Cypriot applicants highlight in Strasbourg the ineffectiveness of the “Immovable Property Commission” (IPC) operating in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus, with their lawyer Achilleas Demetriades making particular reference to property cases situated in “military” areas, including Varosha, the fenced-off part of Famagusta. “The procedures of the IPC, particularly when it comes to ‘military zones’ such as Varosha, are by definition ineffective” Demetriades told CNA, while pointing to Turkey’s failure to recognise the ownership of the applicants in the fenced-off area, allegedly …








