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The European Court finds a continuing violation of displaced owners’ property rights

Cyprus v. Turkey: continuing violation of displaced Greek Cypriot owners’ property rights

· European Court of Human Rights · Court decision

In the inter-state case the Grand Chamber found a continuing violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 because Greek Cypriot owners of property in northern Cyprus were denied access to, control of and enjoyment of their property without compensation.

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  1. [1]
    Cyprus v. Turkey [GC], application no. 25781/94, judgment of 10 May 2001

    European Court of Human Rights · European Court of Human Rights · 10 May 2001 · accessed 14 September 2026 · register entry

Identifier event-2001-05-10-echr-cyprus-v-turkey · last verified 14 September 2026 · Open data · challenge