The '''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: '''Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti''') is a ''[[psuedostate]]'' that haswas existeddeclared in the northern occupied [[Cyprus]] since [[1983]] ( although its predecessor as ''de facto'' state, the '''Turkish Federative State of North Cyprus''' existed from [[1975]] to [[1983]]). The northern part of Cyprus was first separated from the rest of Cyprus following the [[Turkish_Invasion_of_Cyprus|Turkish invasion]] in [[1974]]. It is claimed that the Turkish invasion was in direct response to a Greek backed [[military coup]] however after over 30 years, the Turkish Cypriots, on whose behalf the invaision supposedly took place, are again a minority with many chosing to join Greek Cypriots abroad including in London. The Greek backed military coup was aiming for [[Enosis#Enosis|Enosis]], union of Cyprus with Greece which was supported through referendum by 90% of the population. The military intervention was defended by Turkey as justified under the [[1960_Treaty_of_Guarantee|1960 treaty of guarantee of Cyprus]].
So far, Turkey is the only country which recognises the TRNC, while all other governments and the [[United Nations]] recognise the sovereignty of the [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]] over the whole island.
