First Turkish invasion of Cyprus

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military invasion military operation phase

The First Turkish invasion of Cyprus was the initial phase of Turkey’s 1974 military operation on the island, launched in response to a Greek-backed coup and resulting in the occupation of the northern part of Cyprus.

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Second Turkish invasion of Cyprus	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military invasion ⓘ military operation phase ⓘ
aimedAt	protection of Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ restoration of constitutional order in Cyprus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Operation Atilla – Phase I NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	thousands of killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ
conflict	Cyprus crisis of 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprus dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
displacedPopulation	Turkish Cypriots relocated to north in subsequent arrangements ⓘ large number of Greek Cypriot refugees ⓘ
endDate	1974-08-02 ⓘ
followedBy	Second Turkish invasion of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	1974 Cypriot coup d’état ⓘ Greek-backed coup in Cyprus ⓘ
involvedForce	Turkish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Cypriot paramilitary forces ⓘ Turkish Land Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Naval Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
justifiedUnder	Treaty of Guarantee (1960) – as claimed by Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyLandingArea	Kyrenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentemili beach NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyObjective	establishing bridgehead in northern Cyprus ⓘ securing corridor between Kyrenia and Nicosia ⓘ
legalJustificationClaimedBy	Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTermConsequence	basis for later declaration of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983 ⓘ continued division of Cyprus ⓘ establishment of Turkish-controlled northern zone ⓘ
militaryOperationName	Atilla I NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposingForce	Cypriot National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ EOKA B NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek officers seconded to Cypriot National Guard ⓘ
partOf	Turkish invasion of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	1974 Cypriot coup d’état ⓘ
result	ceasefire agreement in August 1974 ⓘ de facto partition of Cyprus ⓘ occupation of northern part of Cyprus ⓘ
startDate	1974-07-20 ⓘ
timePeriod	Cold War ⓘ
triggeredUNResolution	United Nations Security Council Resolution 353 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Security Council Resolution 354 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Security Council Resolution 355 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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