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]
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]
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.
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.