Kıbrıs Harekatı

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage Kıbrıs Harekatı, also known as the Cyprus Operation, was a military campaign conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in 1974 to protect the Turkish Cypriot population on the island of Cyprus. The operation was a response to a coup attempt by the Greek military junta, which aimed to unite Cyprus with Greece. It led to the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey.