CMP>Home page

About the CMP

July 2007 marked a turning point of historical significance: the CMP began returning the first remains of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot individuals to their families. These individuals had been missing since the tragic events of 1963-64 and 1974.

The primary objective of the CMP is to enable relatives of missing persons to recover the remains of their loved ones, arrange for a proper burial and close a long period of anguish and uncertainty. Most Cypriot families have been directly or indirectly affected and it is hoped that the healing of old wounds will in turn favour the overall process of reconciliation between both communities

Ongoing excavation in Lapithos/Lapta.
Jan 16, 2015
(Nicosia, 15 January 2015) – Various reports have recently appeared in the media containing speculation about the alleged relocation of remains from an ongoing excavation conducted by the Committee on Missing Persons in Lapithos/Lapta (en)
CMP's End of Year Press Conference
Dec 18, 2014
At its end-of-year press conference today, the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) noted that 157 missing persons had been identified so far this year, making 2014 the most successful year to date. In contrast, the number of exhumations for 2014 had stagnated at 65 for the second consecutive year. (en) (el)
Donation of the Government of Turkey
Dec 5, 2014
The Committee on Missing Persons expresses its sincere thanks to the Government of Turkey for its donation of USD 100,000 (en) (el)

Quick Facts

Number of missing people:
Greek Cypriots: 1508
Turkish Cypriots: 493
Identified Individuals returned to their families:
Greek Cypriots: 430
Turkish Cypriots: 138
Sites excavated:
Opened: 943
(No of Human remains on sites: 949)
Sets of Remains analyzed:

CMP

The CMP is determined to find, identify and return to families the remains of the 2001 persons who went missing during the events of 1963-64 and 1974 in Cyprus.

More than 70 Cypriot scientists work to exhume, analyse and identify the remains of missing persons. They are "The Faces of the CMP"

The CMP has excavated more than 900 suspected burial sites across Cyprus and exhumed the remains of more than 1000 persons.

About the CMP

Press Releases

Quick Facts