"In north Cyprus, the Turkish lira is official currency, but euro is embraced
NICOSIA, Cyprus: The adoption by Cyprus of the euro Jan. 1 will not officially apply to the Turkish Cypriot clothing merchant Kemal Altuncuoglu - or to anyone else living in the breakaway north of the Mediterranean island."
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