Over 40.000 Anatolian Turkish settlers have been given large areas of northern Cyprus. and over 200.000 native Cypriots have been forced from their villages. The great irony in this illegal settlement program is that. historically. 78 percent of the population of Cyprus has always been Greek Cypriot. Only 18 percent of the people have been Turkish Cypriots. This tragic and shameful Turkish siege has denied selfdetermination to the people of Cyprus. This sad occupation of a sovereign country has placed economic. social. and cultural burdens on the Cypriot population. It has created a significant refugee problem on the island. Over 200.000 native Cypriots have been forced from their villages. Since 1974. the U.N.