Audit Office and Ministry reports on Turkish Cypriot property lease allocation, 2022-2025
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Facts
The Ministry of Interior stated in July 2025 that 20,093 lease agreements over Turkish-Cypriot property are active, 86.5% of them held by displaced persons. The Audit Office's special report TTP/01/2023 (24 May 2023) found that, of 8,880 parcels allocated as professional premises as of 31 December 2021, only 5,746 (65%) had been leased to refugees, the remaining 35% to non-refugees and local authorities. An earlier special report, TTP/01/2022 (21 December 2022), found that 19 Turkish-Cypriot professional premises in the Paphos district were let below market rent without any assessment of whether this constituted unlawful state aid.
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- Gov.cy (Ministry of Interior) — "Παρουσιάστηκε η μεταρρύθμιση του τρόπου διαχείρισης και διάθεσης τουρκοκυπριακών περιουσιών" ("The reform of the way Turkish-Cypriot properties are managed and allocated was presented"), 11 July 2025 — Tier A — primary / documentary
- Audit Office of the Republic of Cyprus — Special Report "Έλεγχος Διαχείρισης Τουρκοκυπριακών Περιουσιών που είναι Παραχωρημένες ως Επαγγελματική Στέγη" ("Audit of the Management of Turkish-Cypriot Properties Allocated as Professional Premises"), 24 May 2023 — Tier A — primary / documentary
- Audit Office of the Republic of Cyprus — Special Report "Έλεγχος Διαδικασίας Παραχώρησης 19 Τουρκοκυπριακών Επαγγελματικών Υποστατικών στην Επαρχία Πάφου" ("Audit of the Allocation Process for 19 Turkish-Cypriot Professional Premises in Paphos District"), 21 December 2022 — Tier A — primary / documentary
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