%0 Journal Article %T COMMUNICATION IN THE TURKISH CYPRIOT¡¯S STRUGGLE HISTORY OF 1955-1974 %A Ulvi KESER %J - %D 2018 %X EOKA terrorist organization, established in Athens in 1953, made the life unbearable for the Turkish Cypriots especially after 1st April 1955, and despite the fact that the Republic of Cyprus was founded in 1960, the island never came out of the chaotic atmosphere. Subsequent to the demolition of Republic of Cyprus founded on 16th August 1960 under the guarantee of Turkey, Greece and the United Kingdom due to the Greek Cypriot atrocities starting in 21st December 1961, the heavy pressure, isolations, restrictions and embargoes have appeared on Turkish Cypriot society and the communication as in all the fields of the social life. Despite the fact that the Republic of Cyprus was established, the island unfortunately never came out of the bloody scene of the chaos. Especially subsequent to the EOKA terrorist activities emerged after April 1, 1955, in spite of the fact that the above-mentioned state was established under the guarantee of Turkey, the United Kingdom and Greece, the new country didn¡¯t last long. Due to the assaults and the attacks started by the Greek Cypriots in regard of the Akritas Plan so as to kill all the Turkish Cypriots, the country collapses. Then the Turkish Cypriots isolated, surrounded in the ghettos, and deprived of all the humanistic and the natural rights to live come once more face to face with the restrictions, isolation and the embargoes upon the communication as well as the agony, slavery, and the suffering. Such an unfortunate situation created by the Greek Cypriots continue in a way up to 1974, but the Turkish Cypriots try to get the ways for the communication such as the Turkish Cypriot Posts, H/M and KOKKNA usages, Taxi Post, Yeni£¿ehir and £¿skenderun Post Office usages, and the subtle use of Social Aid stamps. The essence of all these efforts lays on the purpose of the efforts to announce the presence, justness, and the rightness of Turkish Cypriots. This scientific study has been prepared so as to focus on the civilian and the military communication efforts of the Turkish Cypriots starting from 1st April 1955 in which EOKA terrorism has started up to 1974 Turkish Peace Operation %K K£¿br£¿s Tš¹rkleri %K Rumlar %K Ambargo %K £¿zolasyon %K Erenk£¿y %K K£¿z£¿lay %U http://dergipark.org.tr/cttad/issue/39883/473953