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International Business Times
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Safaa Kanj and Sam Kimball

Turkish Cypriots Caught In Citizenship Limbo On Divided Island

Northern Cyprus declared indpendence in 1983, nine years after a Turkish invasion, but it is recognised only by Ankara (Credit: AFP)

Turkish Cypriot activist Sude Dogan feels "trapped in northern Cyprus", a self-proclaimed statelet recognised only by Ankara, saying she cannot travel, study or work abroad because she cannot get a Cypriot passport.

Since a Turkish invasion 50 years ago triggered by an Athens-backed coup, Cyprus has been divided between the Greek-speaking UN-recognised republic in the south and the Turkish Cypriot north, which unilaterally declared independence in 1983.

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