Terra Nullius Cyprus

In the 37th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Effie and Costas Athanassiou. Together they created the world’s first app dedicated to teaching the modern Cypriot Greek dialect, powered by the world’s first Cypriot Greek pronunciation recognition technology. Born and raised in the diaspora, in far away Sydney, their passion for Cyprus and its culture, history, and language, was the driving force...

In the 36th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Despo Pavlou. Despo represents many voices of Cyprus and is running for parliament with Volt in the Paphos district. She represents women, mothers, ‘polytechnoi’, the LGBTQi+ community, the Cypriot diaspora, repatriated Cypriots, migrants, entrepreneurs and SME owners etc. She’s sharp, she’s confident, she strong – Cyprus […] The post T...

In the 35th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Erodotos Miltiadous. Erodotos is a prominent Cypriot sports journalist, with a long-standing history in sports media both locally and internationally. Throughout his career he has contributed significantly to the coverage and promotion of sports in Cyprus and across Europe, earning respect for his professionalism and deep […] The post Terra N...

Cyprus is filled with big hearts and big emotions – a hot, sleepy island, with hot tempers! On the surface it looks ‘normal’, but below the surface are many layers, filled with history – both beautiful and painful. An island full of amazing people, with incredible stories, doing amazing things. Join social and political analyst […] The post Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 34: Cyprus singing s...

Cyprus is filled with big hearts and big emotions – a hot, sleepy island, with hot tempers! On the surface it looks ‘normal’, but below the surface are many layers, filled with history – both beautiful and painful. An island full of amazing people, with incredible stories, doing amazing things. Join social and political analyst […] The post Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 33: EU One Stop Shop...

In the 32nd episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Irene Matys, a proud Canadian-based Cypriot from Famagusta, recipe developer, food stylist-photographer and TV chef. Her bestselling cookbook ‘My Cypriot Table: Mediterranean Recipes for Gathering, Sharing, and Savoring’ brings over 100 fresh and vibrant recipes - and her personal stories of her life’s journey influenced by Cypriot culture - inspir...

Cyprus is filled with big hearts and big emotions – a hot, sleepy island, with hot tempers! On the surface it looks ‘normal’, but below the surface are many layers, filled with history – both beautiful and painful. An island full of amazing people, with incredible stories, doing amazing things. Join social and political analyst […] The post Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 31: Australian direc...

In the 30th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Koraly Dimitriadis. She is a Melbourne-based Cypriot-Australian poet, writer, actor, and performer known for her fearless and provocative exploration of themes such as cultural and religious repression, identity, feminism and diaspora. She gained national attention in Australia with her bestselling poetry collection Love and F**k Poems, first self-...

In the 29th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Hasan Tabakci, Business Support Officer of EuniteCyprus who talks about the wonderful work of Startups4Peace (Su4p) and announces the 26 June Launch + Networking Event and Pitching Battle for €20,000 seed funding and business boot camps thanks to the generous support of the Embassy of Finland in Cyprus and the European Commission in Cyprus and Euro...

In the 28th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Elly Symons, vice president of the Australian Parthenon Committee, co-founder Acropolis Research Group, cultural heritage activist, former model, media professional, businesswoman and public speaker - and a mother of three boys. With roots from Agros in Pitsilia, Troodos, she is a well-known member of the Cypriot diaspora in Melbourne, Australia. T...

In the 27th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Navid Constantinou, an oceanographer who has studied, lived and worked in Athens – Greece, San Diego – USA, New South Wales – Australia and is now a ‘new-ish’ member of the Cypriot diaspora in Victoria, Australia. He is a senior lecturer at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Melbourne University and chief investigator at the...

In the 26th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet George Iordanou, a human rights activist and a political animal among other things - and he is behind the Fatherhood Diaries. He shares with the world stories of being a dad, anecdotal stories with his kids and what life is like as a father and as a husband. There’s no room for toxic masculinity in the family space! Check out iordanou.org to follow...

In the 25th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Raluca Ioana Man, an expert business consultant, strategist, and board advisor with a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. She is the founder of RSEVEN Ltd, a consultancy focused on delivering strategic, results-driven solutions that prioritize innovation, collaboration, and sustainable business success. The post Terra Nullius Cypr...

