Timeline of the
Cyprus Problem
The story of Cyprus has been told in fragments, each side remembering different parts. This timeline is built together, crowdsourced and openly discussed, so the full picture finally belongs to everyone.
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A chronological journey through the key periods that shaped the Cyprus Problem.
- 011571–1878Ottoman Period
- 021878–1960British Colonial Period
- 031955–1959The EOKA Campaign and Intercommunal Violence
- 041960–1963Independence and Constitutional Crisis
- 051964–1967International Intervention and Cold War Politics
- 061968–1974Intercommunal Talks and Covert Operations
- 071974The 1974 Coup and Turkish Military Intervention
- 081975–1983Initial Separation and Failed Negotiations
- 091984–2007Peace Process, Legal Developments, and EU Accession
- 102008–2026Recent Negotiations and Developments