Agriculture in Cyprus | Info

When Cyprus achieved independence in 1960, the backbone of its economy was agriculture, mostly small farms, and sometimes even subsistence farms. During the 1960s, irrigation projects made possible vegetable and fruit exports; increasingly commercialized farming was able to meet the demands for meat, dairy products, and wine from the British and Un...

From: admin,  Added: 05 April 09

Re:Private Health | Forum

We have private healthcare and it costs about the same as it did in the UK and has more or less the same amount of cover. Also there are many more clinics here that you can go to than the UK. If the resident doctor cannot treat you he will either get a specialist in or send you to meet them at another clinic. The treatment we have received has alwa...

From: Tony,  Added: 02 February 09

Events leading up to the Turkish Invasion | Info

The homogeneous population of Cyprus received multiple influences from the conquerors troops. Following the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire entered a long period of conquest and expansion, extending its borders deep into Europe and North Africa. In 1571, the island was conquered by the Ottomans. The Island of Cyprus and its overw...

From: admin,  Added: 30 June 08