Battle of Tillyria

The Battle of Tillyria (Greek: Μάχη της Τηλλυρίας) or Battle of Kokkina (Greek: Μάχη των Κοκκίνων),[1] also known as Erenköy Resistance (Turkish: Erenköy Direnişi),[2] was a conflict on 6 August 1964 between units of the Cypriot National Guard and Turkish Cypriot armed groups in Kokkina area of Cyprus.

  1. ^ Pierre Oberling, The road to Bellapais: the Turkish Cypriot Exodus to Northern Cyprus, Social Science Monographs, 1982, p. 120.
  2. ^ Rauf Denktaş, Rauf Denktaş'ın hatıraları: 1964–74, vol.5, page 22