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The European Court holds that a displaced owner remains the legal owner

Loizidou v. Turkey: displaced owner remains the legal owner; continuing breach imputable to Turkey

· European Court of Human Rights · Court decision

The European Court of Human Rights held that the denial of access to Ms Loizidou’s property in northern Cyprus and the loss of control over it were imputable to Turkey and breached Article 1 of Protocol No. 1, and that she must be regarded as having remained the legal owner of the land.

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    Loizidou v. Turkey (merits), application no. 15318/89, judgment of 18 December 1996

    European Court of Human Rights · European Court of Human Rights · 18 December 1996 · accessed 14 September 2026 · register entry

Identifier event-1996-12-18-echr-loizidou · last verified 14 September 2026 · Open data · challenge