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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Also known as Cyprus Peace Operation, Operation Attila
1974 military conflict on Cyprus Island
Key facts
- Date
- Date 20 July – 18 August 1974, (4 weeks and 1 day)
- Location
- Cyprus
- Result
- Turkish victory Cypriot and Greek military juntas collapse on 23 July and 24 July 1974 200,000 Greek Cypriots displaced 50,000 Turkish Cypriots displaced
- Territorial changes
- Turkey occupies 36.2% of Cyprus Formation of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Ethnographic distribution in Cyprus 1960.jpg
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- start time
- 1974-07-20
- end time
- 1974-08-18
- Commons category
- Operation Atilla
- point in time
- 1974-08-18
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Belligerents
Turkey