Not an occupation, but an attempt to save the Turks living in Cyprus from the massacre. It has also been successful.

Invasion??? And what about innocent Turkish people who were killed by Greeks wildly?

I love how the reporter frequently says invaders to turkish troops while turkey didnt even cared about cyprus from 1923 to 1960's. The matter is that the greeks of the island organized and aimed to unite with greece after ww2, they created an armed group, EOKA and it was basically a terrorist group. attacked turkish population ta gain control of the whole island. all countries doing same thing to protect its people but some unbiased media calls some operations for peace and others for invade.

Wow invasion eh? I'm not turkish but I've never seen an " invasion" where the "invaded" people rush to help the "invading" soldiers and give them water

Interesting that the British journalist just 'happened' to be there, and the welcoming reception he received from the Turks.

I love how they just casually approached the Turkish paratrooper and shook his hands. 😂

The reason why they lived in peace the last 50 years

It is not an invasion. Government of Turkiye tried everything to stop Greek assaults on Turkish neighbourhoods in every official way but they failed. Actually this is why mr. reporter and Greek forces surprised because they were thinking Turkiye will accept and let Turkish people suffer. This was a peace operation for Turks.

My uncle was a veteran of this war, he was loader an M47 patton, he was in the rank of corporal, and he still describes that deafening sound when the bullet bounced off the tank.

Dünyanın neresinde olursa olsun....Zulme karşı savaşacak haysiyette ve cesarette ve kabiliyette olan Türk milletinin, evladı olmaktan gurur duyuyorum.

Not an invasion. At the time, Greeks were slaughtering the Turks in an attempt to drive them out of Cyprus. However, Turkey intervened in the conflict (as a Turkish state) and rescued the Turks.

50 years of peace in the island thanks to Cyprus peace operation that has been done by Turkish army. Both sides are living happily in peace.

this is how freedom comes...

Yes it was such an invasion that villagers came up to the soldiers in order to help them carry their weapons lmao. Cyprus war was not a black and white war, it was grey.

Nobody went there for the land or the oil. They were there to protect people and humanity. If you call it an occupant, call your own country's police an occupier too.If someone is shouting war and slaughtering civilians, everyone with the power must put a stop to it!

As a Turkish individual from Lefke, we will never have same identity as Greeks under name of humanism. If Eoccans were successful Greeks considered them their ancestors. We would have ended up like Cretans or Morean Turks.

My uncle was flying one of these helicopters during Cyprus operation. The exact number was 91. Turkish command was expecting medium level casualities and losing a part of fleet when passing Beşparmak Mountains, since the area was defended by 300-400 AA guns. It was yet a must to occupy inland roads to block Greek Guard reserves from the coast, for gaining superiority in landing line. Thus they decided to take the risk. Actually almost all helicopters were hit several times and were full of holes. But none was down, and no one was killed. Thinking similar model guns of Greek Guard successfully downed a Noratlas aircraft by friendly fire and killed 32 Greek commandos from mainland, we know that these guns were no joke. So, these helicopters were very very lucky. One of his friends also told me his own story to explain how it was a miracle. After dropping the soldiers he asked his superior to close the door, because they cannot take off fast enough to escape when doors are open, and they were under heavy fire. The officer was sitting at the back and he refused to move to open door as he was afraid. There has been a short dispute and the pilot forced him at gunpoint, telling him that as long as they are in the air mission the pilot is the one that gives orders. He could report it if he wished, when once they return to safety, but he better move his ass now. The officer finally got up from his seat and closed the door. When he hastly returned he discovered the huge AA bullet hole on the seat he was sitting just a few seconds ago. They all laughed at it for minutes and their dispute was never reported. Years later my uncle was present in a NATO meeting as personal assisstant of a high ranked officer who was his close friend of arms from that war, he also wintessed American officers cornered Turks for getting information how the hell they actually came out Başparmak without single casuality, and kept rejecting the "pure luck" explanation.

