Hello Cleopatra,
Actually there is no problem with properties in North Cyprus. Former Greek owners in the North have been given land once owned by Turks in the South. Thus, a fair exchange has been made. However, former Turkish landowners in the South have received no compensation. This makes owning land in the South much more dangerous from a legal point of view.
However the fault is in your questions -- if you will allow me. No one, except for the Greeks demand full Turkish withdrawel from the North. In the end Cyprus will see a two-state solution or Turkish self-rule in the North. No one expects the Turks in the North to allow themselves to be ruled by the Greeks. This is especially true since the Turkish Army took up positions in the North as a result of the blood bath against Turkish Cypriots during the Greek military coup of 1974. Both the U.S. and Europe's powerhouses have poured billions into the TRNC (Turkish Republic of North Cyprus) is terms of airports, industries, banks, universities, etc.... The Greeks may want to rule all of Cyprus -- but the Turks will not go for it and no one else is demanding it. In fact, the pressure has turned on the Greeks to compromise.
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