Northern Cyprus
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Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a de facto state comprising the northern third of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, with the international community considering it territory of the Republic of Cyprus under Turkish military occupation. It extends from Cape Apostolos Andreas (the tip of the Karpass Peninsula) in the northeast to Morphou Bay in the northwest, with Cape Kormakitis at its westernmost point and the Kokkina exclave west of the mainland.
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- 306 BCEBattle of SalamisSalamisThe Battle of Salamis in 306 BC took place off Salamis, Cyprus between the fleets of Ptolemy I of Egypt and Antigonus I Monophthalmus, two of the Diadochi, the generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought each other for control of his empire.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
- 1570 – 1571Siege of FamagustaFamagustaThe siege of Famagusta happened in Venetian-controlled Famagusta, the last Christian possession in Cyprus. Famagusta was captured by the Ottomans in August 1571 after a siege that lasted nearly a year.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1974Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacreMarathaMaratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre (Turkish: Muratağa, Sandallar ve Atlılar katliamı) refers to a massacre of Turkish Cypriots by EOKA B; a Greek Cypriot paramilitary group that took place on 14 August 1974 in the villages of Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda. In the massacre, a total of 126 unarmed innocent Turkish Cypriots were killed, with the youngest being 16 days old and the oldest 95 years old.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)