Cyprus bar probes members in north property deals
The Cyprus bar association is investigating some of its members and a company associated with them, believed to be involved in buying and selling of property in the north, it ...
Four more Turkish Cypriot lawyers face arrest warrants
Arrest warrants have been issued for four more Turkish Cypriot lawyers for selling Greek Cypriot properties in the north, according to reports released on Friday.
Akan Kursat, a Turkish Cypriot ...
Lefka village ‘on the way to becoming Trikomo’ amid construction boom
The village of Kazivera, near Lefka, is “on the way to becoming Trikomo” amid a construction boom, local residents have warned.
Trikomo has grabbed headlines in recent months and years ...
North’s ‘deputy PM’: We do not desire for non-Turks to buy our land
The north’s ‘deputy prime minister’ Fikri Ataoglu was the latest high-profile politician to weigh in on the matter of property sales in the north on Friday, saying “we do ...
North property sales: ‘If everyone had followed law, this wouldn’t have happened’
The north’s ‘interior minister’ made fresh remarks about property sales to third country nationals on Thursday, telling ‘parliament’ “if everyone had followed the law, this wouldn’t have happened.”
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2,810 foreign nationals bought real estate in the north last year
Last year the ‘cabinet’ in the north granted permits for the purchase of real estate to 2,810 foreign nationals, while during the first three months of 2023 alone about 1,000 such permits were ...
Sales in north to foreign property buyers spiral
Relaxations on the issuance of building permits to foreign nationals living in the north have resulted in a spike in such properties, Turkish Cypriot media are reporting.
According to the ...