Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus

Trailer: UNSEEN – The Athletes of Northern Cyprus 🎬 The story of Turkish Cypriot athletes fighting to reach the global stage despite decades of sporting isolation. Full release on Monday 9 November on our YouTube channel.

🗣️ "The Greek Cypriots' times are worse than mine." ⠀ Turkish Cypriot open-water swimmer Doğukan Ulaç speaks about how hard it is to break into Türkiye's national teams when you are competing against a country of over 80 million people, even though his times stand up well against his Greek Cypriot rivals. ⠀ This weekend, Doğukan is competing in the opening leg of the Open Water World Cup in Cancún, Mexico, in the 10km today and the 3km tomorrow. We wish him the very best of luck 🏊‍♂️ ⠀ UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus ⠀ The full documentary is out on 9 November on the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus YouTube channel.

“The only thing holding us back is ourselves.” ⠀ Turkish Cypriot basketball player Erten Gazi reflects on how he got through, and on what really stands in the way of athletes in Northern Cyprus. ⠀ UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus ⠀ The full documentary is out on 9 November.

“Can you imagine what those children felt?” - Hasan Gazioğlu He remembers the day Judy Murray came to Northern Cyprus. UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus The full documentary is out on 9 November on the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus YouTube channel.

🗣️ “Then someone called out behind me: ‘You’ve made the final.’” Turkish Cypriot Olympian Buse Savaşkan recalls going from injury and no hope to an Olympic final. UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus - the full documentary is out on 9 November.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the premiere of UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus at The Soho Hotel tonight. It was a fully packed premiere, and we were delighted to welcome His Excellency Koray Ertaş, Ambassador of Türkiye to the United Kingdom, and Her Excellency Aysan Mullahasan Atılgan, Ambassador of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, alongside journalists, influencers, councillors and so many members of the Turkish Cypriot community in the UK. A huge thank you to everyone who came and helped make the evening such a success. UNSEEN will be released in full on our YouTube channel on 9 November.

“My biggest goal is to compete at the Olympics.”- Ada Kafa, Athlete She hopes to follow in the footsteps of Buse Savaşkan and reach the Olympic stage. UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus The full documentary is out on 9 November on the FFNC YouTube channel.⠀

🗣️ “I was the first person ever at a professional event to fly the flag of North Cyprus.” Professional boxer Sugar Atahasan recalls carrying the flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus into the ring. UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus The full documentary is out on 9 November on the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus YouTube channel.

"That cup might look like a piece of metal, but it holds a whole year of sacrifice.” Murat Ekşi explains what a single trophy really represents for athletes in Northern Cyprus. UNSEEN: The Athletes of Northern Cyprus The full documentary is out on 9 November on our YouTube channel.