Just came acroos this , interesting !

tommy13


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06/02/2010 00:19

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The breakaway regime alleges that the occupied property of Meletis Apostolides in Lapithos belonged to Evkaf Religious Foundation

Under the title Does the Orams building plot belongs to Evkaf?, Turkish Cypriot daily Haberdar newspaper (04.02.10) alleges that the building plot on which David and Linda Orams have illegally built a villa in occupied Lapithos is not Greek Cypriot property. According to the paper, the building plot may be a part of plot of one thousand donums [Tr. Note: A land measure of 1000 square meters], which belongs to the Evkaf Religious Foundation. Citing reliable information, Haberdar writes that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat is aware of the fact that the plot in occupied Lapithos belongs to Evkaf Religious Foundation and that he carried out a meeting at the self-styled presidency, with persons who are related with the issue. The paper writes also that when the issue was discussed at his office,

tommy13


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06/02/2010 00:20

Mr Talat clarified that even if the building plot belongs to Evkaf, the decision regarding the Orams case will not be affected.

Speaking to Haberdar on the issue, the director of the Evkaf Religious Foundation, Mustafa Kemal Kaymakamzade, stated that the Orams are also aware of the research taking place and which will reveal whether the building plot belongs or not to Evkaf. He also stated that after the research is completed, the necessary statements will be made. Mr Kaymakamzade also alleged that prior to 1974 many building plots which belonged to Evkaf in Lapithos were given to Greek Cypriots during the British colonial rule in Cyprus

Maz


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 01:12

Fascinating! That would a new face on everything, wouldn't it. And also bring some relief to those who fear they could be the next 'Orams'.

Let's see where this goes, then.

Anyone else out there know anything about this?

birdyblaster


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 05:09

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Groucho



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06/02/2010 07:55

Why would Evkaf (Vakuf, Vacouf) land have been given to Greek Cypriots? By the British? Whose land it wasn't to give away!



If this is the case then it's going to cause ructions.



Land donated to the Vacouf for religious benefit of the Islamic population should never have been given away...



There was some talk of evidence that a systematic process of passing off land belonging to the religious foundation had occurred under colonial rule and if this has continued under the aegis of the Greek Cypriot administration then it's a war crime too.



This land is nobody's to give away. What tribunal would have granted this bequest?

Groucho



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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 07:59

http://chinesejil.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/7/1/159



This may turn out to have been a master-stroke.



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Cyprus under British Rule: An International Law Analysis of Certain Land Surveys and Land Assignments Between 1878 and 1955 Bernhard Hofstötter *

From 1878 onwards, Great Britain exercised sovereign rights coming close to full sovereignty over Cyprus. The present article demonstrates that, by undertaking certain land surveys and land assignments with regard to religious property in North Cyprus, Great Britain ultimately failed to abide by the restriction on the exercise of its sovereign rights flowing from international law, which in turn referred to the Ottoman Law on Foundations and Endowments. Apart from shedding light on a commonly neglected aspect of colonial law, which is closely linked to key concepts of public international law continuing to shape our present-day discourse, a loose frame of reference for reparation of past injuries.