Whereas, on July 20, 1974, the Government of Turkey ordered its military to invade the Republic of Cyprus in violation of the Treaty of Establishment, the Treaty of Alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty, and the Treaty of Guarantee which established the Republic of Cyprus and guaranteed the independence of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as the United Nations Charter and customary international law; Whereas this year marks 50 years since the illegal Turkish invasion in 1974 and continued occupation since then of Cyprus, marking the first time since World War II that a European country was militarily invaded in violation of international law; Whereas the people of Cyprus have suffered, for 5 decades, the persistent violation of their human rights and fundamental freedoms due to this invasion and continued occupation; Whereas more than 160,000 Cypriots (corresponding to one-third of the population of the island in 1974) have been forcibly displaced from their ancestral land, becoming refugees in their own country; Whereas the Government of Turkey has brought in over 200,000 illegal settlers into the occupied territory of Cyprus seeking to change the demography as well as the sociopolitical fabric of the area, in violation of the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law; Whereas the United Nations Security Council responded on the day of the invasion with Resolution 353, calling for an immediate cease-fire and the withdrawal of foreign military personnel from Cyprus; Whereas Turkey has refused to comply with judgments from the European Court of Human Rights, confirming that persons, including United States citizens who hold title to real property located in the area of the Republic of Cyprus under the illegal Turkish occupation, are the only rightful owners of that real property