In this episode of Meanings of Cohesion we travel to Rizokarpaso, on the island of Cyprus. For almost 40 years, Cyprus and its inhabitants have been divided. In 1974, the Turkish army invaded the northern third of the Mediterranean island in response to a coup d'état by nationalists who wanted to annex the territory to Greece. One hundred and sixty thousand Greek Cypriots fled to the south, while a smaller number of Turkish Cypriots found refuge in the north. Despite this partition, a handful of Greek Cypriots chose to remain in their village, Rizokarpaso, which has since become an isolated enclave on Turkish Cypriot land. However, bicommunal initiatives are trying to build bridges between the two communities, helping them to restore their heritage together.
Also in this podcast: an interview with Quentin Ariès, editor in chief of Babel International NGO.
The script writer, host and executive producer of Meanings of Cohesion is Alexander Damiano Ricci.
Reportage stories are read by Gail Rego.
The author of the reportage story in this episode is Chloé Emmanouilidis.
Meanings of Cohesion is a collaboration between europod and ereb.
The podcast series was produced as part of Youthopia, a European project that cast a light on the results and effects of the EU Cohesion Policy, led by the Assembly of the Regions and Babel International NGO.