Second Turkish Invasion
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Was the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Chronology
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August 1974: Morphou and Lefka both fall to Turkish forces.
August 1974: The last defences at Famagusta (Varosha) collapsed, and Greek Cypriot forces, led by General George Grivas, withdrew to Larnaca. The city was then occupied by Turkish forces during the Cyprus conflict in 1974.
August 1974: Turkish forces advance as far as the "Green line", a predetermined territorial occupation by which time, 37% of the island is now under Turkish control.
August 1974: The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a demilitarized zone, patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that was established in 1964 and extended in 1974 after the ceasefire of 16 August 1974.
