over. it s just a ninety minute flight from istanbul to turkish occupied northern cyprus from there it s a short drive through the buffer zone to southern cyprus and the european union more and more asylum seekers from iraq and syria are making the journey because shelters are overrun many have to live in overpriced hotels or on the street a family of four receive seven hundred thirty five euros in need per month. the number of asylum seekers arriving in cyprus has shot up fifty percent since twenty seventeen. authorities are angry with turkey for allowing them to travel freely to the north of the island. some of these nationalities are exploited the fact that. turkey have signed or agreements with these countries little covering these acquittals the un refugee agency says the three to five year period for processing
a ninety minute flight from istanbul to turkish occupied northern cyprus from there it s a short drive through the buffer zone to southern cyprus and the european union more and more asylum seekers from iraq consider are making the journey because shelters are overrun many have to live in overpriced hotels or on the street a family of four receives seven hundred thirty five euros in aid per month. the number of asylum seekers arriving in cyprus has shot up fifty percent since twenty seventeen. authorities are angry with turkey for allowing them to travel freely to the north of the island. some of these nationalities are exploited the fact that a turkey have signed or agreements with these countries little government is acquittals the un refugee agency says the three to five year period for processing