50 years ago, Turkey launched its invasion of Cyprus. Since then, tens of thousands of Turkish troops have occupied over one third of the island. Unfortunately, the US still fails to use the word “occupation” to describe this ongoing violation of international law in Cyprus. Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what this failure to speak the truth has meant for efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, and whether the State Department is ready to right this 50 year wrong.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greek PM calls for unified Cyprus on 50th anniversary of 1974 invasion

Cyprus’ “Oxi” Day

Erdogan leads a grand spectacle and provocation in occupied territories

Big Turkish presence in occupied Cyprus to test detente with Greece

Greece issues high fire risk alert amid ongoing blazes

Temperatures expected to remain high until Monday

Archaeological site opening hours adjusted for weekend due to heatwave