Turkey was among the largest recipients of American
MAP aid, receiving 1,347 M47s from the USA and from Germany, 1,849 M48s and 350
M48A1s. Some of the M47s saw combat action against T-34/85s and
Marmon-Herrington armoured cars in the hands of Cypriot forces during Operation
‘Attila’, the invasion of Cyprus, in August 1974. The Germans provided
modification kits for about 200 M48s in the 1980s, and the USA sold 348 kits to
them to bring M48A1s up to M48A5 standards.
Location of Turkish forces during the late hours of 20
July 1974.
Turkish troops on the road to Famagusta
