Varosha, once a chic resort, is being rebuilt in the latest move of Turkey’s power play in the eastern Mediterranean “Do you want to ride or walk?” asks Seyki Mindik. The municipal employee points under the fierce July sun towards the multicoloured bicycles stacked within view of the police barrier at the entrance to Varosha. “There is so much to see. Tourists love it here.” Not so long ago the very notion of the eastern Mediterranean’s most famous ghost town being resurrected as a 21st-century theme park would have been unthinkable. For more than four decades there has been almost no movement among ruins.
Unease in the air as Cyprus âghost townâ rises from the ruins of war
Varosha, once a chic resort, is being rebuilt in the latest move of Turkeyâs power play in the eastern Mediterranean
A postcard from the glamorous beach resort of Varosha, a suburb of Famagusta in Cyprus, before the Turkish occupation in 1974.
A postcard from the glamorous beach resort of Varosha, a suburb of Famagusta in Cyprus, before the Turkish occupation in 1974.
Sun 18 Jul 2021 03.00 EDT
âDo you want to ride or walk?â asks Seyki Mindik. The municipal employee points under the fierce July sun towards the multicoloured bicycles stacked within view of the police barrier at the entrance to Varosha. âThere is so much to see. Tourists love it here.â
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