Four more refugees lodge cases against Turkey

FOUR MORE Greek Cypriots have lodged cases against Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights for their loss of property since the invasion.

The appeals were lodged by Demetra Kakogianni, Yiannoulla Wakefield née Kakogianni, Stella Soulliotis and Dr Demetris Soulliotis.

Kakogianni is claiming that Turkey deprived her of the ownership and enjoyment of living in her home in the occupied part of Ayios Pavlos, Nicosia.

The Soulliotis couple have also said that Turkey prevented them from using a house and two pieces of land in occupied Nicosia.

The European Court of Human Rights last year ruled in favour of Kyrenia refugee Titina Loizidou, ordering Turkey to pay compensation.

In spite of pressure by the Council of Europe, Loizidou has yet to receive any of the money she was awarded.

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