Witness History: Archive 2014 - Turkey Invades Cyprus

On July 20th 1974 Turkish troops invaded Cyprus. Within a few weeks they controlled almost half of the island. Thousands of Cypriots, both Greek and Turkish, were displaced by the fighting. Hear from two Cypriots who were young women at the time of the invasion.

(Photo: Turkish troops on the beach on 20 July 1974. Credit: AP)

Published on Thursday, 17th July 2014.

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