What's the Real Price of a Bargain in 'Occupied' Northern Cyprus? ; Britons Queue Up to Buy a 'Cheap' Property in the Rugged Land Made Famous by Lawrence Durrell. But Will They Check the Title Deeds to Ensure It Doesn't Belong to an Exiled Greek Cypriot?

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Walk along the hot streets of Famagusta in Northern Cyprus and it's easy to spot the British tourists.

Not just because of their pink skin or floppy sunhats but because they are clustered around the estate agents' windows.

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What's the Real Price of a Bargain in 'Occupied' Northern Cyprus? ; Britons Queue Up to Buy a 'Cheap' Property in the Rugged Land Made Famous by Lawrence Durrell. But Will They Check the Title Deeds to Ensure It Doesn't Belong to an Exiled Greek Cypriot?

There is little sign here that this is 'occupied territory' governed by an illegal regime, according to the United Nations, ever since the invasion by Turkey in 1974.

As a result, there are no direct flights from Britain, no diplomatic representation and no extradition of wanted figures, such as businessman Asil Nadir, founder of the c...

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