Cyprus marks 51 years since an invasion by Turkey in 1974, which led to the partition of the island nation that is still in place today. On the morning of 20 July, 1974, sirens sounded across the ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, waves during a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar before a military parade marking the 51st anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion in the ...

The seemingly intractable 60-year conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, who are backed by Athens and Ankara respectively, remains unresolved. The small Mediterranean island is split in ...

The UN has been alerted to a new violation of the buffer zone in Cyprus.

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey is monitoring “attempts to disrupt the balance in Cyprus” and will act to safeguard security in the north of the island, a Turkish official said on Thursday after Cypriot ...

More than a half century ago, the Greek junta and its allies in Cyprus sought enosis, the political union between Greece and Cyprus. Fearing that any such union would harm the Turkish Cypriot Muslim ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Cyprus said on Friday Turkey must drop its insistence on a two-state solution for the divided island if it hopes to make progress on its long-stalled bid to join the European Union.

Half the battle in diplomacy is to define the debate. Consider Cyprus: Turkey’s invasion of the island after the Greek Junta’s collapse was illegal. Turkey ethnically cleansed more than one-third the ...

Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli on Thursday night said his country’s government “rejects” the use of terms including “occupation”, “invasion”, and “division” during speeches made at ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is closely monitoring Cyprus’ reported procurement of an Israeli air defense system, Turkish officials said Thursday, warning that the move could destabilize a “fragile ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Turkish Cypriots on Sunday celebrated Turkey’s military invasion of Cyprus that cleaved the island nation along ethnic lines 51 years ago. Turkey's president reaffirmed his full ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is closely monitoring Cyprus’ reported procurement of an Israeli air defense system, Turkish officials said Thursday, warning that the move could destabilize a “fragile ...