In the 24th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Sertac Sonan. An intelligent, likeable and empathetic political and international relations expert, and a ‘go to’ source for everything relating to the Turkish Cypriot political realm. A founding member of the bicommunal Cyprus Academic Dialogue (CAD), an activist for reunification and a tertiary teacher sharing his knowledge with Cypriots and fore...

In the 23rd episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Yiannis Milides. A refugee from Morphou, now living the past decades in Melbourne, Yiannis is a mentor of youths, a teacher in Greek and English schools, a poet, an author and an advocate for reconciliation. No student of his is left unchanged and all leave his classes inspired. A much loved teacher with a passion for peace, reconciliation and hold...

In the 22nd episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Dr Craig Barker. An expert in Classical Archaeology, he is the Director of the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project that has been uncovering a major site in antiquity at Fabrika Hill within the Nea Paphos UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995. Check out 👉🏼 paphostheatre.org . He is based at the University of Sydney and is Head of Public Engageme...

In the 21st episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Anaïs LLobet. Having lived and worked for 5 years in Cyprus, and as a citizen of the world, Anaïs calls Nicosia one of her homes. She’s a journalist, writer and a contributor to the group exhibition ‘Imagining Home Between the Walls’ in the Buffer Zone at the Ledra St / Lokmaci crossing. Check it out until 31 October 2024. The post Terra Nullius Cy...

In the 20th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Dr Alex Willem Copper Willheim. Also known as ‘Dr Xynisteri’, he is an expert on Cypriot wine, with a strong focus on the indigenous Xynisteri and Maratheftiko varieties. He introduced these drought resistant grapevines to Australia, in particular in South Australia, and the rest is history! From the foothills of Troodos in Limassol to the plains o...

In the 19th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Dr Maria Kavallaris. Dr Kavallaris is a cancer researcher at NSW Uni Children's Cancer Institute. Born in Sydney, she went to primary school in Morphou, Cyprus, until war broke in 1974. Her family returned to Australia. At only 21 years old she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This inspired her to compete a PhD in cancer research. During her stud...

In the 18th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Helena Kidd. With family hailing from Skarinou in Larnaca and born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, she set out to share with the world the sufferings of her mother, and that of many mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Cyprus and the world. Her brave book ‘When The Past Awakens’ received a Commendation at the Victorian Community History Awa...

In the 17th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Kay Pavlou. Born in Adelaide and now living in Sydney, she was the daughter of one of the earlier Cypriots from Rizokarpaso to migrate across the globe to Australia. This experience is part of her inspiration to film ‘Two Homelands - Documentary’ - an interview of six Cypriots of the diaspora in Australia and to delve into their experience of livin...

In the 16th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Dr Erato Kozakou Marcoullis. Born in Limassol to Cypriot and migrant parents, she has come a long way from a rough - yet very proud - family history. From proudly representing Cyprus as Ambassador in key posts such as Washington, USA, to twice serving as Cyprus’ Foreign Minister and also as Minister of Communications and Works. She has sat on the n...

Cyprus is filled with big hearts and big emotions – a hot, sleepy island, with hot tempers! On the surface it looks ‘normal’, but below the surface are many layers, filled with history – both beautiful and painful. An island full of amazing people, with incredible stories, doing amazing things. Join social and political analyst […] The post Terra Nullius Cyprus – Episode 15: Filmmaker, direc...

In the 14th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Hulusi Kilim. Hulusi is a young and refreshing activist who grew and matured through his activism in Famagusta’s medieval old town where he worked with the Bicommunal Famagusta Initiative fighting to save the historic city, and continued to drive for the reunification of Cyprus with various peace building activities. Recently he was one of very few...

Cyprus is filled with big hearts and big emotions – a hot, sleepy island, with hot tempers! On the surface it looks ‘normal’, but below the surface are many layers, filled with history – both beautiful and painful. An island full of amazing people, with incredible stories, doing amazing things. Join social and political analyst […] The post Terra Nullius Cyprus – Epis...