1. 1974
•Turkish troops invade northern Cyprus.
•It was very brutal. Thousands fled their homes, triggering a massive
humanitarian crisis that exists to this day.
1976
•Earthquake kills more than 5,600 people in western province.
1992
•20,000 Turkish troops enter Kurdish safe havens in Iraq in anti-PKK operation
•Iraqi Kurds and the Turkish army carry out a joint offensive against PKK
bases in Iraqi Kurdistan, forcing the surrender of more than 1,000 PKK
fighters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYJI4ubiiZY
http://www.us-uk-interventions.org/Turkey.html