WHY IS IT DANGEROUS TO BUY PROPERTY IN THE NORTHEN OCCUPIED AREA OF CYPRUS?
Entering into a “deal” for the purchase of immovable property in the area of Cyprus under Turkish occupation, constitutes an illegal act, which will expose the “purchaser” to grave legal and financial consequences. The judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the cases of Loizidou V Turkey (judgment dated 18/12/1996) and Cyprus V Turkey (judgement dated 10/5/2001) clearly set out the following points: 1.The administrative practice applied by the subordinate local administration of Turkey in the occupied area of Cyprus of issuing “title deeds” to the new occupants of properties belonging to Greek Cypriots situated in the occupied area of Cyprus is based upon “legislative” and “constitutional” provisions of the said administration, which cannot be attributed any legal validity whatsoever. 2. Greek Cypriot owners, cannot be deemed to have lost their legal title to their properties and have always remained and will continue to remain the only true and lawful owners. Further to th
