Akel lauds Soyer for revealing that Evkaf has no claims on Varosha
Main opposition Akel on Wednesday welcomed the statements by veteran Turkish Cypriot politician Ferdi Sabit Soyer that the vakif of Varosha was closed in 1935...
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Clashing claims over Varosha
By Esra Aygin Despite the hype, few believe Turkey is sincere about letting the Greek Cypriot residents of Varosha return Lifeless, deserted hotels lined up...
Minister hits out at Evkaf claims of Varosha ownership
Cyprus’ land belongs to its people and not the various conquerors who thought that their conquest secured them the right to ownership, Interior Minister Constantinos...
Greek Cypriots will be able to rent properties in Varosha: Evkaf chief
Greek Cypriot owners of property built on Evkaf land in the closed-off town of Varosha in Famagusta will have the right to pay rent to...
Turkish Cypriot ‘PM’ insists Varosha will reopen under north’s control
Turkish Cypriot ‘Prime Minister’ Ersin Tatar has said the fenced off town of Varosha would open under Turkish Cypriot administration despite his ‘deputy’, Kudret Ozersay,...
Evkaf has no claim on Varosha properties says lawyer in IPC case
Claims by Islamic religious organisation Evkaf over property in fenced-off Varosha is one of the most serious issues the European Court of Human Rights (EHCR)...
Conflicting reports over religious school in Kyrenia
Conflicting reports have emerged from the north that Evkaf, the Turkish Cypriot religious foundation, is creating a religious school in Kyrenia. Spanning a reported 70...
MPs at loggerheads over use of Turkish Cypriot properties
Ruling Disy and main opposition Akel deputies were at loggerheads at the House Refugees committee on Tuesday over the government’s stated intention to radically overhaul...
Restoration of Turkish occupied monastery lays the foundations for bicommunal cooperation
The restoration of the monastery of Apostolos Andreas, in Turkish occupied Cyprus, lays the foundations for cooperation between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, the Greek...
Evkaf wants to claim 14 per cent of Cyprus’ territory
Fourteen per cent of the island’s territory belonged to the Turkish religious foundation Evkaf before 1878, when it became a British protectorate, an official said...