The geographic position of Cyprus made it an island aircraft carrier during the cold war.

It's not an Invasion. It was a fight for independence and rights given by Turkey for Turkish in Cyprus and their rights.

I love the fact that how Westards doesn't know it was actually Turkiye who made current Southern Cyprus government but Greeks still got greedy and wanted to wipe out Turks then in 1974, became a failed state. After that Turkiye used it's right on Treaty of Guarantee to land on the Island.

Thank you Turkish army for saving inccent lives and for the stoping the killers from committing crimes and athinc Cleansing Thanks millions Turkish army from Algeria 🇩🇿

Şehit Pilot Yüzbaşı Cengiz Topel ❤🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 Seni hiçbir zaman unutmayacağız Ruhun Şad Mekanın Cennet olsun

This is so crazy, nothing like how war is portrayed

O indirdiğin helikoptere kutban komutanım sonsuz saygılar...

Very valuable footages from a documentary. I believe these footages of Cyprus operation are most of limited visual documents.

It is such a Stupidty of the Reporter that Turkish soldiers are invaders. Which folk would applaud a troop that is invade a country. A folk only applauds if theye are Rescued. Tell people about the Cyprus history and greeks. Cryprus Turks were killed by greek guerilla troops. If you are just a foreigner of the region you won't get it right your are not told what actually happened.

Turkish army was the biggest troop provider to NATO.

Thats not an invasion. Its saving people from joining a nation they dont belong to.

Not for petrol, not for democracy, not for gas! For our people in the Cyprus 🇹🇷

Eski Türk ordusu bambaşka 😎

Tüm gazilerimizi, şehitlerimizi ve askerlerimizi saygı ve rahmetle anıyorum

আলহামদুলিল্লাহ, বাংলাদেশ থেকে বলছি মুসলমান মুসলমানদের ভাই, আমাদের ভাইদের জন্য সারাজীবন দোয়া থাকবে

Invasion? we saved our own people from the genocide we didn't invade the area where the Greeks lived

TURKS COMMİNG ,RUUUNNN HELLAS

Barışcıl olalım ama Cengiz Topeli unutmayalıö

İnvasion ? Really ? Cyprus is since 1573 Turkish land. British annexed Cyprus. Just as Crimea is Ukrainian territory.

I was a kid then living in the city of Mersin in Turkey where this operation started from. I could count at least 50 helicopters flying over to Cyprus. There was a hospital in the area and when one of the helicopters landed near the hospital I could not believe how much dust blew over. It was like a giant fan blowing on the dusty field. My father was a cop and he told me the private bus companies carried some the troops from their bases. It was a hot summer day and people were bringing in all kinds of refreshing treats to the soldiers. One of my cousins served on the island and I asked him a number of questions. In short he told me the war wasn't like it was shown in the movies.

Hilarious how all the people on the island in this video are speaking turkish but not greek.

2:53 There is no way they could have stopped an army that looks at death with a smile like this on their face.

It's not an invasion. The salvation of innocent Turks who were subjected to genocide by the Greeks supported by Western colonialism...

See how the soldiers you describe as invaders treat you and the people around you with respect.

Ah O Kıbrıs'ta ki O Çocuklar Ne güzel canlar... :-') Kurtarıcı Askerlere Yardım ediyorlar. :-')

Ayşe tatile çıksın. Gurur verici.

Many Westerns forget that not just the North but also the South owes it's freedom to Türkiye. It was Greece who wanted to occupy Cyprus not Türkiye. Türkiye just intervened to make sure that Turks in Cyprus are safe. Türkiye did not attack to stop Cyprus join Greece, or to conquer it.

2:05 the baby lol Anyways, these are very valuable footages that deserve to be watched more. Invaluable results of history.

During this war I was serving on HMS Hermes, a British commando carrier, with a large helicopter fleet, we were deployed to the Cyprus coast to help rescue tourists and other innocent civilians trying to escape this conflict.

