“If the arrests continue in the south, we must also take steps” /p>
His support for the petition of “prime minister” Unal Ustel for “granting permission” to a Turkish Cypriot businessman to repair and operate hotels that, as he said, he bought in the closed area of Famagusta from their Greek Cypriot owners, “Minister of Transport and Works” Erhan Arikli expressed, according to “Yeni Bakis “, as the Press and Information Office broadcasts.
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In his statements to the newspaper, Mr. Arikli also said that, “in case the arrests continue in the south , we must also take steps. Arrest warrants must be issued against those who own Turkish properties left in the south after 1963. If this is done, Greek Cypriots will be more cautious,” he pointed out.
Characterizing Varosi strong> as “the most important weapon that will hurt the Greek Cypriots”, Erhan Arikli said Mr Ustel sent a message to the Greek Cypriots.
He added that the Turkish side should to continue to take “serious steps” on the Varosi issue and said that permission was awaited from the “government” in relation to properties in the cordoned off area and that it was not right to leave the area in question to the snakes.
He also referred to the issue with tourist organization TUI saying that “TUI brings 2-2.5 million tourists to Turkey a year. If sanctions are imposed on this issue, TUI“ will suffer a lot, he said and congratulated Unal Ustel for his actions on the issue.