Starting in the early 19th century, ethnic Greeks of the island sought to bring about an end to almost 300 years of Ottoman rule and unite Cyprus with [[Greece]]. The United Kingdom took administrative control of the island in 1878, to prevent Ottoman possessions from falling under Russian control following the [[Cyprus Convention]], which led to the call for union with Greece (''[[enosis]]'') to grow louder{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}. Under the terms of the agreement reached between Britain and the Ottoman Empire,{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} the island remained an Ottoman territory. |
Starting in the early 19th century, ethnic Greeks of the island sought to bring about an end to almost 300 years of Ottoman rule and unite Cyprus with [[Greece]]. The United Kingdom took administrative control of the island in 1878, to prevent Ottoman possessions from falling under Russian control following the [[Cyprus Convention]], which led to the call for union with Greece (''[[enosis]]'') to grow louder{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}. Under the terms of the agreement reached between Britain and the Ottoman Empire,{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} the island remained an Ottoman territory. |