During the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on 14 August 1974 the Mesaoria plain was overrun by Turkish tanks and Famagusta was bombed by Turkish aircraft.
Durante a segunda fase da invasión turca de Chipre o 14 de agosto de 1974 a chaira de Mesaoria foi invadida polos tanques turcos e Famagusta foi bombardeada por avións turcos.