Calling them "Invaders" is rather ironic coming out of a British person's mouth

First time I've come across this particular footage. Lapped up every second of it. It's just amazing how they capture the start of the invasion, meet up with the paras... The paras seem very professional and friendly even. Of course war is not entertainment, but this was a joy to watch nevertheless! Is there any more like this?

'Invasion'? You mean like, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya? No, it wasn't an invasion like those countries suffered. If anything, the Turks were the ones facing an invasion by the Greeks. The mission to secure the safety and freedoms of its citizens began just days after Britain turned down Turkey's request for help in finding a peaceful settlement. As a result, Turkey was forced to go it alone, and did what any honourable nation would do to protect its citizens and lands.

If you treat Turks bad than this happens......

Not invasion it is prevention of genocide.

Wrong headline! „Turkish peace rescue Operation against Greek invasors and genezoiders.“ it should be.

Good Job from the Turkish forces

Amazing heart these Turkish paratroopers had. Jumping into battle to save the civilians in the north from extermination from the Greeks.

Its not invasion, its liberation.

The title is completely wrong. This was not an invasion. It was an intervention against the Greeks who were killing defenseless civilians.

It was Turkish protectors of Cyprus. Greek invasion was stopped.

Asil Askerlerimiz Allah Hepsinden Razı Olsun Tüm Şehitlerimizin Mekanı Cennet Olsun Gurur Duyuyorum Herzaman Onlarla🇹🇷

YOU NEVER ABANDON YOUR BLOODS, YOUR FAMILY....MAY ALLAH BLESS ALL THOSE TURKISH SOLDIERS WHO DIED WITH JANNAH...TURKEY❤

Not invasion an operation for stopping killings of turks by greeks and maintaining peace on the island. Operation was very succesful since than any active conflict occured on the island.

How did you know to be there for the reportage?

it is not invasion it s a confirm of saving turks from persecution and establishing Turkish republic of Northern cyprus. This is misdirection and slander

My uncle was presumably killed and never found during this war 6/08/1974, he was 18 years old. He was from the 256 infantry battalion. We mourn him every day. My grandparents died never knowing where there young son was 25 years later. My parents immigrated to Australia shortly after the invasion in 1975 as they were displaced from their homes by Turkish Troops 😢I’m grateful they survived and I’m here to tell their story. There are no winners in war just casualties and families left over forever shattered by incomprehensible loss and trauma. RIP to everyone who lost their lives. 😢

it is not "invasion", silly. It was an "intervention" that had to be done to protect the Turkish 40% of the population on this once-Ottoman island.

tüm şehitlerimizi saygı minnet le aniyouruz Allah mekanlarını cennet kılsın emenetiniz emenetimizdir🤘🇹🇷gazilerimiden hayatta olanlara sağlıklı ömürler niyazederim allahtan

Tesadüf eseri ingiliz gazeteci ortada olmasa bu görüntüler hiç olmayacaktı

Abd süriye de ırakta ne yapıyor bide onu anlatsan

This was may be the most rightful defending operation of a minority. Turks were massacred, no one can deny it and took years with diplomacy but no success. Greek junta and terrorist wanted the whole island get part of Greece and of course this is casus belli.

Tüm şehitlerimizin ruhu şaad olsun.Şanlı ordumuz var olsun.Rahmetli Ecevit sen ne büyük adammışssın rahmet olsun.

I this is wrong title, it should be Turkish defence of Turkish Cypriots

4:11 hope the Turkish kids were not killed by greek forces when they started shelling.

Do you have videos about Nikos Samson 's EOKA coup and killing of the US Nicosia Ambassador by Greco-Cypriots ?

We saw two face of western countries on this war. If EOKA plans organised by Turks, EU will destroy whole Turkish community on the island. But they did it to Turkish population before the war... Still they trying to blame Turkish side but their hands not powerfull because of what did EOKA in the past.

