Hannah Walker

The wheels of reconciliation have been set in motion as determined peace talks begun at the beginning of September ’08 to once more attempt a reunification between the north and south of Cyprus Since the Turkish invasion in 1974, Cyprus has remained divided and dominated by hostility

With the recent peace talks underway and reunification on the horizon, even more people will be encouraged to invest in Cyprus, the largest island in the Mediterranean, situated south of Turkey and East of Greece The Cyprian economy is set to soar after peace is made between the northern Turkish Cyprian government and southern Greek Cyprian government and a single ruling body is formed

Property developers Whiterocks have recently pioneered the first luxurious five-star apartments in northern Cyprus Property in Cyprus has grown in value recently and this is only set to increase as reunification is on the horizon between the Turkish governed north, and the Greek Cypriot south

It has been thirty-four years since Turkish troops invaded Cyprus, causing a physical division that runs right through the very capital and which has staunchly remained to the present day, despite the previously attempted peace talks Considering their history, it seemed almost unimaginable that the two conflicting parties, the Turkish and Greek Cypriots, would ever make this much progress, however reunification talks begun again on the third of September and both sides are displaying much more positive attitudes

After several troubled decades Cyprus has recently got big on the property market Just south of Famagusta – one of the towns at the heart of the Turkish invasion - the Mystical sands resort and spa is set to follow the North Cyprian trend and rocket in value pretty swiftly