Varosha, Famagusta

Ankara discusses reopening ghost town in Cyprus

The people of Turkey and the Turkish Cyprus will not accept deadlock as the fate of the long-divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, said Turkey's vice president on Feb. 15.
Fuat Oktay's remarks came during a meeting on the legal, political and economic aspects of reopening the abandoned town of Varosha (Maraş) -- empty for decades -- in the Turkish Cypriot city of Gazimağusa.

UN to respond to Cyprus appeal over Turkey's Varosha plans

The United Nations is expected on Wednesday to issue its response to an appeal by the Republic of Cyprus against Turkish threats to settle Varosha, the fenced off part of Famagusta.
According to Kathimerini's Cyprus edition, the UN Security Council (UNSC) is expected to issue a written statement reiterating resolutions 550 and 789 on Famagusta.

Varosha issue heads to UNSC

Nicosia will take recourse to the United Nations Security Council this week over Ankara's stated plan to develop the fenced-off town of Varosha in the region of Famagusta in northern Cyprus, which has been militarily occupied by Turkey since 1974, according to the island nation's President Nicos Anastasiades.

Cavusoglu urges restraint over tension

Our meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu took place at the Palm Beach Hotel in Famagusta on September 9, the day he entered the fenced-off town of Varosha with Turkish-Cypriot "Foreign Minister" Kudret Ozersay. It was the first time a Turkish official had entered the city since it was captured by the Turkish Army on August 14, 1974.

Turkish FM says Ankara planning to open abandoned quarter of Famagusta

Ankara is planning to open the fenced-off quarter of Varosha in the Turkish-occupied "ghost town" of Famagusta in Cyprus, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavugoslu said on Thursday.

"Preparations are being made. Maras will open," he told CNN Turk in an interview, in translated comments, using the area's Turkish name.

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