North Cyprus has announced proposals for a series of glamorous new resorts and shopping arcades. Details were revealed by the government in the north as it prepared to mark the 36th anniversary of the Turkish Peace & Freedom day.
The centrepiece of events to mark "Peace and Freedom Day" was the opening of a £150 million hotel and casino complex by President Dervis Eroglu in which members of Carrington Group were proud to be invited.
The plans for the resorts are being seen as evidence of a change of outlook towards an independent future.