1964 Famagusta incident[3][4] was an ethnic clash which occurred in Famagusta, Cyprus during May 1964 between Greek Cypriot Militia and Turkish Cypriots.[5]
| 1964 Famagusta incident | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Turkish Cypriots | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 officers and a policeman killed[1] | 28 civilians at total killed in following massacres[2][1] | ||||||
Incidents
edit11 May
editOn May 11, 1964, in Famagusta, 2 Greek Cypriot officers and a policeman were killed by Turkish Cypriot separatists.[5] One of the victims were Kostakis Pandelidis, son of Nicosia Police Chief.[6][7]
12 May
editFollowing the murder, Greek Cypriot security forces who were ordered to "Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek"[5][7] entered the town to investigate the murder.[4] 17 Turks that aren't related to murder were abducted the same day and executed by a firing squad in Famagusta.[7][6][5][4][3]
13 May
editA massacre of Turks in British bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia occurred 2 days after the murder. 11 Turks working in the area were killed. Their remains were found in 2006.[3][5] Perpetrators of the massacres were Greek Cypriot police and colleagues of victims.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b sabah, daily (August 8, 2018). "'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence". Daily Sabah.
- ^ Zeki, Ahmet. "Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği". kibristkd.org.tr.
- ^ a b c "Rumlardan 44 yıl sonra gelen 'Kıbrıs' itirafı". Fikriyat Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ a b c Bulunç, Ahmet Zeki. "Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği". kibristkd.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ a b c d e sabah, daily (2018-08-08). "'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ a b c "KIBRIS'TA HİÇ BİR TÜRK SAĞ BIRAKILMAYACAKTI (VİDEO) RUM ASKERLERİN İTİRAFI". KIBRIS MEDYATOR (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ a b c "Kıbrıs Rum kesiminde yayın yapan Politis gazetesi: 'Öldürülen her bir Yunan'a karşı 10 Türk öldürün' emri almışlardı". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.