1964 Famagusta incident explained

Date:11 May 1964
Place:Famagusta in Cyprus
Conflict:1964 Famagusta incident
Combatant1: Cyprus
Combatant2:Turkish Cypriots
Casualties1:2 officers and a policeman killed[1]
Casualties2:28 civilians at total killed in following massacres[2]
Result:Massacres of Turkish Cypriots occurred in island

1964 Famagusta incident[3] [4] was an ethnic clash which occurred in Famagusta, Cyprus during May 1964 between Greek Cypriot Militia and Turkish Cypriots.[5]

Incidents

11 May

On May 11, 1964, in Famagusta, 2 Greek Cypriot officers and a policeman were killed by Turkish Cypriot separatists. One of the victims were Kostakis Pandelidis, son of Nicosia Police Chief.[6] [7]

12 May

Following the murder, Greek Cypriot security forces who were ordered to "Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek" entered the town to investigate the murder. 17 Turks that aren't related to murder were abducted the same day and executed by a firing squad in Famagusta.

13 May

A massacre of Turks in British bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia occurred 2 days after the murder. 11 Turks working in the area were killed. Their remains were found in 2006. Perpetrators of the massacres were Greek Cypriot police and colleagues of victims.

References

  1. Web site: 'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence. daily. sabah. August 8, 2018. Daily Sabah.
  2. Web site: Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği . Zeki . Ahmet . kibristkd.org.tr.
  3. Web site: Rumlardan 44 yıl sonra gelen 'Kıbrıs' itirafı. 2020-06-05. Fikriyat Gazetesi. tr.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-05 . Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği . Bulunç. Ahmet Zeki . TR . kibristkd.org.tr.
  5. Web site: sabah. daily. 2018-08-08. 'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence. 2020-06-05. Daily Sabah. en.
  6. Web site: KIBRIS'TA HİÇ BİR TÜRK SAĞ BIRAKILMAYACAKTI (VİDEO) RUM ASKERLERİN İTİRAFI. 2020-06-05. KIBRIS MEDYATOR. tr-TR. 2020-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20200605111401/http://kibrismedyator.com/kibrista-hic-bir-turk-sag-birakilmayacakti-video-rum-askerler-itirafiinin-itirafi/. dead.
  7. Web site: Kıbrıs Rum kesiminde yayın yapan Politis gazetesi: 'Öldürülen her bir Yunan'a karşı 10 Türk öldürün' emri almışlardı. 2020-06-05. T24. Turkish.