| Battle of Nicosia Airport | |||||||||
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| Part of Turkish Invasion of Cyprus | |||||||||
 Nicosia International Airport   Nicosia Airport Battle of Nicosia Airport (Cyprus) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Greece Cyprus |
 Turkey  Turkish Cypriot Paramilitaries | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Brigadier Giorgos Papameletiou Colonel George Azinas Lieutenant Christos Kotsalis |
Colonel Eşref Bitlis | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Turkish Air Force | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unnkown | 1000+ [2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1 Dead, 2 wounded | Unknown though heavy casualties reported[3][4] | ||||||||
The Battle of Nicosia International Airport (Greek: Μάχη του Αεροδρομίου Λευκωσίας, Turkish: Lefkoşa Uluslararası Havalimanı Savaşı) was a significant battle during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. The battle took place at Nicosia International Airport, which was Cyprus' main airport and a crucial transport hub located 5 km west of the Cypriot Presidential Palace.[5]
- ^ Thekla Kyritsi, Nikos Christofis (2018). Cypriot Nationalisms in Context: History, Identity and Politics. p. 12.
- ^ https://www.forces.net/operations/cyprus/cyprus-ghost-airport-rare-glimpse-inside-key-1974-battleground-thats-frozen-time
- ^ "Military Histories — July 23rd". militaryhistories.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Alpha Raiders Squadron in Cyprus 1974". SOFREP. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Inside the abandoned airport in Cypriot no-man's land". The Telegraph. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.