Let's go back to PRIO and see what happened to the newer part of Lapithiou...

Displacement:

No one was displaced from this village during the emergency years of the 1950s. However, on 8 March 1964, Greek Cypriot forces surrounded the village, and a clash ensued. After this incident, the Turkish Cypriots of Lapithiou fled to the nearby village of Anadiou/Görmeli(290). Poor conditions in Anadiou(290) forced them to move ten days later to Chrysochou/Altıncık(299) village. Despite the conditions under which they left, however, some Lapithiou Turkish Cypriots returned to the village during harvest time, and later many chose to return. In 1971 there were 110 people living in Lapithiou. The 1973 census put the village’s population at 203 but this must have been just an estimation rather than the actual count since the Turkish Cypriot sources claim that approximately 50 of the village’s inhabitants continued to stay, until 1974, in the villages where they had sought refuge in 1964.

In 1975 the Lapithiou Turkish Cypriots, both those living in their village and those who had earlier moved to another village, began their move to the north. While some families left secretly over the mountains, 75 stayed behind and were eventually transferred to north Cyprus under the escort of UNFICYP on 27 August 1975. They were mainly resettled in Larnaca tis Lapithou/Kozanköy(238), Lapithos/Lapta(237), Morphou/Güzelyurt(072), Kyra/Mevlevi(055), Agridaki/Alemdağ(212), Kythrea/Değirmenlik(056), Komi Kebir/Büyük Konuk(155) and Famagusta(140). The number of Lapithiou Turkish Cypriots who were displaced after 1974 was around 170-180 (156 in 1960 census).

I am guessing that the mosque was part of the older village, and survived the earthquake. Essentially they flipped the village from one side of the mosque to the other.

This looks like a typical mosque you find in the abandoned villages. The walls on the inside were remarkably pink though. I have seen that in a few old ruins, and am beginning to think it is just what happens to a particular sort of paint when it ages.

Leaving the mosque, we head down the road and turn right here. I do this because straight ahead is where we sometimes run into a pack of dogs. I haven't seen them for a year or two now, but in the past we have had to wind the windows up when taking the scenic route to Statos, to avoid the more enthusiastic canines. So bear this in mind.

There are lots of houses here. Some are still in use. Some look like they are used only at certain times of the year (for hunting?), others are abandoned.

So let's take one final look at PRIO:

Current Inhabitants:

After the departure of the Turkish Cypriots, Lapithiou/Bozalan village was not used for any resettlement. All the houses of the village fell into ruins.