IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 322
Expressing support for the European Court of Human Rights for its decisions 
in the Loizidou v. Turkey and Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey cases and 
for admitting similar cases before the European Court of Human Rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2005
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. PALLONE) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the European Court of Human 
Rights for its decisions in the Loizidou v. Turkey and 
Xenides-Arestis v. Turkey cases and for admitting simi-
lar cases before the European Court of Human Rights.
Whereas Titina Loizidou lived in Kyrenia, a city in the north-
ern, occupied part of Cyprus until 1972 when she and 
her husband moved to Nicosia with the intention of mov-
ing back to Kyrenia at a later date; 
Whereas Turkey illegally invaded Cyprus in 1974, thereby de-
nying Loizidou access to the property she had inherited 
from her family; 
Whereas in 1989, Loizidou filed an application against Tur-
key with the European Commission of Human Rights;
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Whereas the European Court of Human Rights ruled that 
Turkey was responsible for preventing Loizidou from ac-
cessing her property in Kyrenia and was found guilty of 
violating her property rights; 
Whereas in 1996, the European Court of Human Rights 
ruled that Turkey must pay Loizidou pecuniary and non-
pecuniary damages of $900,000 by October 28, 1998; 
Whereas Turkey failed to meet the October 28, 1998, dead-
line but compensated Loizidou in 2003; 
Whereas in November 1998, Myra Xenides-Arestis filed a 
complaint against Turkey for violating her property 
rights by preventing her from accessing her property in 
the northern, occupied part of Cyprus; 
Whereas in April 2005, the European Court of Human 
Rights decided that the case brought by Xenides-Arestis 
against Turkey was admissible; 
Whereas in 2005, the European Court of Human Rights 
ruled in the same case that Turkey continues to be re-
sponsible for the occupied areas of Cyprus since Turkey 
exercises effective and overall control through the pres-
ence of its troops; 
Whereas the European Court of Human Rights ruled that 
the rejection of the Annan plan by the Greek Cypriots 
does not have the legal consequence of bringing to an end 
the continuing violation of the rights of displaced per-
sons; and 
Whereas other Greek Cypriots whose properties were seized 
by Turkey in 1974 are in the process of bringing similar 
claims before the European Court of Human Rights: 
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) commends the European Court of Human 
Rights for its judgment in favor of Titina Loizidou 
in the Loizidou v. Turkey case and its more recent 
judgment on the admissibility of the Xenides-Arestis 
v. Turkey case; 
(2) urges the European Court of Human Rights 
to consider current and future cases brought by 
Greek Cypriots against Turkey for the violation of 
their property rights; and 
(3) urges Turkey to respect the decisions of the 
European Court of Human Rights with respect to 
Cyprus, uphold the Council of Europe’s founding 
values, including respect for the right to property, 
and end the illegal exploitation of Greek Cypriot 
properties in the areas of Cyprus under Turkish 
military occupation.
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