Turkish Cypriot enclaves

In December 1963 the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, citing Turkish Cypriot tactics aimed at obstructing the normal functioning of government, proposed several amendments to the post-colonial constitution of 1960.

[2] After the rejection of the constitutional amendments by the Turkish Cypriot community the situation escalated into island-wide intercommunal violence.

[5] Turkish Cypriots consequently started living in enclaves; the republic's structure was changed unilaterally by Makarios and Nicosia was divided by the Green Line, with the deployment of UNFICYP troops.

The ban on petrol and diesel did remain in force until that time and hindered food supply to the enclaves.

[8] The enclaves were put under an economic embargo by the Greek Cypriot administration of the Republic of Cyprus, trade between communities was blocked.

Due to travel restrictions, a large number of Turkish Cypriots had to leave their previous jobs.