The first signs of human were found in Chirokitia along the road of Limasoland around Yesilirmak. These were human beings living the Stone Age (Neolitic 5800-2600). It was found in the archeological excavations that the first “Otocton” people had come from Asia. The similarity between the houses found in the excavation and the Mesopotamian houses shows that Cyprus is in touch with both Anatolia and Mesopotamia and that they lived the same age of civilization (5500 B.C.). Since there was plenty of mine on the island, the Chalcolitic Age started by the year 9500. The island attracted the attention of nearby countries because it is on the East Meditteranean trade route, because it is covered with forests and has a mild climate.

At the beginning of 16^th century, Yavuz Sultan Selim (Sultan Selim ‘the Stern’) started to pay the tax (paid to Egypt) to the Ottomans as the consequence of a contract he signed with Venice. Later, Sultan Suleyman I wanted to dominate the Meditteranean by a plan involving also Cyprus. Following this, military forces landed on Limasol on 1^st July, 1570. After the surrender of Famagusta, on 1^st August 1571, the island was conquered by the Ottomans. Meanwhile, Lala Moustapha Pasha was appointed as the Commander-in-chief of the battle, and Piyale Pasha was appointed as the navy commander. Until the Berlin Treaty in 1878, the island remained under Turkish domination for 307 yaers. 

By the Berlin Treaty in 1878, the island went under British domination temporarily. When the Ottoman Empire allied with Germany for the World War I and was defeated, Britain annexed Cyprus. Within this period, Cyprus Byzantines rebelled by the support of Greece and wanted to annex Cyprus to Greece. The rebellion, which, at the beginning, was directed to Britain, soon was directed to Turkey. This laed to the death of many Cyprus Turks

The republic was founded on 16^th August, 1960 by the treaties signed in London and Zurich. Makarios was elected as the president while Dr. Faruk Kucuk was elected as the vice-president. However, in 1967, Makarios decided to change, unilaterally, article 18 of the Cyprus Republican Constitution and started to prepare a plan to leave the Turks aside. In 1964, the Standing Army (Reconciliation Army) interfered the situation. On 15^th July, 1974, Nikos Sampson who, was an EOKA-supporter, seized the administration. On 20^th July, 1974, relying on article 4 of the Guarantee Agreement, The Turkish Republic interfered the island and in 1975, The Turkish Federal State of Cyprus was founded.