This anniversary is a time for America to respectfully remember the brutal Turkish military invasion of Cyprus. to mourn those who lost their lives. and to condemn the continued occupation. Five thousand Cypriots were killed in 1974. and more than 1.400 Greek Cypriots. including four Americans of Cypriot descent. still remain missing. Since the invasion. Turkey has established a heavily armed military occupation that continues to control nearly 40 percent of the island. Forced expulsions of Greek Cypriots on the occupied land have left nearly 200.000 people displaced. These Cypriots were kicked out of their homes. making them refugees in their own country. Those properties have been unlawfully distributed and are currently being used by the tens of thousands of illegal settlers from Turkey. To this day.
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