BOUNDARY DISPUTE CYPRUS by Daniel Karamanougian https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv (Greek Vs. Turkish Cypriots) en-us 2024-01-19 17:53:33 UTC 2024-01-22 02:41:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2694.png Cyprus Beginings 20245069 https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2854998844 The island of Cyprus came under control of the British in 1878. Demographics included both Turk and Greek Cypriots.

]]> 2024-01-19 18:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2854998844 Uprising and Conflict 20245069 https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855001321 Archbishop Makarios III led an insurgency against British rule in the bid for liberation starting in 1955. Strategies were both military heavy as well as utilizing the public population as a force of resistance and civil disobedience.

]]> 2024-01-19 18:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855001321 Exile and Weakness 20245069 https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855002093 In 1955 a state of emergency was declared. By 1956, Archbishop Makarios was exiled to Seychelles. However the rebellion continuted. 1957 saw British gaining traction by killing and arresting leaders of the military movement .

]]> 2024-01-19 18:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855002093 Public Durability 20245069 https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855005464 Although the military resistance was stomped out, civilians continued rioting and targeting the lives of officers and officials into 1959, even when Makarios gave up on his original demands. 1959 was when the British decided to grant Cyprus the status of its own independent republic.

]]> 2024-01-19 18:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855005464 Turbulent Independence 20245069 https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855010707 The Turkish and Greek communities within Cyprus maintained high tension and constantly escalated violence. 1974 marked a coup attempt by the Greeks to take full power and demonstrate irredentist action to join Greece. This triggered a Turkish invasion response.

]]> 2024-01-19 18:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855010707 Result 20245069 https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855014835 The Turkish invasion coupled with a mobilized Greek population led to a North-South divide. North Cyprus is recognized as an independent state by only Turkey as the"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". The British maintain a military presence in two bases. They also partner with UN to form a peacekeeping corridor to prevent North-South conflict and skirmish.

]]> 2024-01-19 18:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855014835 WORKS CITED 20245069 https://padlet.com/20245069/b4qmfnled0e4cftv/wish/2855021466 “What Caused the Division of the Island of Cyprus?” Imperial War Museums, www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-caused-the-division-of-the-island-of-cyprus. Accessed 21 Jan. 2024.


“Northern Cyprus: Country Profile.” Freedom House, freedomhouse.org/country/northern-cyprus. Accessed 21 Jan. 2024.


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