Turkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris newspaper (25.01.14) reported that Bertan Zaroglu, chairman of the “culture and solidarity association” of the settlers coming from Alexandretta, alleged that more than 100.000 settlers who were living in the breakaway regime had to leave the occupied area of Cyprus because they were living under very difficult economic conditions.
He went on and added that the “country” needs population for the economy to come around again.