Republican Congressional Candidate for the 14th Congressional District in New York, demands Turkey respect international law and end its illegal occupation of nearly half of Cyprus immediately. "This Sunday July 20th will mark 51 years since the brutal invasion of Cyprus by Turkish armed forces which resulted in an illegal occupation of almost half of the sovereign island nation, thousands of people were killed mostly civilians-forcing 200. 0000 people from their homes, with over 2,000 people still missing. It is unacceptable that the international community functionally ignores one of the most vicious, uncalled for military invasions in recent history," said Rivera-Diaz. "Right here in communities in the Bronx, and Queens we have Cypriot Americans who came here as refugees who had their family members killed, and their homes stolen, while others still anxiously seek information about the fate of friends and relatives they never saw...