Source: Foreign Policy
by Katherine Kelaidis
“Last September, under pressure from the Turkish government, Netflix agreed to release one of its new series only in Greece and Cyprus. Famagusta depicts the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The protagonists of the series — a co-production between Greek and Cypriot companies — are Greek Cypriots, and the show is broadly sympathetic to them. Turkish officials insisted that Famagusta was nothing more than pro-Greek propaganda and began a campaign to prevent global audiences from watching it. … Netflix’s decision was met with little furor outside of the Greek press, and the company did not respond to Foreign Policy’s request for comment about the move. It was part of a long-standing pattern of successful Turkish censorship of content that depicts either Turkish or Ottoman history in a negative light. Turkey not only blocks the release of such content domestically — but has maneuvered to do so abroad, as well.” (03/18/25)