 Turkey does not recognize the continued existence of the Republic of Cyprus, as established by the London and Zurich Agreements Turkey refers to the Republic of Cyprus as the "Greek Cypriot administration" or "South Cyprus".In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus, after a military coup staged by the Greek Junta against the lawfully elected Government of Cyprus under President Makarios.The Turkish army subsequently occupied ~38% of the territory of the island which to this day remains de facto divided with ""Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"" (TRNC) proclaimed in 1983 following a UDI by the Turkish Cypriots.