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Property in occupied north Cyprus – the facts

Your questions answered

Some unscrupulous property developers and estate agents are attempting to sell stolen Greek Cypriot properties in the illegally occupied north of Cyprus. To tempt prospective purchasers to part with their money, a number of untruths are being made to unsuspecting British nationals. Please note the following answers to important issues.

Q Who owns the land and properties in occupied north Cyprus?
A Approximately 90 percent is owned by Greek Cypriots. It is most likely that any property being touted belongs to Greek Cypriot refugees, who according to UN resolutions have the right to return, but for the time being are prevented from doing so.

Q Are title-deeds issued by the regime in occupied north Cyprus legal?
A No. They are NOTworth the paper they are written on. The ethnically cleansed Greek Cypriots remain the legitimate holders of title-deeds, as reaffirmed by the European Court of Human Rights (Loizidou v Turkey 1996) and the English High Court (Orams v Apostolides 2006).

Q Has there been a ‘property exchange’in occupied Cyprus between Greek and Turkish Cypriots?
A No. Such an agreement HAS NOTtaken place as Greek Cypriots wish to return, but for the moment are unable to, due to the current illegal Turkish occupation. The distribution of false title-deeds by the occupation regime does not constitute a ‘property exchange’.

Q Is occupied ‘north Cyprus’a legal entity?
A No. It is part of the Republic of Cyprus which is under illegal Turkish occupation, in violation of international law. Therefore the laws and courts of the occupied territories are invalid and cannot provide legal remedy to any property disputes.

Q Is it legal to purchase Greek Cypriot property in occupied Cyprus?
A No. It is ILLEGALto exploit the properties of Greek Cypriots in occupied Cyprus. This can and has resulted in imprisonment in the free areas of the island.

Q But didn’t the English High Court rule that the Orams won the right to
remain on the land they ‘purchased’in occupied Cyprus?
A No. The Court reaffirmed that Mr Apostolides, a Greek Cypriot refugee remains the owner of his land and that the Orams are “trespassers”.

Q If there is a solution to the Cyprus occupation, will buyers keep any property they "purchased"?
A The British High Commission in Cyprus has warned that in the event of a solution "purchasers" risk losing illegally obtained property that belongs to Greek Cypriots.

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[roseandchan]

i'm not sure your 90% is correct. what about the % of foreign owned land pre 74. not all property in the north is greek cypriot owned. there is nothing illegal about buying a pre 74 turkish owned property. The orams case has now been transfered to the e.u courts. greek cypriots are not the legitimate owners of all the property in the north.

[Paphitis]

i'm not sure your 90% is correct. what about the % of foreign owned land pre 74. not all property in the north is greek cypriot owned. there is nothing illegal about buying a pre 74 turkish owned property. The orams case has now been transfered to the e.u courts. greek cypriots are not the legitimate owners of all the property in the north.

If I were you, I would offload your illegally purchased property before it is too late. All transactions are illegal in the "trnc".

You are very silly for ignoring all the warnings.

[Oracle]

Don't nit-pick, but look at the set-up in its entirety .... What you think you can fudge for a few percent, you will lose out from another argument.

There are no loopholes!

The "trnc" is an illegal regime.

[roseandchan]

i thought the % split was more like 30/70? correct me if i'm wrong.

[tessintrnc]

It may be illegal, but plenty of Greek Cyps cross over to eat and shop every day. Do you want the borders closed again then?

[boomerang]

i thought the % split was more like 30/70? correct me if i'm wrong.

Lets here where you got these figures...S_____ P___

[Paphitis]

It may be illegal, but plenty of Greek Cyps cross over to eat and shop every day. Do you want the borders closed again then?

You can close them if you dare. I doubt whether any GCs will be too concerned.

[Oracle]

It may be illegal, but plenty of Greek Cyps cross over to eat and shop every day. Do you want the borders closed again then?

It is an illegal set-up precisely because it has racially excluded the GCs by ethnic cleansing .......

The GCs however have every right to go there and live there, but are only prevented from doing so by the Turkish troops ...

[roseandchan]

sure figures have been quoted recently, have read it somewhere. where did you come to the figure of 90% from?