| Tochni massacre | |
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| Part ofatrocities against Turkish Cypriots during theTurkish invasion of Cyprus | |
| Location | Tochni,Larnaca,Cyprus |
| Date | August 14, 1974; 51 years ago (1974-08-14) |
| Target | Turkish Cypriots |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Guns |
| Deaths | 84 |
| Perpetrators |  Greek Cypriot members of theEOKA B |
| Motive | Anti-Turkish sentiment,Hellenization |
Tochni massacre refers to the killing of 84Turkish Cypriots from the village ofTochni,Larnaca,Cyprus byGreek Cypriot members ofEOKA B during theTurkish invasion of Cyprus in the summer of 1974.
During theTurkish invasion at the north of the island, members of theGreek Cypriot paramilitary groupEOKA B took hostage more than 80Turkish Cypriot men from the village of Tochni and the nearby village of Zygi, including minor boys of age 13. After being kept at a Greek elementary school during the night, the arrested Turkish Cypriots were boarded in a bus. According to the only survivor of the massacre, Suat Hussein Kafadar, the Turks were taken to the village of Palodia, where they were executed with automatic guns.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Total number of victims is 84 (78 from Tochni and 6 from Zygi). At the massacre site, according to Kafadar, there was a Greek officer.[8] Kafadar said in an interview that a Greek military officer with three stars spoke with them during the night and reassured them that they would not get hurt. "My friend, don't be afraid. Today you are prisoners, tomorrow we will be yours. In the army, nobody abuses captives."[9]
The atrocity took place the same day asthe massacre of Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda, again byGreek Cypriots members ofEOKA B.
In 2016, FormerMinister of Foreign Affairs of CyprusErato Kozakou-Marcoullis, said "I apologize to the Turkish Cypriots for 126 women and children killed in Aloda, Maratha and Santalaris and 85 civilian men killed in Tochni as a result of the horrific murders committed by EOKA B extremists on 14 August 1974.".[10]
Okulun içindeyken – ki esir olarak gittik – üç yıldızlı bir Yunanlı asker geldi, adam geldi bir konuşma yaptı. Dedi ki "Arkadaşlar hiç korkmayın, bugün siz esirsanız, yarın da biz esir olabiliriz. Askerlikte esirlere kötü muamele yapılmaz
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