Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and dated March 2006 shows Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot

A picture taken in 1974 and released by the Cypriot Press and Information Office (PIO) shows Greek Cypriot soldiers being taken as prisoners of war by Turkish soldiers who invaded Cyprus following an ethnic bloodshed that erupted in the mediteranean island. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops occupied the island's northern third in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking union with Greece. Some 1,468 Greek Cypriots and 502 Turkish Cypriots are listed as missing from the violence, according to UN data.

A picture taken on December 14, 2002 shows Cypriot women holding pictures of their relatives, who went missing during the Cyprus conflict in 1974, during a gathering in Nicosia. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops occupied the island's northern third in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking union with Greece. Some 1,468 Greek Cypriots and 502 Turkish Cypriots are listed as missing from the violence, according to UN data.

A handout picture released by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and dated March 2006 shows Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot archaeologists and anthropologists excavating a gravesite of missing persons in Nicosia. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops occupied the island's northern third in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking union with Greece. Some 1,468 Greek Cypriots and 502 Turkish Cypriots are listed as missing from the violence, according to UN data.

A handout picture released by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and dated March 2006 shows Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot archaeologists and anthropologists examining skulls and bones of missing persons in Nicosia. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops occupied the island's northern third in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking union with Greece. Some 1,468 Greek Cypriots and 502 Turkish Cypriots are listed as missing from the violence, according to UN data.

A picture taken on February 21, 2007 in Nicosia shows Greek and Turkish Cypriot members of a UN-led Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus searching for the remains of Turkish Cypriots killed during intercommunal violence in 1963-64 and from the 1974 Turkish invasion that split the Mediterranean island. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops occupied the island's northern third in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking union with Greece. Some 1,468 Greek Cypriots and 502 Turkish Cypriots are listed as missing from the violence, according to UN data.