Cyprus Ghost Town Becomes Pawn in Drilling Dispute With Turkey
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A ghost town in Cyprus’s Turkish-controlled north has become the latest pawn in the conflict surrounding Turkey’s drilling for natural gas off the island’s shore.
The breakaway Turkish Cypriot state has ordered a study to determine owners of properties in Varosha, which had been the island’s premier tourist resort before it was abandoned and sealed off following the Turkish takeover of northern Cyprus in 1974. The move was announced late Tuesday after the European Union said it was mulling possible action against Turkey for drilling off Cyprus.