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Travelling to and from the north in Cyprus
Travelling to and from the north in Cyprus
Prior to Cyprus's accession to European Union, evidence of entry to Northern Cyprus resulted in denial of entry to the Greek part of Cyprus at the very least. After the accession, and according to EU legislation that considers Cyprus to have been admitted in full, an entry to the Turkish part is formally an entry to whole Cyprus and must therefore not result in any disadvantage to travellers from the EU. Travellers from non-EU member states (as, for instance, Turkish citizens) must enter the island via one of the legal entry points (i.e. entry points in the Southern part of the island) in order to visit the Southern part.
The Cyprus embassy in Washington on the phone (June 2006) when asked if the border is open to U.S. citizens, didn't give a 'No', but said that they recommend entering from the "legal" points in the Greek side.
Different entities and web pages claim different things. But there are recent (2006) examples of people entering Northen Cyprus from Turkey, crossing the border without any problems, although it was noticed when leaving Cyprus.
The main crossings between the south and north are:
Astromerits/Zodhia (by car only)
Agios Dometios/Kermia/Metehan
Ledra Palace (by foot only) - the oldest crossing, just outside the walls of old Nicosia to the west of the city
Pergamos/Beyarmudu
Strovilia near Agios Nikolaos - located at the eastern part of the island
Ledras Str. - the new crossing opened in 2008. Located at the old "dead-end" of the most popular street of Nicosia.
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