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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}}). |
'''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 North Western 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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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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Revision as of 05:55, 5 January 2017
Morphou Bay or Güzelyurt 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. It was here that Turkey began landing supplies and volunteers to assist Turkish Cypriots when the intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities erupted in December 1963.
For more information on this topic, see the article for the village Kokkina (Greek: Κόκκινα; Turkish: Erenköy).