A 62-year-old woman relives the horrors of war during the 1974 Turkish invasion

An in-depth interview with a woman who survived systematic rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers during the 1974 invasion of Cyprus

Forty-eight years are not enough for a young girl to forget the systematic rape at the hands of Turkish soldiers, during the 1974 Turkish invasion.

Now, the girl, who is 62 and was introduced to CNA as M, says that summer of 1974 wounded her soul and overshadowed her life.

As a young girl in her village in Cyprus, M made plans for her life.

However, these were crushed and every day that goes by since she relives the assault she went through for months.

“I know the years have gone by, but what I went through in the…