During the second phase of the 1974 invasion, the Greek-Cypriot citizens of Famagusta evacuated the city & Turkish troops looted & sealed the city
Famagusta
Turkey stepped up provocations following the collapse of unity negotiations at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in July
Mustafa Akinci said that if a solution is not found, “the two different state entities will continue to take root”
Varosha has been a ghost-city since August 1974, when its inhabitants fled as the Turkish army advanced
Turkish Cypriot reports suggest they might hand the fenced-off town of Varosha to the UN.
The surprise move to open Varosha comes in the wake of the failed peace talks in Crans-Montana
The paper claims that 4,000 Maronites and 16,000 Greek-Cypriots will benefit