Problem with Cyprus is there is a great big British military base there. I dont think Erdogan wants to mess with that.
As I was doing some research some time ago, I was surprised to discover that England just 1.4 times larger than Florida and yet at the beginning of WW2 it was the world's superpower! That old saying that "The sun does not sets on the British Empire" was true as they has colonies everywhere.
Now that poor place is overrun with muslims and they have been cowed into being just an ancient tourist attraction. Every time I see a picture of that huge Ferris Wheel in the middle of London, I just wistfully think to myself "How has the mighty fallen!".