
Plans were unveiled on Sunday for artificial islands to be constructed off the coast of the Karpass peninsula and the Kyrenia district.
The plans were presented by Emrullah Turanli, chairman of Turkish construction giant Tasyapi and of T&T airports, the companies which built and operate the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, as part of wider plans aimed at making the north a more attractive tourist destination.
He described the islands as