Dont buy a house here!

[Reyntj]

https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/09/15/brit ... -of-cyprus


Negotiations going well...

The greek cypriot chief negotiator has reached out to the daily express to warn brits not to buy a house in north cyprus..


Out the kindness of his heart looking out for us brits hes took time out from his negotiating job to help us out...

What a guy!!??

[rockpebbler]

He forgot to say that there are airports in the south that are built on Turkish land, but "maybe" being Greek they are exempt from legislation and being taken to court for illegal possession of stolen land

[waddo]

Nothing illegal in the South, all dead safe deeds, the ink may still be a bit damp on some so be careful you don’t smudge it! Some even come with a passport and EU citizenship but they cost a bit more, trust them as no receipts available. I am even told that if you know somebody who has a cousin who knew somebody before 1974 you might even get compensation payments as well.

Buying a house in the North is just as safe - just remember it was owned by a Greek Cypriot before you, even if it was built yesterday!

[Groucho]

Buying a house in the North is just as safe - just remember it was owned by a Greek Cypriot before you, even if it was built yesterday!

Not all the land in the north was previously Greek Cypriot owned. Estimates of land mass ownership by ethnic grouping vary but it could be argued that as much as 30 - 32% was owned by the Turkish Cypriot largely agricultural farmers.

A mistake oft made by those advocating the Greek Cypriot case for land restoration equates population numbers with rights to land... The size of land owned by farmers is much greater than many other occupations the world over.

This inequality is part of what led to the sense that as a minority population the Turkish Cypriots held a disproportionate mass of land - leading to disquiet and jealousy and avarice, which Makarios et al used to drive the wedge between the two communities for their own nefarious means.

They then picked a fight they thought they were justified in prosecuting and got a bloody nose. They've bleated about it ever since.

Thing is, when you wage war of whatever type over land ownership - what you already own becomes fair game...if you don't understand the risks - don't be surprised that you lose not gain from being beastly to your neighbours...

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/c ... 13we45.htm


https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/c ... /11304.htm

[waddo]

It was meant to be taken tongue in cheek. The history of Cyprus and as to who owned what and when will never be solved - not so long as the Greek side have the only "True and verified" deeds, most of which were not written deeds but handshake agreements over sheep and goats anyway. To try to make it law now is simply stupidity on both sides and the only thing you can say for sure is this:

The North of Cyprus is Occupied Territory and as such the only agreements can be made between the EU (Which is the Greek side) and Turkey being the occupier of the North side. Local people in the North do not call the Green Line that but instead call it the Fire Stop as the place where firing ceased! To be fair to both sides, the UN has caused more problems than it has tried to solve by making "resolutions" that have no basis in law anyway but can be used as a hammer to beat the opposition with.

I was here in 1965 when both GC's and TC's were in the coffee shops happily gambling away land and animals - nothing was recorded apart from the odd cane in a field that marked a boundary. The actions in 1974 allowed one side to be free but also allowed another side to make up the history to suit themselves. As far as I can see the only way to end the whole thing is to get rid of the politicians and let the people decide what they want to do - that will never be allowed in the South and can't be allowed in the North because the people have no real say in the future of an occupied land!

So what is the answer??? Live and let live?