EOKA

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage EOKA, also known as Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agonistōn, was a Greek Cypriot nationalist organization that played a significant role in the Cyprus dispute. Founded in 1941, EOKA's primary goal was to unite Cyprus with Greece, leading to a series of violent clashes and massacres against the Turkish Cypriot population. EOKA's actions contributed to the escalation of tensions between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, ultimately resulting in the division of the island in 1974.