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Heavy Restrictions Placed on Turkish Cypriot Property
By Cihan News Agency
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
zaman.com

The Greek Cypriot Administration has enacted a law that bans the sale, purchase or construction of any houses on property in Turkish Cyprus that was formerly owned by Greek Cypriots.

Greek Cypriot Justice and Public Order Minister Sofoklis Sofokleous said that everyone involved in trading of the houses in question would be followed and put on trial in a Greek Cypriot court.

He went on to say that the law would also be binding to Turkish Cypriots who moved to the northern part of island after 1974 when the island was divided and are staying in houses formerly owned by Greek Cypriots. "They will be arrested if they cross to the southern part of the island," he added.

According to the law, anyone who buys, sells, builds or live in a house in the properties which belonged to Greek Cypriots will be sentenced to seven years in prison.

On Sunday, a Russian couple was arrested by Greek Cypriot police for five days for allegedly purchasing Greek Cypriot property in "occupied" Lapithos. The couple was remanded by the Nicosia District Court and faces a fine up to a seven-year prison term.

Cyprus has been split into ethnic lines since 1974 when Turkey took control of the northern part of the island in response to a Greece-backed coup which aimed to unite the island with Greece.

Peace hopes in the divided Mediterranean island were dashed in 2004 when Greek Cypriots overwhelmingly voted against the Annan peace plan which was approved by the Turkish Cypriot side in a simultaneous referendum.

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Greek Cypriots Plan to Arrest Turkish Cypriots over Property

Wednesday, November 22, 2006
zaman.com

Sofoklis Sfokleus, the Greek Cypriot minister of justice and social order, made striking remarks toward those in possession of former Greek properties in the northern part of the divided island.

Minister Sofokleus said that all persons using or selling former Greek properties would be arrested.


“Everyone involved in selling or buying Greek properties in the northern part without the prior consent of the owners will be arrested without any exceptions.”



The Greek Cypriot administration has put into effect a new law envisaging a seven-year prison sentence for those who have built residences on former Greek lands, those who deal in buying or selling of former Greek properties and those residing in them.


The law was first implemented last week when a Russian couple was arrested while crossing the border. Sofokleu noted that the law included Turkish Cypriots who moved to the north and settled in places abandoned by Greek Cypriots.


The minister clearly stated that they would all be arrested in the event they tried to cross the border.

http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20061122&hn=38558

Anyone trying to purchase greek Cypriot stolen land knowing it is stolen and belongs to a greek cypriot refugee is the lowest scum of all they deserve to be punished I dont care if they are turkish english or russian they deserve to be punished and also i don't give a damn what anyone else thinks the people who will be against this new law is the turk Cypriots and illegal settlers as they are the ones who stole the homes well my message to turks is if you dont like the new law tough you shouldnt have stolen the homes in the first place i am glad that the greek Cypriot goverment is finally standing up for the rights of greek Cypriots who have had there homes stolen

and i dont care what the North does i heard they where going to shut the crossing points well i think its a good idea i dont want no turk Cypriots coming to the south anyway to cause trouble and to make money from jobs there and what good does it do with greeks going to the north anyway the turks only benefit from the money as it is helping the economy in the north side


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MARIA wrote:

Anyone trying to purchase greek Cypriot stolen land knowing it is stolen and belongs to a greek cypriot refugee is the lowest scum of all they deserve to be punished I dont care if they are turkish english or russian they deserve to be punished and also i don't give a damn what anyone else thinks the people who will be against this new law is the turk Cypriots and illegal settlers as they are the ones who stole the homes well my message to turks is if you dont like the new law tough you shouldnt have stolen the homes in the first place i am glad that the greek Cypriot goverment is finally standing up for the rights of greek Cypriots who have had there homes stolen

and i dont care what the North does i heard they where going to shut the crossing points well i think its a good idea i dont want no turk Cypriots coming to the south anyway to cause trouble and to make money from jobs there and what good does it do with greeks going to the north anyway the turks only benefit from the money as it is helping the economy in the north side

Your soul is truely full of hate and seems like has no bounderies, i guess we should all be thankful that the worst you will or can ever do is shout in forums where more than likely even the GC that read your comments cringe at your comments.

MARIA, I was jut wondering if you were part of the negotiation team involved in the talks brought by the UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari to work on ways of moving the process started on the 8 July forward?

From your posts I guess you would make a great negotiator!!



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Does anyone think its the right of these people to live in stolen houses?


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Pitsilia wrote:

Does anyone think its the right of these people to live in stolen houses?

