greek|work=Omega |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614010232/https://omegalive.com.cy/eu-matters/2021/06/12/%CE%B7-%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-%CE%BA%CF%85%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%89%CE%BD-%CE%B8%CE%B1-%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%89%CF%80%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%BA%CF%8D%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%AE-%CF%83%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%85%CF%86%CE%AE%CF%82-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF/ |archive-date=14 June 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ''Resist US-Led War Movement''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Riza |first=Mustafa |date=20 October 2023 |title=A Cyprus trapped in different shades of segregation |url=https://www.voiceofeurope.com/a-cyprus-trapped-in-different-shades-of-segregation-mustafa-riza |work=Voice of Europe |location=Czechia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021073323/https://www.voiceofeurope.com/a-cyprus-trapped-in-different-shades-of-segregation-mustafa-riza/ |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=2 November 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International Solidarity Day with the Cypriot People== In 2024, marking 50 years since the Turkish occupation of Cyprus, the Union of Cypriots called for global action on October 10 for support of the Cypriot people and established this date to be observed annually as '''International Solidarity Day with the Cypriot People'''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Şah |first=Aziz |date=14 October 2023 |title=10 Ekim "Kıbrıs Halkıyla Uluslararası Dayanışma Günü" ve küresel çapta eylemler |trans-title= October 10 “International Solidarity Day with the Cypriot People” and global protests |url=https://siyasihaber9.org/10-ekim-kibris-halkiyla-uluslararasi-dayanisma-gunu-ve-kuresel-capta-eylemler/ |language=Turkish |work=Siyasi Haber|location=Turkey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120210602/https://siyasihaber9.org/10-ekim-kibris-halkiyla-uluslararasi-dayanisma-gunu-ve-kuresel-capta-eylemler/ |archive-date=20 November 2024 |access-date=20 November 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> This call was supported by international organizations, including the ''International League of Peoples' Struggle''<ref>{{cite web |date=4 October 2024 |url=https://peoplesstruggle.org/en/10-10-%f0%9f%87%a8%f0%9f%87%be-global-day-of-action-for-cyprus/ |title=10/10 Global Day of Action for Cyprus |website=International League of Peoples' Struggle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004202619/https://peoplesstruggle.org/en/10-10-%F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%BE-global-day-of-action-for-cyprus/ |archive-date=4 October 2024 |access-date=12 November 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Tilendo |first1=Mench }}</ref> and the ''International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations''.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 August 2024 |url=https://www.icor.info/en/2024/freedom-for-cyprus-50-years-of-turkish-invasion |title=Freedom for Cyprus – 50 years of Turkish invasion |website=International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112185908/https://www.icor.info/en/2024/freedom-for-cyprus-50-years-of-turkish-invasion |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=12 November 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

October 10 was chosen by the Union of Cypriots as the date of the declaration adopted at the 2nd Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Cairo in 1964, which, in response to Turkey's initial actions against the Republic of Cyprus, called on states to respect "the sovereignty, unity, independence, and territorial integrity of Cyprus" and to refrain "from any efforts to impose upon Cyprus unjust solutions unacceptable to the people of Cyprus."<ref>{{cite news |date=10 October 2024 |title=International Solidarity Day with the Cypriot People |url=https://hanktoday.com/featured/18984/ |work=Hank Today |location=Nepal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112194749/https://hanktoday.com/featured/18984/ |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=12 November 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honorary Awards== The Union of Cypriots presents Honorary Awards in memory of Dr. İhsan Ali, a Cypriot community leader and a statesman.

