For the Istanbul district, see Taksim Square

Taksim (Turkish for Division) was the rallying cry for the Turkish Cypriots who thought that partitioning of Cyprus was the only way to realisethe Turkish nationalist goals on an island with a majority ethnic Greek population. Cumhuriyet Aniti located in the middle of Taksim Square Taksim Square (Turkish: Taksim Meydanı) situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major shopping, tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels. ... 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 1960 Republic of Cyprus was set up as a partnership state between the Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot, Armenian Cypriot, and Maronite Cypriot population. However, by December 1963, the partnership state dissolved into intercommunal violence. This resulted in the Turkish Cypriot population (making up then 18% of the population settled on 31% of Cypriot territory) leaving the government and their land (the Greeks say it was a voluntary move while the Turks say it was forced upon them) and moving into scattered enclaves that made up a little under 4% of Cypriot territory. Greek Cypriot paramilitaries continued a campaign of intimidation for the next few years.

Flag of the TRNC. While not recognized as a national flag, it is recognized as a symbol of the Turkish Cypriot Community

This situation continued until the attempted Greek-backed coup d'etat in July 1974 that had the intention of overthrowing the president of Cyprusannexing Cyprus to Greece (Enosis). Using the coup as a pretext, Turkey responded with a large scale military invasion which by August 1974 took over 37% of Cypriot Territory in the north of the island. The division of the island became a fait accompli, with the Turkish-controlled North unilaterally declaring independence in 1983 as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus. ... The word Ένωσις (enosis) is Greek for union. ... Atilla was the code name given to the Turkish military invasion of the island of Cyprus in July 1974, in response to a Greek-inspired coup détat which sought to unite the island with Greece. ... Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Eight years after the Turkish Federative State of North Cyprus was proclaimed (in 1975), The UDI of North Cyprus was presented to the Northern Cypriot Parliament in North Nicosia by Turkish Cypriot... Anthem: Ä°stiklâl Marşı1 (Turkish: Independence March) Capital LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Largest city LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Official language(s) Turkish Government Representative democratic republic  - President Mehmet Ali Talat  - Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Independence2 From the Republic of Cyprus   - Declared 15 November 1983  Area    - Total 3,355 km² (not...

When the 1960 partnership state was set up, the Treaty of Guarantee - affirmed by Great Britain, Turkey, and Greece - was intended to maintain the territorial integrity and Independence of Cyprus. Thus, when the Turkish military intervened in 1974, they claimed that they had to do so in order to stop Greece achieving Enosis - something specifically forbidden under the treaty, but Greece and (Greek) Cyprus counter that by their remaining on the island and partitioning Cyprus into two ethnic zones, Turkey was also in violation of the Treaty by allowing takism to occur. Turkey counters that their continued presence is necessary to ensure that Enosis does not happen and that the safety of the Turkish Cypriot population cannot be assured if they do leave. The 1960 Treaty of Guarantee was a pact designed to preserve the territorial independence of the Republic of Cyprus. ...

See also

• Anti-Hellenism
• Kemalist ideology
• Megali Idea
• Pan-Turkism