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The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus conflict, Cyprus issue, Cyprus dispute, or Cyprus question, is an ongoing dispute between the Greek Cypriot community which runs the Republic of Cyprus (de facto only comprising the south of the island since the events of 1974) and the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island, where troops of the Republic of Turkey are deployed.
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.
Cyprus in the 1930s: British Colonial Rule and the Roots of the Cyprus Conflict (IB Tauris, 2014). Richter, Heinz. A Concise History of Modern Cyprus 1878–2009 (Rutzen, 2010). Schaar, Kenneth W., Michael Given, and George Theocharous. Under the Clock: Colonial Architecture and History in Cyprus, 1878-1960 (Bank of Cyprus, 1995). Varnava ...
According to the Turkish plan, the ultimate goal was the "Sahin" and "Attila" lines, namely the capturing of a large part of north Cyprus. The operation would be divided in two phases. The first objective, was the creation of a beachhead that would give access to the sea the Turkish-Cypriot enclave of Gönyeli.
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Cyprus and its predecessor states. Victory of Cyprus (and allies) Defeat of Cyprus (and allies) Another result*. * e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Cyprus, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result. Conflict.
Bloody Christmas ( Turkish: Kanlı Noel ), in Turkish Cypriot and Turkish historiography, refers to the resumption of intercommunal violence between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots during the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, on the night of 20–21 December 1963 and the subsequent period of island-wide violence [ 1] amounting to civil ...
The earliest site of putative human activity on Cyprus is Aetokremnos, situated on the south coast. Fossilised animal remains and lithic tools indicate that seasonal hunter-gatherers were active on the island from around 12,000 BC. [1] [2] Extinction of the endemic to Cyprus pigmy hippos and pigmy elephants, likely due to human presence. [3] [4]
Cyprus's geographic position has caused the island to be influenced by differing Eastern Mediterranean civilisations over the millennia. Periods of Cyprus's history from 1050 BC have been named according to styles of pottery found, as follows: [ 1] Cypro-Geometric I: 1050–950 BC. Cypro-Geometric II: 950–900 BC.