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NORTH CYPRUS REOPENS 'GHOST TOWN' BEACH RESORT FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1970S

Amy Woodyatt, Livvy Doherty and Chris Liakos, CNN • Updated 9th October 2020
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(CNN) — Northern Cyprus has reopened part of the beachfront Varosha resort,
which had been abandoned since Turkey invaded the Mediterranean island decades
ago.
The Turkish Defense Ministry declared the area open to the public on Thursday,
posting pictures of visitors to the site to Twitter.
The move has sparked international criticism.

Cyprus was divided in two in 1974 when a coup backed by the Greek government was
met with a Turkish military invasion, partitioning the country between the
Turkish-Cypriot north and Greek-Cypriot south.
For years the resort was closed to the public, until TRNC authorities said they
planned to re-open the area.
Nedim Enginsoy/AP
For years, the once popular resort of Varosha -- an abandoned district of the
ancient city of Famagusta -- acted as a no-man's land between the north and the
south. Entry to the area, which once attracted tourists from around the world,
has remained forbidden to the public.
Authorities in August hinted at plans to open the town, which once boasted more
than 12,000 hotel rooms, and was home to 25,000 residents.

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Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC), said Tuesday: "We are starting the process to make people use the
public areas of our land, Sahil and Demokrasi streets, and the beach. Maras ,
which was like a ghost town , is now coming back to life."
Referring to the district by its Turkish name, Tatar said: "God willing, we will
start to use the Maras beach on Thursday morning together with our people."
A woman with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags takes photos by a
police-controlled gate to enter the beachfront of Varosha, an uninhabited,
fenced-off suburb Thursday.
Nedim Enginsoy/AP
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported Tatar's plan, saying Tuesday:
"It is Turkish Cypriot authorities who have a right to say here. So under the
light of this truth, we are fully supporting your decision of opening the
beautiful beach of Maras for the use of your people, according to your road
map."
But the move prompted outrage from international authorities.
On Tuesday, the Republic of Cyprus government said it would protest over the
"provocative and illegal action" to the UN Security Council and the European
Union "as an act that violates international law and UN Security Council
resolutions."
The Cypriot government said in a statement: "[We] condemn in the strongest terms
the decision of the occupier, Turkey, and one of its henchman in the occupied
areas, Ersin Tatar, to extend the license for entry to the coastal front of
Varosha, during a pre-election fiesta they held in Ankara, in the eve of the
electoral process for the emergence of a new Turkish Cypriot leader."
People with Turkish and Turkish Cypriot breakaway flags take photos of each
other at the beach with abandoned buildings, in the background, after police
opened the beachfront of Varosha on Thursday.
Nedim Enginsoy/AP
On Wednesday, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Turkey's decision
to extend entry to Varosha "is a clear violation of the United Nations Security
Council Resolutions."
"Greece is going to support all the relevant efforts of the Republic of Cyprus,"
Mitsotakis said in his speech during an award ceremony in Thessaloniki.
Meanwhile, Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy, said the EU was "deeply concerned" about the
announcements.
He warned that the developments would "cause greater tensions and may complicate
efforts for the resumption of Cyprus settlement talks."
A spokesperson for António Guterres said the UN Secretary-General was concerned
by the announcement on the reopening.
"He recalled that the position of the United Nations on Varosha remains
unchanged and is guided by relevant Security Council resolutions," Stéphane
Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General said Wednesday.
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"The Secretary-General stressed the need to avoid any unilateral actions that
could trigger tensions on the island and undermine the return to dialogue or the
future success of talks. He called on all parties to engage in dialogue in order
to resolve their differences, and reiterates his readiness to bring the parties
together," Dujarric said.
CNN's Gul Tuysuz and Martin Goillandeau contributed to this report.
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