10-12 OCTOBER 2025
"Dalga Dalga (Waves Waves)"
15:15
BOOK PRESENTATION
by journalist Sofia Iordanidou
DESCRIPTION
The book Dalga – Dalga by Sofia Iordanidou is an important and multi-layered contribution to the bibliography on the Cyprus issue and journalistic studies. In its pages, Dr. Yalcin Küçük, an officer of Attila, details unknown aspects of the Turkish invasion: massacres of civilians, rapes, looting, etc. The personal testimonies of the Turkish officer show that Turkey remains exposed to war crimes. The contradictory personality of the protagonist, as he actively participated in the political life of Turkey, leading, as an intellectual, in protests against the junta, allows us to decipher the political developments in Turkey. Mainly, from the 60s to the 80s. The way in which it integrates Cyprus into the developments of the neighboring country and the ambitions of the Turkish elite broadens our way of thinking, adding unknown but important variables. It thus facilitates the understanding of Ankara's motivations.
Dalga - Dalga is also a unique contribution to journalism, as it is a revealing testimony - a testimony of the soul of a Turkish officer, fulfilling all the requirements of high-quality journalism. The theoretical and professional experience of the author contributed to this, who, with her deep knowledge of the tragic events that marked the island, as well as her writing style, serves Yalcin Küçük's narrative perfectly.
AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Sofia Iordanidou – Writer, Researcher & Academic
Sofia Iordanidou is President of the Advanced Media Institute and Head of the Postgraduate Program in Communication and New Journalism at the Open University of Cyprus. She has taught Journalism and Communication at universities in New York, Athens, Thessaloniki and Nicosia from 1985 to the present.
With many years of experience in journalism and strategic communication, he has worked at the Voice of America, the White House, ERT, MEGA and in publishing and communication ventures such as NETNEWS and NETRESULT.
She studied Italian and English Literature at CUNY, earned a master's degree in Comparative Literature and Theater, and was awarded a doctorate from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a thesis on Pirandello. Her research focuses on journalism, media operations, strategic communication, and media literacy in the digital age.