Kornokipos (Greek: Κορνόκηπος, Turkish: Gornec) is a village in the Famagusta District in Cyprus, located on the south eastern side of the Kyrenia Mountains. The village name is thought to mean "Beautiful Garden" in one of ancient languages used in Cyprus. It is historically an exclusively Turkish Cypriot settlement and remains so today. In 1960, it had a population of 292 and in 1973 a population of 315 (Source: [1]). It currently has a population of around 500. Famagusta District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. ... The Kyrenia mountain range is a long, narrow chain of mountains that runs approximately 160 km (100 mi) along the north coast of Cyprus. ... Turkish Cypriots are those inhabitants of Cyprus who are ethnically Turkish, as opposed to those who are of Greek (the Greek Cypriots) or other ethnicities. ...

The village was occupied by the Greek Cypriot soldiers from neighboring villages in response to Turkish army's landing to Cyprus on 20th July 1974. The village was liberated by the Turkish Army during the second phase of the Turkish invasion in August 1974 and since then is under the control of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Greek Cypriot refers to the Greek-speaking population of Cyprus. ... -1... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Branch of Turkish Armed Forces, at a short notice, Turkish Army (officially known as Turkish Land Forces) (Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri) can deploy 90,000 to 100,000 men strength Army Corps to conduct joint operations. ... In 1974, a coup detat by Greek Army officers stationed on the Mediterranian island of Cyprus, tried to overthrow the then-President Makarios. ...