The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 created a long list of missing persons. Initially the number of missing persons was 1.619 Greeks and Cypriots. These were mainly or only military and civilians , including women and children, either arrested by the Turkish invasion forces during July and August 1974, or disappeared after battles or long after the end of hostilities, and are up to today missing ...

For 44 whole years!

But time is slowly and tortuously passing for the hundreds of relatives who are waiting for some news ... An evolution ... An "end" that will redeem them from the expectation of four decades and a few years.

The why ... unanswered. Queries ... dozens. The pain ... unbearable. The absence, given!

For the mother who lost her child.

For the woman who lost her man.

For the child who lost his father.

Initiated by Youth of the World Federation of Overseas Cypriots (NEPOMAK) and the President Commissioner for the Humanitarian and Expatriated issues Mr Fotis Fotiou and in collaboration with the Panhellenic Committee of the parents and relatives of the undeclared captives and missing persons of the Cypriot tragedy and with the school of arts "ARTe" for the first time in Greece and Cyprus as well, will be held an artistic exhibition for the missing persons.

The aim is not only to sensitize the public in a unique way, but also to raise the issue of missing persons and especially their absence. The absence, where for 44 whole years "kills" silently the hundreds of relatives.

From June 5th to June 8th, 2018, the "Michalis Kakogiannis" Foundation will host a visual exhibition as well as a variety of other artistic events and a workshop with the participation of academics, lawyers, diplomats and people involved in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and of course the missing.

The event is under the auspices of His Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos and His Excellency the President of Cyprus Mr. Nicos Anastasiades.

Entrance will be free.