The Turkish invasion of Cyprus launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion of the island country of Cyprus, which was carried out following the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état.The coup had been ordered by the military Junta in Greece and staged by the Cypriot National Guard in conjunction with EOKA-B. It deposed the Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III and installed pro-Enosis Nikos Sampson.
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| - The Turkish invasion of Cyprus launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion of the island country of Cyprus, which was carried out following the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état.The coup had been ordered by the military Junta in Greece and staged by the Cypriot National Guard in conjunction with EOKA-B. It deposed the Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III and installed pro-Enosis Nikos Sampson.
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| - 2,000 wounded
- 270 civilians killed
- 568 killed in action (498TAF, 70Resistance)
- 803 civilians missing (official number in 1974)
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| - *140,000-200,000Greek Cypriotsdisplaced from the north in place of 42,000-65,000Turksfrom the south.
- *Formation of theAutonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration, which laterevolvedinto the internationally unrecognizedTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Turkish military victory
- *Turkish occupation of 36.2% of Cyprus by the end of the Second Invasion.
- *Fall of the junta in Cyprus andGreek military juntainAthenson July 23, 1974
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- 11,000–13,500 men, up to 20,000 under full mobilization
- 2,000 troops
- 40,000 troops
- Cyprus:
- Total: 42,000
- Total: 60,000
- Turkey:
- Turkish Cypriot enclaves:
- 12,000 standing strength (40,000 fully mobilised, theoretical)
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