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[boomerang]

I just want to know if there are any records that show how many Cypriots died, killing each other that is, from 1960 to 1974...

Does anyone know?

[Mete]

This would be a great research project...

[Xenos 2Fan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_and_displacements_during_the_Cyprus_conflict

This article claims 2000 dead T-cypriots but it also provides links claiming that 5000 G-cyps perished. Turks claim that the 5000 dead were mostly armed paramilitary casualties but there seems to be no real realiable or neutral source for this-neither Greek or Turkish.

In addition we cannot discount the 6000 Turkish military casualties during Operation "Attila". So we know that at least 12,000 souls perished so far.

[Xenos 2Fan]

Greek Cypriot casualties and displacements
Ιn the process of the 1974 intervention/invasion, about 200,000 Greek Cypriots living in the north became refugees, a third of the total population of the island; many of them were forced out of their homes, the rest fleeing at the word of the approaching Turkish army.

In 1975, 20,000 Greek Cypriots remained enclaved on the Karpass Peninsula; nowadays after much alleged persecution and ethnic cleansing, only 600 remain there.


Turkish Cypriot casualties and displacements
Turkish Cypriot causalities are around 2,000 persons. Turkish Cypriot villages were raided, men killed, woman raped and some villages executed including infants by Greek Cypriot paramilitia and Greek Army units, based in Cyprus. Almost the whole population of Aloa, Sandallaris and Maratha near Famagusta and Tokhni, Zyyi and Mari at Larnaca district were massacred and wiped out. Turkish villagers south of the Green Line fled to English bases to save their lives , leaving their belongings or were held captive until the population exchange at September 1974



This is part of the article I provided a link for above.

[Xenos 2Fan]

From the Library Of Congress.

http://countrystudies.us/cyprus/13.htm

[erolz]

for the period 21 December 1963 to 10 August 1964 this is probably one of the best estimates for deaths.

http://www.cyprus-conflict.net/Patrick-chp%203.htm

Quote: The period from 21 December 1963 to 10 August 1964 was the most violent phase of the Cypriot conflict. Both communities estimate that several hundred of their members were wounded. In addition, several hundred were kidnapped and temporarily held hostage until exchanges were arranged. Official records show that 191 Turk-Cypriots were known to have been killed and 173 are still missing and now presumed dead. On the Greek-Cypriot side, 133 are known to have been killed and 41 are still missing and presumed dead. It is probable, however, that the figures for Turkish-Cypriot deaths include some who were killed accidentally by their own hand or by other Turk-Cypriots. Greek-Cypriot deaths are probably understated. There are indications that some casualties, for propaganda reasons, were never publicly announced. Also, casualties among Greek Army soldiers in Cyprus are not included in the Cyprus Government's figures. It may be more prudent therefore to accept that approximately 350 Turk-Cypriots were killed in this period while about 200 Greek-Cypriots and mainland Greeks were killed.[5]

for displacements from same article

Quote: Official government figures[62] indicate that in 1967 442 Greek-Cypriot owned houses were in Turkish-Cypriot hands, or were abandoned either because they had been damaged by fighting or because of their proximity to dangerous areas. These figures however do not indicate the number of these houses which had been leased to Turk-Cypriots when fighting began. These houses were distributed among six towns: 236 in Nicosia; 42 in Famagusta; 66 in Larnaca; 44 in Ktima; 12 in Polis; 42 in Lefka. During the street fighting which occurred in Nicosia, Larnaca and Ktima, it is probable that a few thousand Greek-Cypriots fled from their homes. However, the majority of these people were able to return in a matter of days. The total number of rural and urban Greek-Cypriots who could be classified as refugees at the end of 1970 was probably only a few hundred.

On 4 March 1964, Turk-Cypriots evicted all Armenians from the Turkish-Cypriot quarters of Nicosia. This expulsion followed on the discovery of apparent collusion between some Armenians and armed Greek-Cypriot irregulars. Two hundred and thirty one Armenian houses were taken over by Turk-Cypriots, and their residents were given only a few hours notice to leave.[63] This expulsion gave rise to intense enmity against Turk-Cypriots within the small Armenian community; however, the Armenians had cast their lot with the Greek-Cypriots.[64] In the light of this decision, and of the situation created by the conflict, the responsibility for the Armenian expulsion cannot be wholly attributed to Turk-Cypriot extremists.

(b) The Turkish-Cypriot Community

We have previously noted that the process of urbanization and the refugee movements during the EOKA campaign had contributed to a progressive separation of the Cypriot ethnic communities. This disengagement was accelerated by the violent inter-communal conflict between December 1963 and August 1964.

During this period, Turkish-Cypriots completely evacuated their quarters in 72 mixed villages and abandoned 24 Turkish-Cypriot villages. In addition, they partially evacuated 8 mixed villages. In every one of the six district towns a partial evacuation of the Turkish-Cypriot quarters had occurred. Turk-Cypriots had partially returned to 21 villages which they had evacuated during the EOKA campaign. All but three of these villages were evacuated for a second time after December 1963. The total number of Turkish-Cypriot refugees cannot be accurately assessed because of the confusion of the period. It is known that in 1970 about 20,000 Turkish-Cypriots were registered as refugees with Turkish-Cypriot welfare authorities. If we consider the number of refugees who have not registered for welfare benefits and those refugees who have subsequently returned to their homes, UNFICYP's estimate of 25,000, as the maximum number of Turk-Cypriot refugees during the period of December 1963 to August 1964, seems quite reasonable. About two-thirds of these initially left their homes and moved to other villages and towns. The remaining one-third moved to other quarters within the same village or town.