When first I set eyes upon Susuz my spirit soared. How beautiful.
As I approached I realised something was wrong.
School was out.
The people had left.
Susuz Census
Year Turkish Greek Total
Cypriot Cypriot
1831 21 13 34
1931 304 121 525
1973 445 0 445
1974 0 0 0
I was deeply disturbed by what I saw. More than I understood why. These windows reached deep in to my soul.
My ancestors were driven from their homes in Croatia. They landed in Hungary. They were then annexed by Austria. Then my mother came to England after the war.