On 5 November 1914, in response to the Ottoman Empire's entry into the First World War on the side of the Central Powers, the United Kingdom formally declared Cyprus (together with Egypt and Sudan) a protectorate of the British Empire [50] …

The Cyprus problem, also known as the Cyprus conflict, Cyprus issue, Cyprus dispute, or Cyprus question, is an ongoing dispute between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot community in the north of the island of Cyprus, where troops of the Republic of Turkey are deployed.

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Cyprus and its predecessor states. * e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Cyprus, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result. Mamluk fleet destroyed. Britain retaining control of two Sovereign Base Areas, at Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

2025年1月12日 · The Cyprus conflict, commonly referred to as the Cyprus problem, is one of the longest-standing unresolved disputes in the world. It primarily involves tensions between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, exacerbated by international interventions, historical grievances, and conflicting aspirations for sovereignty.

In 1974 a Greek military coup, which aimed to unite the island with mainland Greece, led to a Turkish invasion and the division of the island between Turkish Northern Cyprus and the Greek Cypriot Republic of Cyprus. Cyprus remains divided to this day.

2025年1月2日 · The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 unfolded against a complex backdrop of intercommunal tensions, colonial legacies, and international rivalries. These military operations, conducted by Turkish forces in two distinct stages, dramatically reshaped the …

2024年7月18日 · The Cyprus crisis caused the collapse of Greece's seven-year military dictatorship. Constitutional order was swiftly restored on Cyprus, but Turkey never withdrew.

2024年9月25日 · Dozens of US troops have been deployed to Cyprus amid sharply escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, and they are preparing for a range of contingencies including a possible evacuation...

2016年11月8日 · As Cyprus slid toward war, the United States and Britain feared that the conflict could open the door to Soviet dominance in the eastern Mediterranean. Archbishop Makarios, the longtime Greek...

Cypriot Civil War 1963-1964 On December 21, 1963, serious violence erupted in Nicosia when a Greek Cypriot police patrol, ostensibly checking identification documents, stopped a Turkish Cypriot couple on the edge of the Turkish quarter.