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Since 1964, the UN has overseen and administered a buffer zone in Cyprus, which cuts through the entire island and separates it into Northern (Turkish-Cypriot) and Southern (Greek-Cypriot) zones. Join us in this episode as we try to properly contextualise this situation against Cyprus’ long and rich history, which has seen periods of both Hellenistic and Turkic dominance.
By The National Histories PodcastSince 1964, the UN has overseen and administered a buffer zone in Cyprus, which cuts through the entire island and separates it into Northern (Turkish-Cypriot) and Southern (Greek-Cypriot) zones. Join us in this episode as we try to properly contextualise this situation against Cyprus’ long and rich history, which has seen periods of both Hellenistic and Turkic dominance.