The President of the Cyprus Turkish Human Rights Foundation Emine Erk has said that it was inevitable that the Greek Cypriot Administration’s violation of Turkish Cypriot People’s property rights will be exposed in the near future.
Speaking to the Greek Cypriot press, Mrs. Erk said that the European Court of Human Rights was currently evaluating an application filed by a Turkish Cypriot and was seeking the views of both sides on the issue.
Stating that the court will announce its decision on whether or not to accept the case, Mrs. Erk said that if the court does accept to take up the case, Turkish Cypriots will be able to apply directly to the European Court of Human Rights regarding their properties.
Pointing out that the foundation is currently in possession of 70 dossiers on Turkish Cypriot properties being used by the Greek Cypriot Administration and Greek Cypriot individuals, Emine Erk said that many people had applied to the Human Rights Foundation over the past three years.
She said that the foundation has identified a number of Turkish Cypriot owned properties in South Cyprus illegally expropriated by the Greek Cypriot Administration to build parking lots, roads, power plants, dams and industrial zones.