The Museum of Barbarism, which was built in memory of those who were martyred in the attack that went down in history as the Beach Massacre in the Bloody Christmas events of December 1963 in Cyprus, was restored and opened to visitors again.
The opening of the “Museum of Barbarism, Restoration, Landscaping and Display Arrangement Project” carried out by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) was held with a ceremony held today.
The ceremony was attended by President Ersin Tatar, President of the Assembly of the Republic Zorlu Töre, Prime Minister Ünal Üstel, TR Nicosia Ambassador Ali Murat Başçeri, KTBK Commander Major General Sezai Öztürk, GKK Commander Major General Zorlu Topaloğlu, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment Fikri Ataoğlu and Turkish Culture. and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, as well as some ministers, military personnel and the Ilhan family.
The ceremony started with a moment of silence and the National Anthem; Speeches followed. The ceremony was concluded with the opening and tour of the restored museum.
Many martyrs were killed all over the island in the attacks launched by the Greeks against the Turks, aiming to implement the Akritas plan on December 21, 1963, and which went down in history as a Bloody Christmas, and the EOKA militia targeted the Kumsal District on December 23-24. What happened in the house numbered ‘2’ on Mürüvvet İlhan Sokak, formerly known as İrfan Bey Sokak, is perhaps the most brutal attack.
In the attack, which went down in history as the “Beach Massacre”, Major Dr. While he was on duty in Nihat İlhan’s regiment, his wife Mürüvvet İlhan and three sons, 6-month-old Hakan, 4-year-old Kutsi and 6-year-old Murat were martyred in the bathtub. Feride Hasan Gudum, who was at home during the lead rain, was also martyred. The house was opened to the public as the Museum of Barbarism on January 1, 1966.