"Hero of Turkish Cypriots leaves refuge
By Michael Kuser in Istanbul
Published: August 26 2010 18:35 | Last updated: August 26 2010 18:35
If Cyprus is Asil Nadir’s birthplace and homeland, it is also the island on which he has lived as a virtual castaway for the past 17 years.
The fugitive businessman has spent most of his time in a luxurious villa outside Girne, a port town in the Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus, from time to time walking along the beach while guarded by two men carrying Kalashnikov rifles."
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