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02-06-2008
[+] My Grandmother: A Memoir by Fethiye Ctin
As a girl, Turkish lawyer Fethiye Çetin knew her grandmother as an adored Muslim matriarch by the name of Seher. Then she learned that Seher had been born an Armenian Christian, Haranus, who, several decades before, had been seized from the clasp...[+]

22-04-2008
[+] Swedish Archives Confirm: It was a genocide!
A recently conducted study at the Uppsala University has revealed highly interesting information in the Swedish Archives, which once again confirm the researchers' view of the events in the Ottoman Turkey during the First World War: the Christian...[+]

15-04-2008
[+] Turks can only blame themselves for not Joining the EU
A major controversy has been brewing for some time throughout Europe about the wisdom of admitting Turkey to the European Union. Most Europeans oppose Turkey's membership either out of prejudice or because of irreconcilable legal, political,...[+]

08-02-2008
[+] Apo Torosyan: Interview
A Rigid Sense of Honor, Brainwashing and Escaping the Ottoman Past.NEW YORK - When it comes to the Turkish Government, it's relatively simple to understand why there is a rigid policy of denial and rejection concerning the Greek, Assyrian and...[+]

News

06-09-2008
[+] CHRONICLE on the Armenian community of Cyprus
On Sunday, 14 September 2008, the slip CHRONICLE that Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra wrote for the Armenians of Cyprus will circulate along with Politis newspaper. The Armenians have been constantly living in Cyprus since 578. An industrious people with deep Christian faith, they particularly prospered during the Frankish Era. Despite the oppression...[+]

05-09-2008
[+] Football & Politics
ABDULLAH GUL TO VISIT ARMENIATurkish President Abdullah Gul will visit Armenia at the weekend on the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to watch the qualifying 2010 FIFA World Cup football match between two countries' national teams in Yerevan, Turkish president's office said on Wednesday. President GDI's visit can assure the...[+]

05-09-2008
[+] SDHP Yerevan: Give them a warm welcome
 S. D. HUNCHAKIAN PARTY OF ARMENIA CALLS UPON CITIZENS & NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM TO GIVE WARM WELCOME On these days a lot of Turkish citizens arrive in Armenia to watch the match Armenia vs. Turkey. Being aware of the innumerable unsettled issues between our homeland and Turkey- no one of us has forgotten the horrible crime at the beginning of the...[+]

05-06-2008
[+] Announcements: Armenian Genocide Monument in Larnaca
The Committee of the Kalaydjian Foundation with a bilingual announcement (Greek, English) thank the President of the Republic for his tireless efforts in implementing the Monument project, They also thank both the Mayor of Larnaca Mr. Andreas Moyseos and the Larnaca Municipal Council for their decision to allow, on exception, the erection of the...[+]

04-06-2008
[+] Georges der Parthogh has passed away
Georges der Parthogh, veteran journalist, international news photographer and a leading member of the Armenian community, died in Nicosia on Monday. He was 84. Born in Harar, Ethiopia on December 18, 1923, Georges came to Cyprus with his family in 1935. He attended the English School in Nicosia after which he served with the Air Ministry. He later...[+]

02-06-2008
[+] Cyprus ready to cooperate with Turkey to curb illegal immigration
The Republic of Cyprus is willing to cooperate with Turkey, in the context of the European Union, to contain illegal immigration, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Minister of Interior, has said. Such cooperation has to take place, since most illegal immigrants who come to Cyprus arrive through the country's northern occupied areas, which have been under...[+]

Experimental Cyprus Armenians Live Radio station

Download standalone flash player (windows) and listen to Armenian and Greek Music

The station will be officially launched on 6 January 2008, starting with live X-Mass mass from Nicosia Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church.
Please do not bookmark the streaming URL as pending licence and some other development problems, it might change.

Meanwhile if you have any problems listening to the stream, please let us know.

This is the unoficial Cypriot Armenians web page. The aim of the site is to collect/distribute information about the Cypriot Armenians, its history and culture.

Armenians have lived in Cyprus for centuries, but the present community on the island is mainly the result of immigration during and immediately after the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23 in Turkey. Currently, some 2000 Armenians live in Cyprus, mainly in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol.

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