My favourite bits are:
Some people were so desperate to escape deportation that they would pay 100 altin, while others had little to lose for trying, in many cases the worst punishment would be to get sent back.
Cyprus a penal colony?
The criterion for selection was quite clear, "They (the settlers) will be chosen from among the people. Those who have unfertile lands and rocky soil will be selected first. Next will be brigands and other evildoers..."
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