TAKE ACTION: You can help end 45 years of pain by calling on Turkey to take its #HandsOffCyprus

This July marks 45 years since Turkey illegally invaded and occupied over a third of Cyprus. You can help end 45 years of pain by taking 30 seconds to call on Turkey to take its #HandsOffCyprus via www.cypriotfederation.org.uk/MP

Across the UK, people have been emailing their local MPs and urging them to demand that Turkey takes its hands off Cyprus. The #HandsOffCyprus campaign is in full swing and people have been emailing their MPs to condemn Turkey’s illegal and aggressive actions in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as urging them to speak out against Turkey’s unacceptable demands regarding a solution to the Cyprus issue, for example, on the issue of security and guarantees. In the latest round of negotiations to reunify the island, Turkey insisted that it have ‘the right to unilateral intervention’ after a solution to the Cyprus issue. It also insisted on keeping its troops on the island.

MPs from Aberdeen and all the way down to Plymouth have received emails about the latest developments in Cyprus. The map shows the geographical spread of emails that have been sent as part of the #HandsOffCyprus campaign in the last few weeks.

So far, over 46% of MPs (304 MPs) have been contacted by their constituents about Cyprus and we would like to thank all those who have supported the campaign already. Many MPs are beginning to reply to the emails and people are sending the responses they have received from their MPs to us, if you would like to do the same, you can email us at: [email protected]

We’ve made it simple and easy to email your MP through our website: www.cypriotfederation.org.uk/MP. Our website will find your MP, their contact details and prepare a template email – it takes less than 30 seconds and can make a big difference for Cyprus! Please share this message and ask friends and family to also email their local MP, so we can make even more of an impact.