War or operation · Cyprus
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Turkey invaded Cyprus on July 20, 1974, following a coup against President Archbishop Makarios. Turkish forces took control of more than one-third of the island, displaced more than 200,000 Cypriots, and established a division that persists.
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