There was a political event in Cyprus.
The Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878 was a secret agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire which granted control of Cyprus to Great Britain in exchange for its support of the Ottomans during the Congress of Berlin .. United Kingdom. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire. Cyprus. Cyprus. Congress of Berlin. Congress of Berlin. This agreement was the result of secret negotiations that took place earlier in 1878 .. The Convention was abrogated by the British in November 1914 , when Britain and the Ottoman Empire found themselves at war with each other .. Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire