Kazafani
Kazafani | |
|---|---|
| Καζάφανι (Greek) Ozanköy (Turkish) | |
 Kazafani church | |
| Country |  Northern Cyprus |
| District | Kyrenia District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kazafani (Template:Lang-gr, Template:Lang-tr) is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus.
On 1 March 2010, The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recognized the North Cyprus' Immovable Property Commission (IPC) as the “domestic remedy” of Turkey. [1] After the recognition, ECHR directed all new applications of Greek Cypriots to the IPC. The Greek Cypriots in Kazafani sold their properties to the Government of Northern Cyprus and these properties expropriated by the Government of Northern Cyprus. [2]
References
- ^ Demopoulos and Others vs. Turkey Click to "Decisions" on left, write "Demopoulos" in "Case Title" and click Search. Paragraph 103, ECHR:"Remedies available in the "TRNC" (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), as a competant legal authority, in particular, the IPC procedure, may be regarded as “domestic remedies".
- ^ Northern Cyprus' IPC08 March 2011: 980 Greek Cypriot apps were lodged to the IPC and 158 of them were finalized (The apps to ECHR is about 1300). The Greek Cypriots sold their properties in north of the island to the Government of Northern Cyprus for GBP 56,610,950. Northern Cyprus expropriated and registered 8.3 km2 of Greek Cypriots’ land in Northern Cyprus.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ozanköy.
 | This Cyprus location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
