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| 2 officers and a policeman killed [1] | 28 civilians at total killed in following massacres [2] [1] | ||||||
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. [5] 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" [5] [7] entered the town to investigate the murder. [4] 17 Turks that aren't related to murder were abducted the same day and executed by a firing squad in Famagusta. [7] [6] [5] [4] [3]
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. [3] [5] Perpetrators of the massacres were Greek Cypriot police and colleagues of victims. [6]
Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city on the east coast of the areas in the state of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages, Famagusta was the island's most important port city and a gateway to trade with the ports of the Levant, from where the Silk Road merchants carried their goods to Western Europe. The old walled city and parts of the modern city are de facto part of Northern Cyprus as the capital of the Gazimağusa District.
The flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the national flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and is based on the flag of Turkey, with the colors reversed and two additional horizontal red stripes at the top and bottom. The flag was drawn by the Turkish Cypriot artist Emin Çizenel. It was adopted in 1984 by Northern Cyprus, a self-declared state that is recognized only by Turkey, after its unilateral declaration of independence in 1983.
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