I am from India I just came to north cyprus for study (Near East University) I loved this video explaining history I am currently in Lefkosa I can imagine the scene those days

Here are the facts. Before the landing, Greek side and also UN were repeatedly warned to end the Greek Cypriots' radical and fanatical racist policies against Turkish Cypriots. However, warnings were not taken seriously and they increased violence against Turkish civilians by years. As a result, there was no choice but to launch a peace operation to end the killings. Türkiye did not occupy Cyprus lands! Currently, Turkish Cypriots have their own constitution and their own flag. They have their own decisions in their parliament peacefully. Watch this how Radical Greek groups shoot down children wtih family in their home's bathtub in 1963 which is before the operation : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7JodcqYsa7Yc2w.html

Güçlüyüz, cesuruz, hazırız!

Still crazy how much the split was between North and South at that time.

Cyprus was already Turkish territory. A peace operation was carried out to stop the occupation and genocide of the Greeks.

It’s not an invasion it’s a libration of the Turkish side of cypress and it’s an operation that saved lives and brought peace to the island of both sides of republics The Turkish Republic of cypress and the Greek republic of cypress And now both side live in peace qnd harmony

i like both turks and greeks. both countries with cool people, cool history and army.

it is not invasion but a peace operation after which both sides have been living in peace

It is f-- crazy to see people jump out of sky with a bag strapped to their back and a gun in their hand to go to war...

It isn’t an invasion. It was a Peace Operation for bringing peace to both Greek and Turk sides.

3:11 this is what Russia thought invading ukraine was going to be like.

Brave Turkish soldiers stepped in to save Turkish Cypriots from the atrocities done against them by the Greeks

Long live Turkeyia ❤ 🇹🇷 From your brother pakistan 🇵🇰

Support Turkey from Albania 🇦🇱 🤝🇹🇷

All the kids in background speak in Turkish and the west call it illegal invasion 😅

Long Live The Great Turkish Empire

Showing invaders? Those are real peacekeepers not invaders!!!!

Drop zone is the Ormophito Plaine. Just north of Nicosia.

kesinlikle türkiye kıbrıssavaşında en büyük yanlışı yaptı. barış anlaşması yapılırken türk kıbrıs devletinin tanınması şartı getirmeliydi

My grandad was at base in Cyprus when this started my grandma and mum too they were attack also had to hide on the beaches for evacuation

it was not invasion , Turkish Army brought peace to island stopped Greek killers

It was not an invasion at all, but a rescue operation for the the people who suffers from Greek genocide on the island.

I was nine years old living with my parents in Istanbul I remember this very well.Nothing was pleasant about the war

It was a rescue operation not an invasion. If it wasn’t for Türkiye, there would be no Turkish Cypriots left. And yet the world still doesn’t recognize Northen Cyprus.

The Greek Cypriot EOKA terrorist organization attacked the Turks in the 1960s. They attacked Turkish villages and killed the Turks. In fact, as far as I understand, you are unaware of the existence of Greek gangs who brutally murdered the wife and 3 children of Doctor Major Nihat İlhan, who was in charge of the Turkish Regiment Command, in the bathroom. The Turkish soldier did not go to the island that day because he was bored. It is an operation by the Turkish Armed Forces against Nikos Sampson and his gang, who suspend the 1960 Cyprus constitution by a coup d'etat and do not see the Turks as equal partners of the Cyprus state, for justifiable reasons. In fact, Greek Cypriots and Greece should be grateful to Turkey. If Turkey had not made an operation, the Greeks would have been led by the EOKA mercenaries, and they would have attacked the Greeks who opposed them, not only would they have killed the Turks. In Greece, the Colonels' junta would gain power with the Nikos Sampson coup in Cyprus, and you would completely break Greece from democracy and you would now encounter a very different Greece

My God save Turkey and its People we want peace and be respected These soldiers are the grandsons of Çanakkale Victor they know whst iş war and Will give up all for our nation

You can tell that the journalist was an intelligent officer 🙄