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History of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in maps
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as it appears in 5 interactive history atlases, from 1850 to 2015: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Cyprus. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus before it was Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · Industrial Revolution
| Opened by force or treaty — the opening position | |
| Opened by force or treaty |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · WWI
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories — the opening position |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · Cold War
| NATO & core Western allies — the opening position | |
| Non-aligned & neutral |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution
| Authoritarian, one-party or colonial rule — the opening position | |
| Right won in law | |
| No reform yet / outside this story | |
| Right won in law |
FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Cyprus · Refugee crises
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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