Most of these areas were already under Turkish military control.
Most of the district has been under Turkish control since the 1974 invasion.
France eventually came to oppose Turkish control of Hatay.
Many towns became major centers for Turkish control and administration, with most Christians gradually withdrawing to the mountains.
Using Methymna as a base, the whole island was gradually brought under Turkish control by September 1462.
The town has been under Turkish control since the 1974 invasion, during which four thousand Lapithiotes became refugees.
The church was abandoned after that sector of Cyprus came under Turkish control in 1974.
Part of that county was under Turkish control after 1542.
There was a short-lived Byzantine recovery about 1106, but the area soon returned to Turkish control.
On 12 March 1537 the city and the fortress were released to Turkish control.