Why did Turkey not take all of Cyprus?

by Attila_ze_fun

Compared to Cyprus, Turkey is FAR stronger and it can easily spam reinforcements to the island. Despite this, the Turks only managed to occupy a third of the Island (North Cyprus), why is this? Did they not want to advance further? Was there too much international pressure? Was the Turkish advance too costly in terms of lives?

OldWorldGlory

Here is a past post on the topic:

  • Why did Turkey invade Cyprus?
    ^(24 Apr 2014 | 3 comments)
    ^(/u/tayaravaknin gives a few reasons for Turkey taking only 1/3 of Cyprus, with a longer comment further up providing an overview of the broader Turkish invasion of Cyprus.)