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'''Morphou Bay''' or '''Güzelyurt Bay''' ({{Lang-el|Κολπος Μορφου, ''Kolpos Morfou''}}; {{Lang-tr|Güzelyurt Körfezi}}), is a part of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], located on the northwestern side of the island of [[Cyprus]]. It is named after the nearby inland town of [[Morphou]] ({{Lang-el|Μόρφου}}; {{Lang-tr|Güzelyurt}}). |
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'''Morphou Bay''' ({{Lang-el|Κολπος Μορφου, ''Kolpos Morfou''}}; {{Lang-tr|Güzelyurt Körfezi}}), is a part of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], located on the North Western side of the island of [[Cyprus]]. It is named after the nearby inland town of [[Morphou]] ({{Lang-el|Μόρφου}}; {{Lang-tr|Güzelyurt}}). The bay forms the westernmost seaboard of the break-away [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]], which claims the bay as its own territorial waters. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has received diplomatic recognition only from Turkey, on which it is dependent economically, politically and militarily. The rest of the international community, including the United Nations and European Union, recognises the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entire island, including Morphou Bay. |
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It was here that [[Turkey]] began landing supplies and volunteers to assist the [[Turkish Cypriots]] when the intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities started in December 1963. For more information on this topic, see the article for the village [[Kokkina exclave|Kokkina]] ({{Lang-el|Κόκκινα}}; {{Lang-tr|Erenköy}}). |
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Güzelyurt Bay region is home to a couple of historical sites, including the [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] city of [[Soli, Cyprus|Soli]] and the ruins known as [[Vouni Palace]].<ref>[http://www.north-cyprus.travel/Orange_Orchards_and_Ancient_Sites_of_Guzelyurt_Bay Orange Orchards and Ancient Sites of Guzelyurt Bay]</ref> |
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The bay forms the westernmost seaboard of the break-away [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]], which claims the bay as its own territorial waters. It was here that [[Turkey]] began landing supplies and volunteers to assist [[Turkish Cypriots]] when the [[Cyprus crisis (1955–64)|intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities]] erupted in December 1963. |
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==See also== |
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[[Kokkina]] |
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Morphou Bay ([Κολπος Μορφου, Kolpos Morfou] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); Turkish: Güzelyurt Körfezi), is a part of the Mediterranean Sea, located on the North Western side of the island of Cyprus. It is named after the nearby inland town of Morphou (Greek: Μόρφου; Turkish: Güzelyurt). The bay forms the westernmost seaboard of the break-away Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which claims the bay as its own territorial waters. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has received diplomatic recognition only from Turkey, on which it is dependent economically, politically and militarily. The rest of the international community, including the United Nations and European Union, recognises the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entire island, including Morphou Bay. It was here that Turkey began landing supplies and volunteers to assist the Turkish Cypriots when the intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities started in December 1963. For more information on this topic, see the article for the village Kokkina (Greek: Κόκκινα; Turkish: Erenköy).
35°11′N 32°50′E / 35.183°N 32.833°E
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