LOL. The crossroads of empires.
It is what makes Cyprus such an interesting place to visit. We’re talking history going way, waaaaay back.
And the weather and the people. Though I would say on the Northern side, the Turkish Cypriots are a damned sight more agreeable than the “settlers”, most of whom are a rather sullen lot.
Yes the character of the KKTC has changed dramatically during the last few years. The Cypriot Turks, Europeanized and highly secular, now are greatly outnumbered by the settlers, most of whom were peasants from Eastern Turkey, with large numbers of Kurds. Tensions are growing.