From Green Line to Green Lanes

The Green Line in Cyprus was created following communal clashes in the 1950s. It is now represents the cease-fire line of the 1974 conflict which led to the division of Cyprus. Recently there has been limited opening of this barrier.

However, attempts to overcome a thirty year impasse have been underway for some time and discussion and representation has taken place in external locations away from the contested territory.

Green Lanes, Harringay North London, is a neutral space away from the site of contestation, now occupied by those displaced by the conflict over Cyprus.

The Internet in a Turbulent Geography discusses the situation in Cyprus and the use of virtual space to contest physical space and identity.

The Green Lanes station is served by Silverlink's Gospel Oak to Barking line, and can be located on the Multimap site.

The area is clearly settled by people from both sides of the Cypriot divide.

Trehantiri Music offers the "LARGEST SELECTION OF GREEK MUSIC IN THE WORLD", next door offers Turkish breakfast.

Financial services for the Greek community are provided by a branch of the Bank of Cyprus

Both Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities are served by the services available along the street

The street also offers access to the internet and the contestation and debate over the future of Cyprus and Greek-Turkish relations taking place in cyber-space.

This page contributed by

Steve Little
s.e.little@open.ac.uk

and

Melih Kirlidog
melihk@eng.marmara.edu.tr