Up until 1974 both Northern and Southern Cyprus were under the same rule, although years of infighting and conflict came to a bloody conclusion. This prompted both the UN and British Authorities to intervene and erect an official “green line” separating the North and South of the island. This created a Turkish Controlled Cypriot state in the North and a Greek Controlled Cypriot state in the South.
This cut the Eurasian island country into two, making the Mediterranean’s third largest island a dichotomy of destinations and one of the most advanced economies in the world. [click to continue…]
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