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12 unusual facts about Turkish invasion of Cyprus


Akrotiri and Dhekelia

In 1974, following a military coup by the Greek-Cypriot National Guard attempting to achieve enosis (union with Greece), Turkey invaded the north of Cyprus, leading to the establishment of the internationally unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Attilas '74

Attila '74: The Rape of Cyprus is a 1974 documentary film by Michael Cacoyannis about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.

Cyprus at the Olympics

Because the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not internationally recognized by any major authority (including the IOC), it has no Olympic committee.

Cyprus Development Bank

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 resulted in the large-scale displacement of the population, and paralyzed the local economy.

Famagusta District

Most of the district has been under Turkish control since the 1974 invasion.

Foreign Assistance Act of 1974

The act also included other amendments, including, among others, appropriation of funds to Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, and the suspension of funds to Turkey due to the conflict in Cyprus.

Gus Yatron

As a Greek-American, Yatron found personal hardship during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Nea Salamis Famagusta VC

It has been a refugee club since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, when Turkey occupied the northern part of the island.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos

He was arrested for the first time in July 1974, during a protest outside the British embassy in Athens, against the stance of the United Kingdom toward the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Ron Ben-Yishai

He covered the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and also travelled to Portugal to make a documentary about the Marranos or secret Jews.

Savvas Kyriacou

From the age of 8 Kyriacou helped his seamstress mother in the shop before and after school until the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 .

Under the Stars

A Greek right wing military coup overthrows the government, and the Turkish government invades the island.


2011 Turkish Cypriot demonstrations

The protests were heavily publicized in Turkey due to the aggressive chants that were made against Turkey and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Cyprus lunar sample displays

The plaque display with the Apollo 17 "moon rock" and the Cyprus flag were kept at the US embassy in Nicosia for protection during the tumultuous events of the 1974 coup d'état (Turkish invasion).

Hugh McManners

He has served at Fort Ord California with the US Army's 2nd Infantry Division (Light), on counter terrorist duties in Armagh, Northern Ireland, and with the United Nations in Cyprus during the Turkish invasion of 1974.

Orfeas Nicosia

The club's home ground is unique in being situated adjacent to the medieval Venetian walls of Nicosia, now part of the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, which has divided the Greek and Turkish parts of the island since the Turkish invasion in 1974.