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Body to Compensate Greek Cypriot Refugees Running Out of Funds

The Immovable Property Commission in northern Nicosia

The head of the Immovable Property Commission (IPC) in the north of Cyprus has complained of a lack of funding and support from Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot authorities.
In statements made to Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis, IPC chairman Ayfer Said Erkmen said relations between the committee and the so-called ‘government’ in Northern Cyprus were not good.
Despite these adverse conditions, Erkmen said the IPC continues to evaluate Greek Cypriot applications.
In 2006, 100 applications were filed, then 197 in 2007, dropping to 76 in 2008 and to 70 in 2009.
“With the Demopoulos decision [in 2010] we were officially recognised and the Greek Cypriots have nowhere else to turn to for compensation for their properties,” he said.
Immediately after the ECHR’s decision in the “Demopoulos v. Turkey” case, the dossiers of some 1500 applications filed with the ECHR were turned over to the IPC.
In 2010, 375 applications were made to the IPC by Greek Cypriot refugees; 1926 in 2011; 1600 in 2012; and 1337 in 2013.
The numbers have been declining since. Last year 49 applications were received. And in the first three months of 2017, only eight applications had been submitted.
Erkmen further claimed the IPC has received more than 100 applications for compensation for properties lying within the fenced-off city of Famagusta.
The IPC paid £231.5m sterling in compensation to Greek Cypriot owners of properties in the north since its creation in 2006. That land covers an area of 28.2m square metres.
Source: Cyprus-Mail

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