"Yes there are preparations. Varosha will be opened," Cavusoglu told the private CNN-Turk broadcaster.
Varosha was fenced off by the Turkish military in 1974 when they invaded the north of the island in response to an Athens-engineered coup attempting to unite Cyprus with Greece.
The self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was unilaterally declared in 1983 in a move recognised only by Ankara.
Varosha residents were forced to flee south and the town remains occupied by Turkish troops to this day.afp