'Turkish army to never hesitate to take same step in Cyprus as 45 years ago'

The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) will never hesitate to take the same step as 45 years ago in Cyprus for the security of Turkey and Turkish Cypriots, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the 45th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation.

Those who think the island and region's wealth only belongs to them will face the determination of Turkey and Turkish Cypriots, added Erdoğan.

July 20 Peace and Freedom Day in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus commemorates Turkey’s Cyprus Peace Operation -- a huge military intervention to protect Turkish Cypriots from the violence which struck the island in 1974.