This all changed with the invasion of Turkish soldiers. Turkish troops drove the people of Famagusta out of their town and sealed it off with barbed wire. This is how the situation remains today. 33 years later. 45.000 residents of Famagusta have become refugees in their own country. they lost their land. their homes. their property. their businesses. their livelihoods. and for some. their lives. Since the Turkish invasion. churches. cathedrals. monasteries. and the cultural heritage have been subject to looting. vandalism. destruction. and theft. In 2003. partial lifting of movement restrictions by the occupying regime allowed some displaced Greek Cypriots to visit their old homes. but they are still denied the right to return to where they were born and raised.
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