Home Information Packs start in a few months and no one can imagine how much this will affect the property market. In my view, the sale and purchase process will be slowed down becuase not only you would need to instruct a HIPs provider to produce so much information but the solicitor would have to go through it all.
Success or Failure?
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Elmas Guzelyurtlu & Cyprus
Murder Solved by the Greek, Unsolved by the Turkish
As many of you know, on 15 January 2005, a Turkish Cypriot ex-banker, Elmas Guzelyurtlu was killed along with his wife and 15 year old daughter in the Republic of Cyprus (the Greek region) near Koshi Village. The wife, Zerrin Guzelyurtlu and daughter, Eylul Guzelyurtlu were found in their car at the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway and Elmas Guzelyurtlu was found outside of the car. They all was shot once in the head. They were found by the Greek Police at 8am while the car ignition was still on. The incident was said to have happened at 6am in the morning.
The suspected killers Mustafa Akmandor, Fikret Akmandor, Emin Ozbeyit, Mustafa Cavga and Hikmet Oruc have been caught on camera whilst kidnapping the family from their home in Nicosia (Greek region) and have records of crossing the border from the TRNC to Republic of Cyprus at 5.30am. The Greek Police also have Mustafa Akmandor, Fikret Akmandor and Emin Ozbeyit’s DNA recorded from previous convictions. When the family was kidnapped from their home, Zerrin and Eylul were put in their own car and Elmas was put in a red BMW (believed to be Mustafa Akmandor’s car which he still owns). The purpose of the kidnapping of the family is not known, however, the two cars were heading towards Larnaca. A knife was found in the car with blood (according to DNA results, Mustafa Akmandor’s blood) and Zerrin and Eylul had scratches on their faces and blood and skin in their nails. DNA Results, according to the Greek Police prove that 3 of these suspects are guilty.
After a few days of the death of the family, the Greek Police revealed the suspects who then the Turkish Police arrested. These suspects were arrested only for less than a month and then released due to “insufficient evidence” which the Greek Police did not want to show to the Turkish Government as the TRNC is not a “recognised country”.
Does this mean that murderers in the Republic of Cyprus can get away with anything and hide in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus? Is this the country we want us and our families to be living in?
After Serdar Denktas and Mehmet Ali Talat having a number of meetings with Papadopoulos (all officials of Cyprus (TRNC & Republic of Cyprus), they could not agree to solve this issue and made it into a political one.
In London, we are all friends and no matter what, we are all close, Turkish and Greeks together, so why cannot they put politics to one side and arrest the murderers. An innocent 15 year old child was killed and politics seems to be more important than justice.
The family of Guzelyurtlu have applied to the Human Rights Court to solve this issue. Five murderers are walking free in Northern Cyprus and nothing is being done about it.
It has been suggested by Guzelyurtlu’s family to the United Nations that both sides go to the UN area and show up with the evidence and the suspects and solve the issue there, however, they both disagreed.
This issue was even discussed in the House of Commons:-
“The outside international community can help, but in the end a settlement has to come from within the island, with the consent of both communities. The consequences of the lack of progress are pretty clear. I mention just one—the problem of crime across the green line. There are growing problems of smuggling, people-trafficking, drugs and illegal migration. Perhaps the best example of those problems was the murder in January this year, in the south, of a Turkish Cypriot, Mr. Elmas Guzelyurtlu, and his daughter and wife. The suspects fled north. The Greek Cypriot police have the evidence, but are not prepared to hand it over to the Turkish Cypriot authorities because they are not recognised. That sort of problem has to be addressed, otherwise the murderers run free.”
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm051108/halltext/51108h02.htm
We do not want this happening again, and if the two sides were to work together then any crimes committed on each side can be dealt with.
As many of you know, on 15 January 2005, a Turkish Cypriot ex-banker, Elmas Guzelyurtlu was killed along with his wife and 15 year old daughter in the Republic of Cyprus (the Greek region) near Koshi Village. The wife, Zerrin Guzelyurtlu and daughter, Eylul Guzelyurtlu were found in their car at the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway and Elmas Guzelyurtlu was found outside of the car. They all was shot once in the head. They were found by the Greek Police at 8am while the car ignition was still on. The incident was said to have happened at 6am in the morning.
The suspected killers Mustafa Akmandor, Fikret Akmandor, Emin Ozbeyit, Mustafa Cavga and Hikmet Oruc have been caught on camera whilst kidnapping the family from their home in Nicosia (Greek region) and have records of crossing the border from the TRNC to Republic of Cyprus at 5.30am. The Greek Police also have Mustafa Akmandor, Fikret Akmandor and Emin Ozbeyit’s DNA recorded from previous convictions. When the family was kidnapped from their home, Zerrin and Eylul were put in their own car and Elmas was put in a red BMW (believed to be Mustafa Akmandor’s car which he still owns). The purpose of the kidnapping of the family is not known, however, the two cars were heading towards Larnaca. A knife was found in the car with blood (according to DNA results, Mustafa Akmandor’s blood) and Zerrin and Eylul had scratches on their faces and blood and skin in their nails. DNA Results, according to the Greek Police prove that 3 of these suspects are guilty.
After a few days of the death of the family, the Greek Police revealed the suspects who then the Turkish Police arrested. These suspects were arrested only for less than a month and then released due to “insufficient evidence” which the Greek Police did not want to show to the Turkish Government as the TRNC is not a “recognised country”.
Does this mean that murderers in the Republic of Cyprus can get away with anything and hide in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus? Is this the country we want us and our families to be living in?
After Serdar Denktas and Mehmet Ali Talat having a number of meetings with Papadopoulos (all officials of Cyprus (TRNC & Republic of Cyprus), they could not agree to solve this issue and made it into a political one.
In London, we are all friends and no matter what, we are all close, Turkish and Greeks together, so why cannot they put politics to one side and arrest the murderers. An innocent 15 year old child was killed and politics seems to be more important than justice.
The family of Guzelyurtlu have applied to the Human Rights Court to solve this issue. Five murderers are walking free in Northern Cyprus and nothing is being done about it.
It has been suggested by Guzelyurtlu’s family to the United Nations that both sides go to the UN area and show up with the evidence and the suspects and solve the issue there, however, they both disagreed.
This issue was even discussed in the House of Commons:-
“The outside international community can help, but in the end a settlement has to come from within the island, with the consent of both communities. The consequences of the lack of progress are pretty clear. I mention just one—the problem of crime across the green line. There are growing problems of smuggling, people-trafficking, drugs and illegal migration. Perhaps the best example of those problems was the murder in January this year, in the south, of a Turkish Cypriot, Mr. Elmas Guzelyurtlu, and his daughter and wife. The suspects fled north. The Greek Cypriot police have the evidence, but are not prepared to hand it over to the Turkish Cypriot authorities because they are not recognised. That sort of problem has to be addressed, otherwise the murderers run free.”
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm051108/halltext/51108h02.htm
We do not want this happening again, and if the two sides were to work together then any crimes committed on each side can be dealt with.
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