Christos Stylianides Mourns the Loss of His Mother, Kulla Stylianidou

Christos Stylianides, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy, is grieving the loss of his mother, Kulla (Kyriaki) Stylianidou. In a heartfelt Facebook post on Clean Monday (March 3, 2025), Stylianides paid tribute to his mother as a woman who left an indelible mark of dignity, integrity, and kindness. He described her as a personality of everyday wisdom whose home was always open to everyone. The minister expressed gratitude for her being the epitome of a mother to him, her children, and grandchildren. Despite hardships like poverty and wars, she and her husband Menelaos never gave up their fight for life. Stylianides also acknowledged that the lessons learned from her simple yet dignified example were more valuable than any education he received elsewhere.