Here is a summary of Cyprus antiquities law:
Under Section 2(1) (a) of the antiquities law of 1935 (this is a British colonial law) (amended 1973) any object
whether movable or part of immovable property is protected by law.
Section 14 (1) states that " no person shall excavate or cause excavations to be made whether on his own land or elsewhere for the purpose of discovering antiquities without a license".
Although not specifically mentioning metal detectors, section 14(1) implicitly rules
them out, nor can a landowner legally give permission for a search to be carried
out if it results in excavation.
Having or carrying a metal detector is not prohibited. Either you need an import license to import the detector from abroad. There are some shop also selling legally metal detectors.
Anyway these are written in the books. Actually there is a Gentlemen' agreement saying that you can use your detector everywhere except 500 mtrs around designated archaeological sites, ancient cemeteries and ancient churches. Briefly this is the current situation in Cyprus.
As far as concern the so call "Turkish part of Cyprus" there is not such a part. In fact there is north part of Cyprus which is occupied by Turkish Forces illegally from 1974 after their invasion on the island. The regime established in the occupied area is not recognized by any country except Turkey and the only legal recognized state by UN is the Republic of Cyprus which is a full member of EU from 2005. The whole occupied area is a military area control by Turkish Troops. What laws are applicable there are unknown. I'm living in Limassol in the south part of the island and I'm a Greek Cypriot.
Regards
Aetoscy
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