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Solomou is considered a national hero in Greece and Cyprus, [12] [13] where he is often referred to as a "hero-martyr" (Greek: ηρωομάρτυρας). [14] [15] [16] On 24 June 2008, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of Solomou's family in the case of Solomou and others v. Turkey. [1] [2]
Another man, Solomos Solomou (Tassos Isaac's cousin), was shot to death by a Northern Cyprus minister during the same protests on 14 August 1996. [21] Aged 26, Solomou was one of many mourners who entered the Buffer Zone three days after Isaac's funeral, on 14 August, to lay a wreath on the spot where he had been beaten to death.
Isaac's funeral was held on 14 August 1996 and was attended by thousands of people. Protests after the funeral led to the death of Isaac's cousin, Solomos Solomou. On 22 November 1996, the Cypriot Police issued international arrest warrants for the murder of Isaac against Hasim Yilmaz, a Turkish settler and former member of the Turkish Secret Service, Neyfel Mustafa Ergun, a Turkish settler ...
Their collaboration was made public on 14 August 2024, the 50th anniversary of the second Turkish invasion, a day also marked by Solomos Solomou's killing at the hands of Turkish occupation forces in 1996. [35] [36] [37] Within the Turkish Cypriot community, the video received mixed reactions. [38]
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Solomou is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Athos Solomou (born 1985), Cypriot footballer; Despoina Solomou (born 1990), Greek swimmer; Emilios Solomou (born 1971), Cypriot writer; Maria Solomou (born 1974), Greek actress; Solomos Solomou, British economist
Solomos Square (Greek: Πλατεία Σολωμού; Turkish: Solomos Meydanı) is a square at the intersection of Rigenis Street and Omirou Avenue in central Nicosia, Cyprus. It acts as one of the six main bus-hubs of the city, [ 1 ] and it is estimated that over 50,000 people pass through it daily.
The "Hymn to Liberty", [a] also known as the "Hymn to Freedom", [b] is a Greek poem written by Dionysios Solomos in 1823 and set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros in 1828.It officially became the national anthem of Greece in 1864 and Cyprus in 1966.