the missing persons list of the republic of cyprus confirms that 83 turkish cypriots disappeared in tochni on 14 august 1974. also, as a result of the invasion, over 2000 greek-cypriot prisoners of war were taken to turkey and detained in turkish prisons. some of them were not released and are still missing. in particular, the committee on missing persons (cmp) in cyprus, which operates under the auspices of the united nations, is mandated to investigate approximately 1600 cases of greek cypriot and greek missing persons.