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During 1571-1878, Varosha was a small Turkish village under the sovereignty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Varosha's land belonged to the Turkish Cypriot religious foundations (Abdullah Pasha Vakif, Lala Mustafa Pasha Vakif, and Bilal Aga Vakif). In 1878, the Turks rented the Cyprus island to the United Kingdom. At the beginning of 1900s, British administration transferred the Turkish lands in Varosha to the Greek Cypriots without notifying their Turkish owners and without the consent and permission of Turkish owners. According to the constitution of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960, United Kingdom made payment to the Turkish Cypriot side in return for the usage and renting of Turkish Cypriot areas in Varosha during 1900s and 1960. In the early 1970s, Famagusta was the number-one tourist destination in Cyprus. To cater to the increasing number of tourists, many new high-rise buildings and hotels were constructed. During its heyday, Varosha was not only the number-one tourist destination in Cyprus, but between 1970 and 1974, it was one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world [PolyTricKs Edition]