Author: CYPRUS EYE

The Trailer for Offside Is Now Live Premiere Screening to Be Held on YouTube at the End of July The story of Turkish Cypriot football—long unheard on the international sports stage—is finally being brought to the screen. The trailer for Offside: The Untold Story of Sports in Northern Cyprus, a documentary created by young and accomplished UK-born Turkish Cypriot sports journalist Mert Ahmet, has been released. Focusing not only on football, but also on issues of visibility, recognition, and resistance, the documentary sheds light on the reality of Northern Cypriot football—excluded from official tournaments for years due to political reasons—through…

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