Almost half of the population in occupied Agios Amvrosios village are settlers from Turkey; 3500 new buildings are being constructed in the area
Under the title “The different population is attracting the attention”, Turkish Cypriot daily Halkin Sesi newspaper (12.10.09) reports that 55% of the inhabitants of occupied Agios Amvrosios village are Turkish Cypriots coming from the villages of Agios Nokolas, Marona and Ciyas [Tr. Note: Name as spelled] in Pafos area. The remaining 45% came from various places of Turkey and mainly from Mersin, Ankara, Sivas, Kayseri, Sakarya, Rize and Tokat. Furthermore, around 30 families of Turks from Bulgaria came and settled here in 1990.
The paper publishes statements by the so-called mayor of Agios Amvrosios, Erdal Barut who said that within the framework of decisions taken by previous “governments”, the occupied villages of Kalogrea, Hardjia and Trapeza have been included in the borders of Agios Amvrosios and added that together with these villages his “municipality” has around 2300 “citizens”. Mr Barut said that because of the great development 3500 houses are being built in this area. He argued that the population to which they provide their services is much more than the population which has been counted, as not all those who settled and live in the area are included in the 2,300.
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