Numerous rounds of negotiations over more than four decades have failed to reunify the island.
The last round of Cyprus’ reunification talks broke down a year and a half ago and locals say the islands will not unify ever again.
It’s a year and a half since reunification talks broke down between Turkish and Greek Cypriots but negotiations to find a solution look unlikely to resume.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when a Greek Cypriot coup was followed by violence against the island’s Turks prompting Ankara to intervene as a guarantor power.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was declared on November 15, 1983, is currently recognised only by Turkey as an independent state while Greek Cyprus is an EU member state since 2004.