"Turkish Cypriots look to Ottoman archives in land bid
By Simon Bahceli
OTTOMAN archives compiled in Cyprus between the sixteenth century and British rule could provide the Turkish Cypriot side with ammunition to counter Greek Cypriot property claims in the north, it was claimed yesterday.
The revelations were made by the Turkish-language daily Star and were confirmed by an anonymous source close to the Turkish Cypriot authorities who told the Cyprus Mail, “A group of foreign experts have been working on a report [based on archival material]. Some of the findings will give strength to the Turkish Cypriot position on properties”."
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