The European Court of Human Rights
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Since 1974, Turkey has forcibly occupied 36% of the sovereign territory and 57% of the coastline of the Republic of Cyprus. The ethnic cleansing of northern Cyprus by Turkey has resulted in the displacement of more than 170,000 Greek Cypriots, or roughly one-third of the island s population. In addition to Greek Cypriots, Armenian, Maronite, and other non-Muslim Cypriots were also forcibly displaced. The result was that Turkey effectively crushed the Christian population.
In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ) was established by a unilateral declaration that was condemned by the international community. To this day, Turkey remains the only country that has recognized the entity. The TRNC does not exist as a state but rather as a de-facto administrator of the Turkish occupation.