Cyprus Health Tourism Council Dr. Ahmet Savaşan published a message on the 57th anniversary of the Erenköy Resistance, one of the cornerstones of the Turkish Cypriot struggle for existence.
Pointing out that August 8, 1964 was a very important turning point in the Turkish Cypriot People's struggle for existence, Ahmet Savaşan emphasized that the students who left their university education and ran to Erenköy for resistance and held a strategic bridgehead by fighting shoulder to shoulder with the people of the region, formed the cornerstones of the road to the July 20 Happy Peace Operation and the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Two years of open prison life in Erenköy
Ahmet Savaşan stated that the students fought together with the local people in Erenköy in a steep and mountainous region surrounded by the surrounding area, with no connection to their families, and reminded that most of them did not know the weapons because they were not soldiers, and that some of them took up arms with 2-3 weeks of shooting training and resisted without a proper, planned military organization and command center, in arrangements that could not even be called a position. Pointing out that some of them were martyred, some of them witnessed the death of their friend next to them without knowing life, Savaşan emphasized that it should not be forgotten that the majority of them lived an open prison life in the region for 2 years because they could not leave the region despite the end of the war.
We remember the mujahideen, our women and the people of the region with gratitude
Underlining that the Glorious Erenkoy Resistance, which is a drama and tragedy unprecedented in world history, was crowned with a very meaningful and unforgettable victory, Ahmet Savaşan pointed out that the humanitarian dimensions of the Erenkoy Resistance have not been sufficiently conveyed to young generations. Stating that the transfer of the Glorious Erenköy Resistance and Victory to young generations will contribute to the Turkish Cypriot People's state to remain on the island forever, Ahmet Savaşan stated that in this important epic; In this important epic; Ahmet Savaşan commemorates with respect and gratitude the five hundred or so young people of that day who left their education and went to Erenköy, especially from our Turkey, the two hundred or so mujahideen and our generous women, as well as the people of the region for their extraordinary struggle in coming to these days and achieving our state, We wish God's mercy to our beloved Martyrs, Captain Cengiz Topel and all our deceased veterans, who are written in golden letters in the history of our National Struggle, and we wish a long and healthy life to our nameless heroes who are still living.”.
