Turkey claimed that the aerial attack and threat of further intervention were justified by her right to protect the Turkish Cypriot population under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee.
Turkija teigė, kad oro antskrydžiai ir tolimesnio įsikišimo grasinimai buvo pateisinami jų teise ginti turkus kipriotus pagal 1960 m. Garantijos sutartį.