TURKISH COMMUNITY IN CYPRUS - 1958/1959

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 359694).

Synopsis

Amateur footage showing the beginnings of Turkish community consciousness in Cyprus.

Various scenic shots of Cyprus; St Hilarion castle; ruins; Kyrenia from the ruins; LSs of castle ruins. The town of Kyrenia, the harbour and the town. A group of British soldiers on the quay. School children long jumping. Famagusta and the half-ruined cathedral. A statue of Namik Kemal. Interior of the cathedral now turned into a mosque. (212ft). Dr Fazil Kuçuk, leader of the Turkish community in Cyprus giving a speech. A class in a Turkish Cypriot school. Exterior shot of a building (the school?). Shots from moving vehicle along a country road. Shot of wall and pictures of Turkish presidents and photographs of Turks killed in skirmishes with Greeks 27-28th October 1958. A Cypriot seaport and small harbour. The Turkish flag flying over a building. Seashore and road. Motorcade with Turkish flags drives along a country road. Turkish meeting in a village, attended by Rauf Denktash, assistant to Dr Kuçuk. Turks in lorries pass along a road. A banner is carried through a village street `Long Live Adnan Menderes' - the Turksih prime minister. A march by Turkish demonstrators. Close up of Dr Kuçuk. Three women with Denktash. Mayosa - a Turkish municipality near Famagusta. Turks in a billiard hall. Ruins in Famagusta(?). General shots of Famagusta, the old cathedral and mosque.

 

Titles

  • TURKISH COMMUNITY IN CYPRUS - 1958/1959 (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1958
Running Time:
14 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
516 ft
 

Production Credits