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Republic of Cyprus takes Varosha to UN Security Council

Republic of Cyprus takes Varosha to UN Security Council

Nikos Hristodulidis, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, has announced that they have applied to the United Nations Security Council regarding the attempts to partially open the Varosha quarter of Famagusta.

Reopening of 'the ghost town': Why was Cyprus' Varosha closed to settlement?

Reopening of 'the ghost town': Why was Cyprus' Varosha closed to settlement?

The town actually belonged to the Ottoman Empire's Lala Mustafa Pasha, who bought and handed over it to a foundation named after him, according to the Northern Cyprus administration.

Abandoned coastline in Northern Cyprus to reopen

Abandoned coastline in Northern Cyprus to reopen

President Erdoğan and Northern Cyprus PM Tatar announced the opening of the "ghost town" at a ceremony in Ankara.