Turkish military forces bombarded Famagusta relentlessly. Greek Cypriots were forced to flee their homes in fear and terror. rendering Famagusta a ghost city. Turkish forces then sealed off the area with barbed wire fences. 45.000 inhabitants of Famagusta became refugees in their own country. They lost their land. their properties. their homes and businesses and many of their own people. The city and the mayor elected by its displaced residents who cant go home have now become a symbol of the injustice that persists in the occupied region. The 2 waves of the invasion by the Turkish troops forced nearly 200.000 Greek Cypriots. over onequarter of the Cypriot population at the time. from their homes. making them refugees in their own country. The equivalent in the U.S. would be around 80 million people. For the last 33 years. 36.2 percent of the island continues to be under occupation by 43.000 Turkish forces.
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