Borders & Barriers-Cyprus-The Buffer Zone » _MG_5855

A street with shops and apartments suddenly comes to a stop by the buffer zone wall on the Turkish side.

A street with shops and apartments suddenly comes to a stop by the buffer zone wall on the Turkish side.

A customer in the northern Turkish part of Cyprus enjoys a beer just meters from the buffer zone with the Ledra Street crossing seen behind. Since 2003 it has been possible for both Greeks and Turks to cross the buffer zone at designated crossing points and visit either side of the Island. Tourists can pass through after showing their passports. Either side of the buffer zone life and commerce continues as normal adding a surreal atmosphere to the place.
Passport control booths remain unused since 1974.

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