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Presented by Jengus for FHP FINAL SUMMATIVE
•Background info
•In depth overview of the Invasion
•My relatives perspective (Turkish perspective)
•How the Invasion affected my own life
•Citations
•15 July 1974 Millitary overthrows government in Cyprus, new controversial president installed
•20 July Turkey invades Republic of Cyprus
•22 July Ceasefire after two days of conflict
•15 August Turkey invades Cyprus for second
time
•17 August Ceasefire after two days of conflict
•15 November 1983 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is born
15 July 1974 Cypriot National Guard overthrows Cypriot Government
•Installs Nikos Sampson to office
•91 people dead in coup
•Tried to push Cyprus to join Greece without success
•Codenamed Operation Attila
•Turkish Government wanted to defend Turkish Cypriots living on the island
•July 20 1974 Turkish troops landed on beaches and paratroopers were dropped
•July 22 Ceasefire with Turkey controlling 3% of island
•14 August Turkey invades Cyprus for second time
•Turkish forces expanded control to 40% of the island and kicked 140,000 Greek Cypriots out of their homes
•16 August Invasion ended
•Relatives opinion was the common Turkish perspective
•Relative believed invasion was absolutely neccesary
•Relative supported Turkish government 100% and believed the Cypriots should be punished
•Relative believed that the invasion restored peace and created a safe place for Turkish Cypriots
•Relative felt very strongly about the invasion and developed a strong opinion for everything
•He is still to this day is very black and white and always tries to turn people to his side of the argument because he believes strongly in it
•It relates to me because my dad picked up that skillset and is very convincing when he wants to be. He then used those skills to get jobs and negotiate deals in his favor. Without these traits that my dad had, I would have never moved out of New York, and I would have never came to this school, and I would never have had to make an interactive timeline about the Invasion of Cyprus
Ercil, Cengiz. “SS Family History Project.” 26 Dec. 2017
Fitzgerald, Peter. “The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus.” The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus, 2008, www.thefinertimes.com/War-in-The-Middle-East/the-turkish-invasion-of-cyprus.html
Hajiloizis, Mario. “July 20, 1974 - A Day Cyprus Will Never Forget.” Sigmalive, 20 July 2016, www.sigmalive.com/en/news/local/147121/july-20-1974-a-day-cyprus-will-never-forget
Kolasa-Sikiaridi, Kerry. “42nd Anniversary of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Remembered.” Greek Reporter, 15 July 2016, greece.greekreporter.com/2016/07/15/42nd-anniversary-of-the-turkish-invasion-of-cyprus-remembered-photos/.
“Turkish Invasion of Cyprus.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Dec. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus
“Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Feb. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cyprus