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Turkish forces once encircled the popular resort of Varosha when Greek Cypriots fled from it after Turkey entered northern Cyprus in 1974.
This move could further increase tensions between Turkey and Cyprus and between Turkey and Greece. The conflict between the countries has recently escalated over gas resources in the Mediterranean.
Turkey occupied the northern part of Cyprus in 1974. Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Ersin Tatar announced the opening of Varosha on Tuesday after speaking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
This has been criticized not only by the EU country Cyprus and the Community itself. One of Tatar’s coalition partners also withdrew from the government: Foreign Minister Kudrest Özersay resigned.
Presidential elections will be held in northern Cyprus on Sunday. Both T. Tatar and K. Özersay are fighting current leader Mustafa Akcinis.
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