Cyprus Invasion Erdogan compares Syrian offensive with Cyprus invasion of 1974 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that his country’s intervention in Syria is as vital to Turkey as its invasion of Cyprus had been in... ATTILA II: The anniversary of Turkey’s second leg of Cyprus Invasion Today, 45 years ago, the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, called “Attila II”, began. It was shortly after 4:30 in the morning of...