Can Cyprus Property Legal Issues Force an Early Resolution to Cyprus Problem?
The recent developments in the Orams’ Cyprus property legal case have again forced the government to consider possible scenarios and solutions for the Cyprus problem. The highly publicised Orams case now creates precedent and paves the way for Greek Cypriot property owners to seek compensation and demand ownership again of their homes in the occupied areas. Perhaps the added incentives of needing to find a solution to these many high profile disputes over ownership will result in an expedited solution out of necessity. If compensation is granted to Greek Cypriots for the prohibited use of their seized properties and they are also granted the right to repossession of their homes, and the same is also applied to Turkish Cypriots, then the most critical and area of the solution may be resolved. According to Turkish media reports, a Turkish Cyprito residing in the UK made a successful appeal, receiving a 500,000 euros settlement for her area in the Cyprus government controlled areas, at th