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[brother]

The grandchildren of the Ottoman Sultans demand property in Cyprus which allegedly belonged to their grandfathers!
Turkish Cypriot daily KIBRIS newspaper (08.03.05) reports that another problem has been added to the issue of the properties in Cyprus, "which is one of the most serious disagreements between the Turkish Cypriots and the Greek Cypriots". The paper writes that grandchildren of Ottoman Sultans are demanding now property in Cyprus which allegedly belonged to their grandfathers.

According to the paper, the grandchildren of Sultan Abdulmecit "are undertaking an initiative alleging that they have the ownership right on properties left by their grandfathers in Cyprus".

It is assumed that the grandchildren of the Sultan demand property belonging to Evkaf religious foundation as "dependent region". The most of these properties are in the area of Larnaca and Famagusta, reports KIBRIS adding that the grandchildren of the Sultan will be having the right of ownership on the property if they know the name of the trust deed of the foundation and its founder or prove that they belong to the family tree. If the grandchildren can prove that they have the right of ownership on the property and the property is administrated by the Evkaf Administration they can get the 85 % of the income from it. If the property is administrated by an administrative committee, this percentage increases to 95 %.


Will there be no end to claims for cypriot land, anyone on the outside would think that the lands were covered in gold and diamonds.

[boulio]

tell them to get a ticket and get on line.

[uzan]

tell them to get a ticket and get on line.

DEAR Boulio, Abdulmacit's grandchildren saying same think to us "get a ticket and get on line"becauce 'maras' is believe belong to Abdulmacit.

[antonis]

tell them to get a ticket and get on line.

DEAR Boulio, Abdulmacit's grandchildren saying same think to us "get a ticket and get on line"becauce 'maras' is believe belong to Abdulmacit.

Always the same story. EVKAV claims that it has rights in Famagusta, but this issue was solved in 1960. The governmet spokesman was asked some time back on this, he said there was a specific reference in the Treaty of Guarantee and a specific clause for the paying of compensation on the part of the previous administration, namely the British administration. The proof of ownership was registration in the Land Registry Office of Cyprus.

He specifically said on 10/11/03:

"Therefore, all properties that are legally registered to any Turkish Cypriot are recorded in the Land Registry Office of Cyprus. So, the EVKAV does not have further rights apart from the rights that are attributed to it by the registration in the Land Registry Office of Cyprus."