Northern Cyprus marks 44th anniversary of peace op

Turkish Armed Forces on Friday marked the 44th anniversary of Turkey's military operation conducted to protect northern Cyprus's Turkish population.Friday marks July 20 Peace and Freedom Day in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which commemorates Turkey's 'Cyprus Peace Operation' -- a huge military intervention to protect Turkish Cypriots from inter-communal violence which struck the island in 1974.

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