Thousands join dawn vigil to mark Turkish op in Cyprus
Thousands join dawn vigil to mark Turkish op in Cyprus
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Thousands join dawn vigil to mark Turkish op in Cyprus

Haber Merkezi 10:44 July 20, 2018 AA, Yeni Şafak

housands of people attended a dawn vigil Friday in Northern Cyprus to mark the 44th anniversary of Turkey's military operation to protect the island's Turkish population. Friday marks July 20 Peace and Freedom Day in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which commemorates Turkey's 'Operation Atilla' – a huge military intervention to protect Turkish Cypriots from inter-communal violence which struck the island in 1974.

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