CYPRUS: Turkish Cypriots donate EUR 75,000 to Missing Committee

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has expressed its sincere thanks to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci for his “generous donation” of EUR 75,000 made on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot community today.

This donation brings the Turkish Cypriot financial assistance to the CMP to a total of EUR 433,000 over the past 13 years.  

“This donation to the CMP Project on the Exhumation, Identification and Return of Remains of Missing Persons in Cyprus will contribute to the Committee’s goal of identifying and returning as many remains of missing individuals as possible in order to bring an end to the uncertainty which has affected so many families for so many years,” said a CMP statement.

So far, 927 missing persons from both communities have been identified and returned to their families for a dignified burial. This is less than half of those declared missing in conflict during 1963-4 and 1974.

The CMP relies on donor support to alleviate the suffering of the concerned families.