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: center" |- |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Year ! Laureate |- | style="text-align:left;" |2020 | style="text-align:left;" |Şener Levent<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Kıbrıslılar Birliği'nden Şener Levent'e "Dr. İhsan Ali Ödülü" |trans-title="Dr. İhsan Ali Award" to Şener Levent from the Union of Cypriots |url=http://www.afrikagazetesi.net/Afrika-Arsiv/Yil/2020/2020%20-%20Aralik/28%20Aral%c4%b1k%202020.pdf |work=Avrupa |language=Turkish |location=Cyprus |page=3 |date=28 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115171131/http://www.afrikagazetesi.net/Afrika-Arsiv/Yil/2020/2020%20-%20Aralik/28%20Aral%C4%B1k%202020.pdf |archive-date=15 January 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | style="text-align:left;" |2021 | style="text-align:left;" |Galeri Kültür<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=2021 "Dr. İhsan Ali Ödülü" Galeri Kültür Yayınları'nın |trans-title=2021 "Dr. İhsan Ali Award" goes to Galeri Kültür Publications |url=http://www.afrikagazetesi.net/Afrika-Arsiv/Yil/2021/2021%20-%20Aral%c4%b1k/31%20Aral%c4%b1k%202021.pdf |work=Avrupa |language=Turkish |location=Cyprus |page=8 |date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115071731/http://www.afrikagazetesi.net/Afrika-Arsiv/Yil/2021/2021%20-%20Aral%C4%B1k/31%20Aral%C4%B1k%202021.pdf |archive-date=15 January 2022 |access-date=15 January 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | style="text-align:left;" |2022 | style="text-align:left;" |ΣΕΖΟΝ Γυναίκες<ref>{{cite news |date=12 January 2023 |title=«Οι γυναίκες επιστρέφουν»: Νέος κύκλος παραστάσεων το 2023 |trans-title="Women Walk Home": New cycle of performances in 2023 |url=https://www.philenews.com/politismos/kypros/article/1628597 |language=Greek |work=Phileleftheros |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423034319/https://www.philenews.com/politismos/kypros/article/1628597 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | style="text-align:left;" |2023 | style="text-align:left;" |Declaration of Pan-Cyprian Mobilization<ref>{{cite news |date=30 December 2023 |title=Τιμητικό βραβείο στην "Διακήρυξη Παγκύπριας Κινητοποίησης" από την Ένωση Κυπρίων |trans-title=Honorary award to the "Declaration of Pan-Cyprian Mobilization" by the Union of Cypriots |url=https://www.cna.org.cy/article/5998552/timitiko-brabeio-stin-diakiryxi-paggyprias-kinitopoiisis-apo-tin-enosi-kyprion |language=Greek |work=Cyprus News Agency |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104193231/https://www.cna.org.cy/article/5998552/timitiko-brabeio-stin-diakiryxi-paggyprias-kinitopoiisis-apo-tin-enosi-kyprion |archive-date=4 January 2024 |access-date=4 January 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | style="text-align:left;" |2024 | style="text-align:left;" |İbrahim Aziz<ref>{{cite news |date=25 May 2024 |title=Kıbrıslılar Birliği, "Kıbrıslı Cumhuriyetçiler" etkinliğini gerçekleştirdi |trans-title=Union of Cypriots organized the “Cypriot Republicans” event |url=https://www.cumhuriyetci.cy/2024/05/25/kibrislilar-birligi-kibrisli-cumhuriyetciler-etkinligini-gerceklestirdi/ |language=Turkish |work=Cumhuriyetçi |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829063407/https://www.cumhuriyetci.cy/2024/05/25/kibrislilar-birligi-kibrisli-cumhuriyetciler-etkinligini-gerceklestirdi/ |archive-date=29 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | style="text-align:left;" |2025 | style="text-align:left;" |Niki Katsaouni - Women Walk Home<ref>{{cite news |date=7 November 2025 |title=Τιμώντας τη Μνήμη του Δρ. Ιχσάν Αλή – 47 Χρόνια Μετά |trans-title=Honouring the Memory of Dr. İhsan Ali — 47 Years Later |url=https://pafoslive.com.cy/%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%8E%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%AE%CE%BC%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B4%CF%81-%CE%B9%CF%87%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AE/ |language=Greek |work=Pafos Live |location=Cyprus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260101111528/https://pafoslive.com.cy/%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%8E%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%AE%CE%BC%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B4%CF%81-%CE%B9%CF%87%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AE/ |archive-date=1 January 2026 |access-date=1 January 2026 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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