Turkish military intervention in Cyprus
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The Turkish military intervention in Cyprus was a 1974 operation by Turkey that resulted in the partition of the island and the subsequent establishment of a Turkish-controlled northern region.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turkish invasion of Cyprus | 7 |
| Cyprus Peace Operation | 3 |
| Cyprus conflict | 2 |
| 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus | 1 |
| Cyprus crisis of 1974 | 1 |
| Turkish military intervention in Cyprus canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict
ⓘ
invasion ⓘ military intervention ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Turkish military intervention in Cyprus
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyprus Peace Operation
Operation Atilla ⓘ Turkish military intervention in Cyprus ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
|
| cause | 1974 Cypriot coup d'état ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
occupation by Republic of Cyprus and most of international community
ⓘ
peace operation by Turkey ⓘ |
| commander |
Bedrettin Demirel
ⓘ
Kenan Evren ⓘ Nurettin Ersin ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| endDate | 1974-08-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
establishment of Turkish Federated State of Cyprus
ⓘ
unilateral declaration of independence of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Turkish invasion of Cyprus
ⓘ
First Turkish invasion of Cyprus ⓘ
surface form:
Second Turkish invasion of Cyprus
|
| involves |
Greek Cypriot National Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyprus National Guard
EOKA B ⓘ Greek Cypriot National Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Cypriot forces
Turkish Air Force ⓘ Turkish Land Forces ⓘ Turkish Naval Forces ⓘ |
| location | Cyprus ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Greece
ⓘ
Greek Cypriot National Guard ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Cyprus
|
| opposedCommander |
Evangelos Grivas
ⓘ
Georgios Karayiannis ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cyprus dispute
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyprus crisis of 1974
|
| precededBy |
EOKA activities in Cyprus
ⓘ
intercommunal violence in Cyprus ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cyprus dispute
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyprus conflict
Cyprus dispute ⓘ Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ⓘ |
| result |
creation of Green Line buffer zone
ⓘ
de facto partition of Cyprus ⓘ displacement of Greek Cypriots ⓘ displacement of Turkish Cypriots ⓘ establishment of Turkish-controlled northern region ⓘ ongoing Cyprus dispute ⓘ |
| startDate | 1974-07-20 ⓘ |
| statedLegalBasis | Treaty of Guarantee ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Armed Forces of Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Armed Forces
|
| territorialChange | Turkish forces occupied about 37 percent of Cyprus territory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| UNResponse |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 353
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 360 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cyprus Peace Operation
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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Cyprus Peace Operation
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Cyprus conflict
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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Cyprus conflict
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
subject surface form:
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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Cyprus Peace Operation
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1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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Cyprus crisis of 1974