Cyprus dispute Greek and Turkish parts, thus keeping the British military presence and installations on the island intact. By this time a special Turkish Cypriot paramilitary organisation Turkish Resistance Organisation (TMT) was also established which was to act as a counterbalance to the Greek Cypriot "enosis" fighting organisation of EOKA. In 1950, Michael Mouskos, Bishop Makarios of Kition (Larnaca), was elevated to Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus. In his inaugural speech, he vowed not to rest until union with "mother Greece" had been achieved. In Athens, "enosis" was a common topic of conversation, and a Cypriot native, Colonel George Grivas, was becoming
Cyprus Turkish National Union legislate for the Turkish Cypriot population. In 1973 the party was dissolved and most of its members were involved in founding new political parties in the territory of Northern Cyprus. The party's primary objective was the protection of the civil rights of Turkish Cypriots. Prior to independence in 1960, it advocated partition of the island, known in Turkish as Taksim. After independence was granted, it then supported the London and Zurich Agreements for power sharing in the country. Cyprus Turkish National Union The Cyprus Turkish National Union (, KMTB) was a conservative political party in Cyprus led by Fazıl Küçük.