[3] The ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, was reputed to have been born near Paphos, and a temple was built on the site.
[5] In an effort to reduce the spread of STIs, the Army Medical Corps introduced a card system for prostitutes.
Women, primarily from Eastern Europe, Vietnam, India, and sub-Saharan Africa, are subjected to sex trafficking.
Some female sex trafficking victims are recruited with false promises of marriage or work as barmaids or hostesses.
Nightclub owners hired female college students during this period to bypass the cap on the number of employees legally permitted in each club and avoid taxes and monitoring.
After pleading no contest to the charges, the manager of Mexico nightclub, Mesut Kilicarslan, was sentenced to 15 days in prison for encouraging and profiting from prostitution.
[2] NGOs reported a number of women entered the TRNC on three-month tourist or student visas and engaged in prostitution in apartments in north Nicosia, Kyrenia, and Famagusta.
[9] The area is increasingly a destination for women from Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa who are subjected to forced prostitution in nightclubs licensed and regulated by the Turkish Cypriot administration.