
Ninety Turkish Cypriot Properties in Larnaca Deemed Potentially Dangerous
The Larnaca district government is assessing 90 buildings, believed to be Turkish Cypriot properties, as potentially dangerous after extensive inspections.
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The Larnaca district government is assessing 90 buildings, believed to be Turkish Cypriot properties, as potentially dangerous after extensive inspections.

The House refugee committee in Cyprus has called for an immediate halt to rent increase notices for artists and craftsmen operating in Turkish Cypriot properties at the Mesoyios artists’ park in Larnaca.

Cypriot MPs on the House refugees committee expressed concerns and called for improvements in the government’s Ktizo housing scheme for refugees and the implementation of legislation governing Turkish Cypriot properties.

A report highlights the widespread issues of subletting, neglect, underreported rental income, and patronage in the allocation of Turkish Cypriot properties in government-controlled areas, describing the system as a bureaucratic labyrinth prone to abuse.

A damning Ministry of Interior report has revealed that Paphos Municipality illegally demolished Turkish Cypriot properties and then sought to acquire them, among other findings related to conflict of interest.