What the records say
- When
- 20 Jul 1974 – 18 Aug 1974
- Kind
- Interstate war
- Deaths
- 6,000
- Coordinates
- 35.19° N, 33.38° E
- Type
- Interstate war
- Region
- Europe / Mediterranean
- Cities
- Nicosia, Famagusta
- Side a
- Cyprus (Greek Cypriot-led government)
- Side b
- Turkey (+ Turkish Cypriot forces)
- Alliances
- Cyprus (Greek Cypriot-led government), Turkey (+ Turkish Cypriot forces)
Placed approximately by the source.
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
1974 military conflict
Turkey invaded Cyprus on 20 July 1974 in an operation that 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.
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2 sources record it
- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- COW Inter-State War Data v4.0Correlates of War Project · names it “Turco-Cypriot”Correlates of War: free use with citation
Includes 6 events
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