Warnings by President Johnson on two occasions in the 1960s had helped prevent Turkish intervention. But a Nixon White House distracted by Watergate ignored predictions of the coup on Cyprus. and stood by while Turkey launched its invasions. Unlike Iraq. however. Turkeys illegal actions were only briefly punished. The United Nations demanded Turkeys immediate withdrawal but enforced no sanctions. A partial U.S. arms embargo imposed by Congress lasted just 4 years. Meanwhile. the occupation of northern Cyprus was buttressed by the immigration of mainland Turks who were encouraged to settle in Cyprus by Ankara. In 1983. Turkish Cypriots declared secession by establishing the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." recognized only by Turkey.
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