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Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday there may be \u201cno Turkish Cypriots left\u201d in some areas of the north<\/strong> in five or ten years\u2019 time due to the lack of land quotas or property planning in the north.<\/p>\n

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Speaking in \u2018parliament\u2019, he explained that the existing quota for new property developments stipulates that 20 per cent of any development must either be bought by Turkish Cypriots or citizens of the Republic of Turkey, but that this means it is perfectly possible for no Cypriots at all to buy any of the property on sale.
\n\u201cA 100-unit project, even 1,000 units, can all be purchased by people from abroad. There is no quota. The result is certain regions may be completely inhabited by people from abroad<\/strong>,\u201d he said.
\nHe then quipped, \u201cyou will not need to open polling stations in some villages after five or ten years. In a village of 5,000 people, there will maybe be 50 voters. Perhaps there will be no Turkish Cypriots left.\u201d
\nIn this regard, he said, \u201cwe are heading towards the point of no return.
\n\u201cAfter a while, some villages will become places people only go on holiday. You will no longer need to canvas voters in Kazivera or Ayios Amvrosios, because there will be no Turkish Cypriots there.\u201d
\nHe went on to highlight potential future problems caused for the north\u2019s education sector by its changing demographics, asking \u201chow many schools will you build and in what language will you provide education in an area consisting of 5,000 people, all from abroad?<\/strong>\u201d
\nErhurman\u2019s words ring particularly true in Trikomo at present, where last year, local CTP \u2018MP\u2019 Biray Hamzaogullari had said that 300 of the 700 children at the village\u2019s Bekirpasha high school \u201cdo not speak Turkish as their first language\u201d.
\nHe had added, \u201cin some classes there are 14 children who don\u2019t know Turkish and only nine who do. Among those 14 there are at least three different languages. How can a teacher give a lesson in these circumstances?\u201d
\nFor this reason, Erhurman said on Monday, the north must \u201cimplement a population policy and predict its population within the next five years.\u201d
\n\u201cWe are faced with an administration which has completely given up on planning for the future<\/strong>,\u201d he added.
\nTo remedy this, he suggested that the proportion of new-build property allocated to Turkish Cypriots rise to 30 per cent and no longer include citizens of the Republic of Turkey, and that the remaining 70 per cent remain open for people from Turkey and the rest of the world.
\nIn response, \u2018interior minister\u2019 Dursun Oguz said \u201cwe also share his concerns about the future of this country.\u201d
\nHe added that his \u2018government\u2019 is attempting to satisfy all stakeholders and sides of the conversation <\/strong>and said the matter is still being discussed.
\n\u201cThe issue of land is an issue which concerns the survival of this country, and we are keeping tabs on it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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