Turkish invasion of Cyprus

When

20 Jul 1974 – 18 Aug 1974

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

35.00° N, 32.99° E

Description

1974 military conflict on Cyprus Island

Placed at the island its description names, Cyprus Island.

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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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Turkish invasion of Cyprus occurs”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Kıbrıs Harekâtı”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “débarquement turc dans le nord de Chypre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “начало турецкого вторжения на Кипр”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Chipre, se realiza la Operación Atila, por parte del gobierno de Turquía, que ocupa el 38 % de la isla, instaurando la República Turca del Norte de Chipre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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