The island was effectively partitioned, with the northern third run by a Turkish Cypriot government and the southern two-thirds by the internationally-recognized government led by Greek Cypriots.
E kewara agwaetiti ahụ n'ụzọ doro anya, mpaghara nke atọ nke ugwu site n'aka ndị ọchịchị Turkey Cypriot na ndịda 66% site n'aka ndị ọchịchị ụwa niile na-ahụ anya nke ndị Greek Cypriots na-ebugharị.