İnönü Martyrs remembered

İnönü Martyrs remembered

İnönü Martyrs have been commemorated with a special remembrance ceremony at the village of İnönü on the 57th anniversary of their death.

Five workers, Ali Hasan, Ali Mustafa Yorgancı, Yusuf Hasan, Ahmet Mehmet and İbrahim Mehmet who were killed by Greek Cypriots on their way to work  in 1958 and six missing martyrs were remembered with a special ceremony held at the at the Inonu Martyrs’ Monument yesterday.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, the mayor of İnönü Ali Öncü said “martyrs are our honour, source of excitement, pride and our virtue.” He also added that the frontier martyrs were representing the outstanding dignity and esteem of the Turkish Cypriot people.