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- This diaspora came into existence after the Ottoman Empire transferred the control of the island to the British Empire, as many Turkish Cypriots emigrated primarily to Turkey and the United Kingdom for political and economic reasons.
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Following the breakdown of peace talks, Turkish forces enlarged their original beachhead in August 1974 resulting in the capture of approximately 36% of the island. The ceasefire line from August 1974 became the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus and is commonly referred to as the Green Line.
- 20 July-18 August 1974(4 weeks and 1 day)
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Apr 15, 2014 · A political dispute caused Turkish Cypriots to leave the administration and violence erupted in December 1963, prompting the dispatch of U.N. peacekeepers to the island six months later....
In 1974 a Greek military coup, which aimed to unite the island with mainland Greece, led to a Turkish invasion and the division of the island between Turkish Northern Cyprus and the Greek Cypriot Republic of Cyprus. Cyprus remains divided to this day.
Jul 18, 2024 · Turkish Cypriots withdrew into enclaves, effectively partitioning the capital Nicosia. - Turkey, Britain and Greece were named guarantors of Cyprus's sovereignty in 1960, with...
By December 1963, relations between the majority Greek-Cypriot and the minority Turkish-Cypriot communities had deteriorated. There were armed clashes between the two sides, particularly in Nicosia. Forces from Greece, Turkey and Britain were deployed to keep the peace and a ‘Green Line’ was established to keep the two sides apart.
Jul 20, 2024 · Reuters — Air raid sirens wailed across Cyprus’s divided capital Nicosia at dawn on Saturday as Greek Cypriots mourned, and Turkish Cypriots celebrated, 50 years since Turkey invaded part...
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus (Turkish: Operation Peace), launched on July 20, 1974, was the Turkish military response against a coup which had been staged by the Cypriot National Guard against president Makarios III with the intention of annexing the island to Greece.
