Ghost town reopening upends Turkish Cypriot election

Turkish Cypriots vote Sunday in a presidential election upended by a controversial move by Ankara restoring access to a beach…

Turkish Cypriots vote Sunday in a presidential election upended by a controversial move by Ankara restoring access to a beach resort sealed off since its Greek Cypriot inhabitants fled in 1974.

The reopening of the ghost town of Varosha gave an 11th-hour boost to nationalist challenger Ersin Tatar in his bid to unseat dovish incumbent Mustafa Akinci.