Turkish invasion in Cyprus- Independent HisroryThe turkish invation in Cyprus as seen by a 3rd Independent party, and how history make the commentsTime 04:35, Saturday 20 July 1974. The picturesque and beautiful town of Kyrenia was the first victim as the Turks pilots, in the morning of Saturday 20th July 1974 begun air strikes throughout Cyprus but mainly the northern coast of Kyrenia, and specifically in the "Five Mile" west of the town of Kyrenia. They focused attack and landing near the village of Agios Georgios Kyrenia. The camps of the National Guard of Cyprus Glykiotissas (in the monastery which is situated 256on infantry battalion) and Acheiropoiitou (where the 190th Squadron tank / infantry battalion) was the landing of Turkish troops were the first victims of Turkish air strikes. The Turkish attack had 3 immediate objectives: 1. Alighting on the possible number of troops and equipment in the "5 Mile" THE west Kyrenia and the establishment of bridgehead. 2. The dropping paratroopers in Turkish enclaves of Nicosia-swindler and empowerment. 3. The weakening of the forces of the National Guard and the final cut in both the extension of the bridgehead on the beach to the mountain Pentadaktylos. ELDYK proved as effective and more organized defense unit in Cyprus, causing tremendous losses to the Turkish forces of up to 2.000 and killed. The objective of the Turks was the National Clean and the final separation of the two communities. To achieve this goal are engaged in bombing residential areas in order to sow panic and to force citizens to disorderly flight. The Turkish airplane bombed several civilian targets like schools, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. Cypriot prisoners of war were transported to Turkey and several of them never returned. The conditions were inhumane and captivity. A total of 1619 people reported as missing following the Turkish invasion. The refugees amounting to 200.000 and are 1 / 3 of total population of Cyprus. From 1974 until today has not been allowed to return any refugee to the fatherland despite the international outcry against Turkey's UN resolutions and judgments and of the European Court of Human Rights. |
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