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The facts about the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus @zgizemozpinar are stipulated in the several UN Security Council, European Court of Human Rights, and European Court of Justice resolutions. The UN Security Council (UNSC) has repeatedly condemned the 1974 military intervention and the subsequent unilateral declaration of independence by the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"). ▪️ Resolution 353 (1974): Demanded an immediate end to foreign military intervention and called for the withdrawal of Turkey's unauthorized foreign military personnel. ▪️ Resolution 360 (1974): Formally recorded its disapproval of unilateral military actions by Turkey and urged the respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus. ▪️ Resolution 361 (1974): Expressed grave concern over the plight of refugees. While individual state delegations at the UN have formally described the systematic expulsion of 150,000–200,000 Greek Cypriots from the north as "ethnic cleansing", demanding the safe return of displaced persons to their homes. ▪️ Resolution 541 (1983) & Resolution 550 (1984): Declared the secessionist attempt and the establishment of the "TRNC" as "legally invalid," called for its immediate withdrawal, and requested all member states not to recognize any Cypriot state other than the Republic of Cyprus. ▪️ Varosha Context: Resolutions 550 and 789 explicitly oppose any of Turkey's attempts to settle the fenced-off area of Varosha by anyone other than its original inhabitants. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has issued landmark judgments establishing Turkey's direct legal accountability for actions in "northern" Cyprus, relying on the concept of "effective overall control". ▪️ Loizidou v. Turkey (1996): The Court ruled that because Turkey stations more than 30,000 military personnel in "northern" Cyprus, it exercises effective control over the area. Consequently, Turkey is legally responsible for human rights violations committed there, including denying Greek Cypriots access to their properties. ▪️ Cyprus v. Turkey (2001): The Court reaffirmed that the "TRNC" is an illegal secessionist entity under international law. It concluded that Turkey has continuous, extraterritorial jurisdiction over "northern" Cyprus and is responsible for addressing the fate of missing persons and the property rights of displaced individuals. ▪️ Cyprus v. Turkey (2001 & 2014): The Grand Chamber of the ECHR found Turkey guilty of numerous continuing violations of the European Convention on Human Rights. These included violations of the Right to Life regarding missing persons, Inhuman Treatment regarding the relatives of missing persons, and the violation of Property Rights due to the refusal to allow displaced Greek Cypriots back to their homes. ▪️ Rapes and Commission Reports (2026): Mass rapes and physical abuses committed by the Turkish invading forces were documented extensively in the earlier European Commission of Human Rights reports. More recently, on July 8, 2026, the European Parliament adopted a comprehensive resolution explicitly recognizing the 700 to 1,500 systemic rapes committed by Turkish armed forces during the 1974 invasion as war crimes and a weapon of war. The European Court of Justice (CJEU) and the European courts treat the northern part of Cyprus as EU territory under illegal military occupation. ▪️ Anastasiou Case (1994): The Court of Justice (then ECJ) ruled that agricultural and textile goods originating from the northern part of the island could not be exported to the EU using movement certificates issued by the "TRNC." It decreed that only certificates issued by the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus are valid under the EU-Cyprus association agreement. ▪️ Apostolides v. Orams (2009): When Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, the application of EU law (the acquis communautaire) was suspended in the north because the government could not exercise effective control there. However, the CJEU confirmed that the suspension does not eliminate the underlying property ownership rights of displaced Greek Cypriots, meaning judgments from Republic of Cyprus courts regarding northern properties remain enforceable across the EU. The Free World and thinking people, Zeynep Gizem Özpınar, had enough of your and your likes unfounded Turkish propaganda. | @visegrad24 #Cyprus #Turkey #FreeCyprus #forgetNOTcyprus #ΔενΞεχνώ

Turkey has invaded and occupied part of Cyprus since 1974; the part that it occupied was ethnically cleansed. The @UN, the @EU_Commission, and @NATO that Turkey is a member of, made sure that Turkey was not held accountable - despite the several UN Security Council, EU Court of Justice, and European Court of Human Rights resolutions. Despicable are the EU and NATO, as are all those countries that turn a blind eye to the crime that Turkey has been committing for 52 tears now in Cyprus: As Russia is held accountable for the invasion and occupation of Ukraine so should be Turkey for its invasion and occupation of Cyprus. Enough is enough! #FreeCyprus! We had enough of your hypocrisy! | @antonioguterres @vonderleyen @SecGenNATO @SCRtweets @EUCourtPress @ECHR_CEDH #Cyprus #Turkey #UN #EU #NATO #forgetNOTcyprus #ΔενΞεχνώ

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