<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_Convention" id="mwfg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cyprus Convention">Cyprus Convention</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" id="mwfw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> cedes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus" id="mwgA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.