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fliirrored in the south.) In terms of employment the effects of expansion in tourism
have been less marked. Between 1983 and 1990, employment in tourism increased
by just over 1 % as a percentage of total employment 69 . Some diversification of the
originating countries of tourist arrivais did progress, albeit slowly (see Figure 4.3
below). By the late 80 r s the proportion of tourists from Turkey, compared with
other arrivais from other (third) countries, had dropped to approximately 75%.
In December 1990, the President of the Board of Directors of the "state's" Cyprus
Turkish Tourism Enterprises said: "The reconstruction in the true sense of the word
happened in 1986... [because] first the average 10% increase [in arrivais] prior to
1986 has suddenly leaped to the range of more than 20%. More significant than
that, the number of visitors from countries other than Turkey, which were stagnant
prior to 1986, suddenly began to rise by 40%." 70
69 Between 1983 and 1990 employment in tourism increased by 930 people or by 1.1 % as a
percentage of total employment: personal communication with Ahmet Zeki Bulunc, Under Secretary,
State Planning Organisation, Prime Ministry, Nicosia.
Mr Husrev Cagin, President of the Board of Directors of Cyprus Turkish Tourism Enterprises,
speaking at "Structural Change in the Economy of the TRNC", conference, EMU, 3-4 December
1990.
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