@TheAtlantic ran one of their photo essays on the buffer zone: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/04/frozen-in-time-the-cyprus-buffer-zone/100714/ … sad and compelling.
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Yeah, I've seen that one. Good piece. I've been there BTW, although not inside the airport.
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Also the Toyota cars belong to a friend's family.
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Here are some of my photos of Varosha, taken from outside, of course. This is IMHO even more compelling in many ways as it's a whole town that has been fenced off since 1974! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varosha,_Famagusta …pic.twitter.com/FIdQ3owydH
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Featuring my dad!

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Oh, and I did get told off for taking them. The sentry soldier there was not happy.
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But I've grown up on an island with UNFICYP, Greek army, Republic of Cyprus Army, Turkish Army and British Army. So soldiers aren't exactly something I'm that scared of. Or rather I am rationally scared, as a Greek Cypriot I know having a UK passport is useful.
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Especially right now, situation going to escalate at sea with new natural gas resources as turkey trying to get a piece of that pie with Greece, Cyprus and Egypthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyprus-natgas-turkey-ship/standoff-in-high-seas-as-cyprus-says-turkey-blocks-gas-drill-ship-idUSKBN1FV0X5 …
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