From 1963-1974 it was not an issue when 10's of thousands of TC were made homeless (homes burnt or knocked down) and forced to live in tents for 11 years and the GC were indifferent to their plight, after the intervention and they moved to the safety of the North and where do you think they were going to live.

So to answer your question i think they have had to make do with the situation.


Talking of stolen land, my family lands are in the south and currently have two huge restaurants on them (beach front) and another substantial part of it has refugee housing on it now, this was done without our consent and has been used and is currently still being used since 1974, as a so called legal EU country the ROC has no right to do that hence they are using stolen land and gaining profit from it.

brother wrote:

Pitsilia wrote:

Does anyone think its the right of these people to live in stolen houses?

From 1963-1974 it was not an issue when 10's of thousands of TC were made homeless (homes burnt or knocked down) and forced to live in tents for 11 years and the GC were indifferent to their plight, after the intervention and they moved to the safety of the North and where do you think they were going to live.

So to answer your question i think they have had to make do with the situation.


Talking of stolen land, my family lands are in the south and currently have two huge restaurants on them (beach front) and another substantial part of it has refugee housing on it now, this was done without our consent and has been used and is currently still being used since 1974, as a so called legal EU country the ROC has no right to do that hence they are using stolen land and gaining profit from it.

brother, yes one must acknoledge the what the TC's went through in the period pre 1974. The homes and lives lost is certainly trajic. There is argument out there that Turkey took much more than what the TC's lost . .i.e 200,000 Cypriots were made refugees from the North. A solution to the Cyprus problem should accomodate for losses equally to GC's and TC's . .The Annan and Finish Plans are failing to cater to this are they not?


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rousias wrote:

brother wrote:

Pitsilia wrote:

Does anyone think its the right of these people to live in stolen houses?

From 1963-1974 it was not an issue when 10's of thousands of TC were made homeless (homes burnt or knocked down) and forced to live in tents for 11 years and the GC were indifferent to their plight, after the intervention and they moved to the safety of the North and where do you think they were going to live.

So to answer your question i think they have had to make do with the situation.


Talking of stolen land, my family lands are in the south and currently have two huge restaurants on them (beach front) and another substantial part of it has refugee housing on it now, this was done without our consent and has been used and is currently still being used since 1974, as a so called legal EU country the ROC has no right to do that hence they are using stolen land and gaining profit from it.

brother, yes one must acknoledge the what the TC's went through in the period pre 1974. The homes and lives lost is certainly trajic. There is argument out there that Turkey took much more than what the TC's lost . .i.e 200,000 Cypriots were made refugees from the North. A solution to the Cyprus problem should accomodate for losses equally to GC's and TC's . .The Annan and Finish Plans are failing to cater to this are they not?

As much as i might agree with you, the end solution to the cyprus problem will never be able to satisfy all the people wether they be TC or GC, this is something we should all be realistic about and accept.

For me the cyprus solution will bring peace and unity and a home where my children and grandchildren(one day ) will live and proper and anything else like property, power sharing etc. just seems so trivial.

brother wrote:

rousias wrote:

brother wrote:

Pitsilia wrote:

Does anyone think its the right of these people to live in stolen houses?

From 1963-1974 it was not an issue when 10's of thousands of TC were made homeless (homes burnt or knocked down) and forced to live in tents for 11 years and the GC were indifferent to their plight, after the intervention and they moved to the safety of the North and where do you think they were going to live.

So to answer your question i think they have had to make do with the situation.


Talking of stolen land, my family lands are in the south and currently have two huge restaurants on them (beach front) and another substantial part of it has refugee housing on it now, this was done without our consent and has been used and is currently still being used since 1974, as a so called legal EU country the ROC has no right to do that hence they are using stolen land and gaining profit from it.

brother, yes one must acknoledge the what the TC's went through in the period pre 1974. The homes and lives lost is certainly trajic. There is argument out there that Turkey took much more than what the TC's lost . .i.e 200,000 Cypriots were made refugees from the North. A solution to the Cyprus problem should accomodate for losses equally to GC's and TC's . .The Annan and Finish Plans are failing to cater to this are they not?

As much as i might agree with you, the end solution to the cyprus problem will never be able to satisfy all the people wether they be TC or GC, this is something we should all be realistic about and accept.

For me the cyprus solution will bring peace and unity and a home where my children and grandchildren(one day ) will live and proper and anything else like property, power sharing etc. just seems so trivial.

The South already supplies power to the North? or not? vise versa?

Those from the North are buying property in the South? or not? vise versa?


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