Articles related to "Turkish Cypriots"United Nations sponsored peace and reunification talks resumed on April 21, 2009, between the leadership of the Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Northern Cyprus.
Native Cypriots have endured millennia of multiple invaders, yet retain their cultural integrity and claim to land, despite losing half their island to Turkish invaders.
Cyprus has a rich and ancient history. Along with well preserved Roman ruins, it has traditional lace-making villages, sun, sea and sandy beaches, and lush vineyards.
April elections in the Turkish part of Cyprus return a right-wing party to power, raising doubts about reunification talks and President Mehmet Ali Talat's re-election.
On the island of Cyprus, history lies in layers, with bits of different eras exposed as in an archaeological dig that dates from prehistoric times to the 21st century.
The Schengen Agreement is central to the European Union's policy on free movement of persons, as well as a means of furthering judicial cooperation between Member States.
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