Military occupation, also called belligerent occupation or simply occupation, is temporary hostile control exerted by a ruling power's military apparatus over a sovereign territory that is outside the
American tanks at the Victory Arch in the city of Baghdad during the occupation of Iraq, 2003
British Indian troops of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles in the city of Kure during the Allied occupation of Japan, 1946
German troops at the Champs-Élysées in the city of Paris during the Prussian occupation of France, 1871
Lebanese protesters of the Cedar Revolution during the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, 2005
Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is a de facto state comprising the northern third of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, with the international
Military occupation
…World War II. A number of post-1945 occupations have lasted more than 20 years, such as those of Namibia by South Africa, of East Timor by Indonesia, of Northern Cyprus by Turkey and of Western Sahara by Morocco. One of the world's longest occupations is Israel's occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem…
Sarayönü Square of North Nicosia in 1969, after the division of the city
Rauf Denktaş, founder and former President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Atatürk Square, North Nicosia in 2006, with the Northern Cypriot and Turkish flags
Panoramic view of the Güzelyurt District, and Morphou Bay as seen from the Troodos mountains.