1964 Famagusta incident

On May 11, 1964, in Famagusta, 2 Greek Cypriot officers and a policeman were killed by Turkish Cypriot separatists.^[5] One of the victims were Kostakis Pandelidis, son of the Nicosia Police Chief.^[6][7]

Following the murder, Greek Cypriot security forces who were ordered to "Kill 10 Turks for each slain Greek"^[5][7] entered the town to investigate the murder.^[4] 17 Turks that weren't related to the murder were abducted the same day, and was executed by a firing squad in Famagusta.^{[7][6][5][4][3]}

A massacre of Turks in British bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia occurred 2 days after the murder. 11 Turks working in the area were killed. Their remains were found in 2006.^[3][5] Perpetrators of the massacres were identified as Greek Cypriot police and colleagues of the victims.^[6]

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