July 20, 1974 - Turkey’s illegal invasion of Cyprus. | Greek City Times

On July 20, 1974, at 5:20am, 40,000 Turkish troops landed and invaded northern Cyprus after last-minute talks in the Greek capital, Athens, failed to reach a solution. The Turkish troops under the command of Lieutenant Nurettin Ersin implemented their invasion plan, code-named ‘Attila’, illegally invading the island in violation of the UN Security Council Charter. The blue sky of Cyprus quickly dulled with smoke from bombs dropped by the Turkish warplanes. Hundreds feared for their lives as the

Inside the UN Ghost Zone of Cyprus | Abandoned Village in Cyprus Turkish Border Haunting Silence #travel #cyprus #indian the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus, a frozen strip separating the Turkish-controlled North and Greek-controlled South. Once full of life, this area now lies in silence — with abandoned churches, deserted homes, and streets reclaimed by nature. Join me as I explore this restricted zone, showing the haunting beauty and historic scars left by decades of division on this Mediterranean i

British soldiers search a house for suspects and weapons during the Cyprus Emergency, 1959. The clip comes from a War Office-sponsored film intended to illustrate some of the methods used in dealing with the EOKA ('National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters') in Cyprus. You can watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/4f1SqQn IWM DRA 1127 | Imperial War Museum London