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The Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War, also known as the War of Cyprus (Italian: Guerra di Cipro) was fought between 1570 and 1573.It was waged between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, the latter joined by the Holy League, a coalition of Christian states formed by the pope which included Spain (with Naples and Sicily), the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights ...
The Massacre in Nicosia was a massacre committed by the Ottomans during Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573). On 3 July 1570, Cyprus was invaded by troops of the Ottoman Empire . On 22 July Piali Pasha , having captured Paphos , Limassol and Larnaca , marched his army towards Nicosia and laid siege to the city. [ 1 ]
Cyprus was also divided into several kazas: Tuzla, Limassol, Episkopi, Kythrea, Paphos, Kukla, Lefka, Morphou, Hirsofu, Famagusta, Kyrenia and Mesariye. These kazas each had their own kadı or naib. [11] The sanjak of Tripoli, however, was removed from the jurisdiction of Cyprus in 1573 due to its distance and given to the Damascus Eyalet.
Ottoman army: The city was looted following its fall to Ottomans, the figure is an estimation of deaths. 9 July Massacre of Greek-Cypriots [5] July 9, 1821 Nicosia: 486: Ottoman army Hundreds of prominent Greek-Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos were executed by the Ottoman Turks during the Massacres of the Greek War of Independence.
After World War I, the effort to prosecute Ottoman war criminals was taken up by the Paris Peace Conference (1919) and ultimately included in the Treaty of Sèvres (1920) with the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman government organized a series of courts martial in 1919–1920 to prosecute war criminals, but these failed on account of political pressure.
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By 1973, the total population of the villages had risen to 270, with 124 in Maratha, 100 in Santalaris and 46 in Aloda. However, in July 1974, following the first Turkish invasion of Cyprus, all men of fighting age were taken away as prisoners of war to internment camps in Famagusta and from there transferred to Limassol.
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.