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Greek Cypriots crossing to the Turkish part will have to show a passport (Photo: EUobserver)

Greek and Turkish Cypriots in row over island crossing

Turkish Cypriots have excluded Greek Cypriots from facilitated travelling rights granted to all other EU citizens, when crossing the line dividing the two communities.

Mehmet Ali Talat, the Turkish-Cypriot premier was quoted by Kibris newspaper yesterday as saying that all EU citizens and only Greek Cypriots who live abroad will be allowed to enter the Turkish occupied north of the island just by displaying their identity cards.\n \nUnder new measures that came into force on Saturday, G...

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Greek Cypriots crossing to the Turkish part will have to show a passport (Photo: EUobserver)

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