51 χρόνια από την εισβολή: Εκδηλώσεις μνήμης από την Κυπριακή Κοινότητα Νότιας Αυστραλίας

epa04202865 Destroyed and deserted hotels are seen in an area used by the Turkish military, in the Turkish occupied area, in the abandoned coastal city of Varosha in Famagusta, Cyprus, 12 May 2014. This situation has become an emblem of the country's division between Turks and Greeks. In 40 years, nobody lives in the town, which remains heavily guarded by the Turkish army and twists of barbed wire. The European Court of Human Rights has on 12 May 2014 ordered the Turkish government to pay 90 million euros (124 million dollars) in damages for human rights abuses over its occupation of northern Cyprus. The ruling follows an earlier ruling in the case 13 years ago, in which was found Turkey guilty of violating the rights of Greek Cypriots. Cyprus has been split since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the northern third of the island in response to a Greek-inspired coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. The case at the European court in the French city of Strasbourg was brought by the internationally-recognized Cypriot government in Nicosia, in the southern half of the island, The Turkish-occupied north is only recognized as a separate entity by Turkey. EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU Credit: KATIA CHRISTODOULOU/EPA