1964 Famagusta incident

1964 Famagusta incident
Date	11 May 1964
Location	Famagusta in Cyprus
Result	Massacres of Turkish Cypriots occurred in island
Belligerents
Cyprus EOKA;	Turkish Cypriots
Casualties and losses
2 officers and a policeman killed	28 civilians at total killed in following massacres

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]

Incidents

11 May

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]

12 May

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]

13 May

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]

References

^ ^a ^b sabah, daily (August 8, 2018). "'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence". Daily Sabah.
^ Zeki, Ahmet. "Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği". kibristkd.org.tr.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rumlardan 44 yıl sonra gelen 'Kıbrıs' itirafı". Fikriyat Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bulunç, Ahmet Zeki. "Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği". kibristkd.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e sabah, daily (2018-08-08). "'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "KIBRIS'TA HİÇ BİR TÜRK SAĞ BIRAKILMAYACAKTI (VİDEO) RUM ASKERLERİN İTİRAFI". KIBRIS MEDYATOR (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kıbrıs Rum kesiminde yayın yapan Politis gazetesi: 'Öldürülen her bir Yunan'a karşı 10 Türk öldürün' emri almışlardı". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[auto-1] sabah, daily (August 8, 2018). "'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence". Daily Sabah.

[2] Zeki, Ahmet. "Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği". kibristkd.org.tr.

[:2-3] "Rumlardan 44 yıl sonra gelen 'Kıbrıs' itirafı". Fikriyat Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[:0-4] Bulunç, Ahmet Zeki. "Kıbrıs Türk Kültür Derneği". kibristkd.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[:1-5] sabah, daily (2018-08-08). "'Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek,' Greek Cypriot forces told amid pre-division violence". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[:3-6] "KIBRIS'TA HİÇ BİR TÜRK SAĞ BIRAKILMAYACAKTI (VİDEO) RUM ASKERLERİN İTİRAFI". KIBRIS MEDYATOR (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[:4-7] "Kıbrıs Rum kesiminde yayın yapan Politis gazetesi: 'Öldürülen her bir Yunan'a karşı 10 Türk öldürün' emri almışlardı". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.

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