While the Alagadi Region was declared as a Special Environmental Protection Area in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers on August 25, 1997, the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area Plan was also prepared.
Within the scope of the said plan, areas where housing developments will take place were determined especially in the section related to residential areas, and different rules were introduced in residential areas according to settlement types.
Although the details regarding the use of the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area have been determined item by item, the TRNC Ministry of Tourism has taken a decision recently and paved the way for the area to be donated to foreigners.
Accordingly, the said ministry made a decision to the Council of Ministers to change the map and management plans of the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area, citing "scientific conditions" and "country realities".
Environmental protection etc. in force in the TRNC. Article 46 of the Environmental Law No. 18/2012, which includes the objectives of the Ministry of Health, authorizes the Council of Ministers to declare a Special Environmental Protection Area.
In this context, the Alagadi Region within the borders of the TRNC is among the areas declared as Special Environmental Protection Area within the scope of the Environment Law.
A SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ZONE WAS ANNOUNCED IN 1997
Alagadi Region, in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers dated August 25, 1997 and numbered E-1346-97, protection of sea turtles that come out on the sandy beaches in summer and lay their eggs, nesting in internationally significant numbers, and fragile dune systems, maquis, bushes and juniper (juniper) It was declared as a Special Environmental Protection Area on the grounds of protecting the habitat containing it.
After the declaration of the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area in 1997, the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area Plan was prepared.
Within the scope of the said plan, areas where housing developments will take place were determined especially in the section related to residential areas, and different rules were introduced in residential areas according to settlement types.
WHAT DO COUNTRY FACTS MEAN?
Although the details of the use of the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area have been determined item by item, the TRNC Ministry of Tourism has recently taken a decision and paved the way for the area to be donated to foreigners.
Accordingly, the Ministry in question made the Council of Ministers decide to change the map and management plans of the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area, with its decision dated 25.07.2023 and numbered Ü(K-I)11 51-2023, citing scientific conditions and country facts.
ISRAEL COMPANIES HAVE SIGNAGES
Prof. Dr. Kudret Özersay, Chairman of the People's Party, who connected to the program on ADA TV by phone following the decision taken by the Council of Ministers on July 25, 2023, made some statements regarding the issue.
He informed that in the Alagadi Region, which has been declared as a Special Environmental Protection Area by the decision of the Council of Ministers, some parcels are fenced and there are constructions with foreign (Israeli) company signboards on them.
In addition, Özersay mentioned that the expression of “country realities” in the aforementioned Council of Ministers decision should be explained to the public by the Minister of Tourism.
On the other hand, Özersay pointed out that there are allegations and discourses that bribes were taken on the subject.
Occupied by Zionists
According to the TRNC company records, Israeli or Zionist affiliates have purchased a significant amount of land in Cyprus. In the land purchase announced by Milli Gazete with many headlines, 25 thousand decares of land has been acquired so far.
While it has been revealed that approximately 2 thousand companies in the TRNC have Israeli shareholders, it is stated that the land purchased so far is 25 thousand acres. It is also stated that most of the lands purchased by the Israeli regime, which has quietly occupied Cyprus step by step, are agricultural lands.
"WHAT DO YOU GET IN ORDER?"
Kudret Özersay also shared the following on the Facebook social networking page:
"The Council of Ministers made an approval today! They made a new mapping, citing 'COUNTRY FACTS', within the area declared as Special Environmental Protection Area in Alagadi by the sea, and allowed construction ONLY ON CERTAIN PLOTS. Some of these carefully selected parcels have pre-built (possibly unauthorized) villas, while others are EMPTY PLOTs, but soon some foreign companies are starting construction there, the signs have been nailed. Obviously, some parcels were well received for EMOTIONAL REASONS, which occurred by touching and rubbing the index finger and thumb of the right hand! To whom, why and for what? What do you mean by 'country facts'?"
ODD STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY
Following Özersay's statements, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment also issued a statement on the subject. On the website of the Ministry, Özersay was answered under the title of "The Statement Made by the Scientific Advisory Board that Prepared the Alagadi Special Environmental Protection Area 2023 Revised Management Plan".
However, in the statement published on the ministry's website, Özersay's questions were not answered.
CLAIMS OF BRIBERY
While Özersay said that the expression of “country facts” in the aforementioned Council of Ministers decision should be explained to the public by the Minister of Tourism, he also pointed out that there are allegations of bribery on the subject.