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The Turkish invasion of Cyprus [26] [a] began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-sponsored Cypriot coup d'état five days earlier, it led to the Turkish capture and occupation of the northern part of the island.
- 20 July-18 August 1974(4 weeks and 1 day)
- Cyprus
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 of ...
Jul 20, 2024 · Cyprus gained independence from Britain in 1960, but a shared administration between Greek and Turkish Cypriots quickly fell apart in violence that saw Turkish Cypriots withdraw into enclaves and ...
Apr 17, 2023 · Prospects for the reunification of Cyprus have dimmed dramatically over the last six years. Following five decades of unsuccessful negotiations, a failed 2017 summit dashed the best hope in years for a deal between the Greek Cypriots, who control the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus (RoC), and the Turkish Cypriots, who have a de facto entity in the island’s north.
Jul 20, 2024 · Cyprus on Saturday marked 50 years since Turkish troops invaded the Mediterranean island, with comments from the Turkish and Cypriot leaders demonstrating the stark divide that remains. The Greek ...
Apr 15, 2014 · It did not last. 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. Turkish Cypriots withdrew into enclaves, effectively partitioning the capital Nicosia.
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Jul 18, 2024 · - A British colony until 1960, Cyprus's Greek and Turkish Cypriots participated in power sharing until 1963, when a tax disagreement spilled over into an all-out dispute over the functioning of ...
