Original sentence: The third largest island in the Mediterranean, it is currently divided into four main portions: the southern part of the island where the Republic of Cyprus has effective control (as the island nation-state), the illegal Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (under Turkish control since [1974 Invasion |Turkish Invasion of Cyprus]), the United Nations-controlled Green Line separating the two, and two British Base Areas
Edited sentence: The third largest island in the Mediterranean, it is currently divided into four main portions: the southern Republic of Cyprus (the island nation-state), the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (under Turkish control since 1974), the United Nations-controlled Green Line separating the two, and two British Base Areas