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Dereboyu Avenue
Dereboyu Avenue ( tr, Dereboyu Caddesi), also known simply as Dereboyu and officially as Mehmet Akif Avenue ( tr, Mehmet Akif Caddesi), is the busiest avenue in North Nicosia, as well as its centre of entertainment. The term "Dereboyu" means "alongside the river", and although in the traditional sense this is only used for Mehmet Akif Avenue running alongside the Pedieos river, the term has expanded in meaning to denote a region extending to the neighbouring Osman Paşa Avenue. The avenue extends into the Green Line along a northwest to south axis. The part of it under Turkish Cypriot control has a length of 1,500-1,600 metres. History British rule and independence At the southern part of the avenue, near the Green Line today, lies a historical Armenian cemetery. Based on records, the use of this area for burial purposes is estimated to date back to the 15th century, but the graves in the area are thought to have been destroyed by the Venetian administration in the 1560s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dereboyu New Mall And General View North Nicosia
Dereboyu can refer to: * Dereboyu Avenue Dereboyu Avenue ( tr, Dereboyu Caddesi), also known simply as Dereboyu and officially as Mehmet Akif Avenue ( tr, Mehmet Akif Caddesi), is the busiest avenue in North Nicosia, as well as its centre of entertainment. The term "Dereboyu" means "alon ..., avenue in North Nicosia, Cyprus * Dereboyu, Söğüt, Bilecik province, Turkey * Dereboyu, Seben, Bolu province, Turkey * Dereboyu, Ergani, Diyarbakır province, Turkey * Dereboyu, Görele, Giresun province, Turkey * Dereboyu, Pülümür, Tunceli province, Turkey {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Mehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) was a Turkish people, Turkish pan-Islamist poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author of the İstiklâl Marşı, Turkish National Anthem. Widely regarded as one of the premiere literary minds of his time, Ersoy is noted for his command of the Turkish language, as well as his patriotism and role in the Turkish War of Independence. A framed version of the national anthem by Ersoy typically occupies the wall above the blackboard in the classrooms of every public as well as most private schools around Turkey, along with a Turkish flag, a photograph of the country's founding father Atatürk, and a copy of Atatürk's speech to the nation's youth. A university in Burdur was named after him. Ersoy's portrait was depicted on the Obverse and reverse, reverse of the Turkish 100 Turkish lira, lira banknotes of 1983–1989. Biography Mehmet Akif Ersoy was partly of Albanians, Albanian descent, born as Mehmed Ragîf in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makarios Avenue
Makarios Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου Γ') is an avenue in the centre of Nicosia, Cyprus which covers a distance of . The Street starts from the Junction of Evagoras Avenue until Aglandjia Avenue and is named after the first President of Cyprus Archbishop Makarios III. In Colonial times Makarios Avenue was named Pluto Street. and was the main route to Limassol, it was lined with residential buildings such as the Lyssiotis Mansion built in 1928 and is now the Head Office of the National Bank of Greece in Cyprus. The area has been transformed into a commercial district with many of the original buildings demolished to make way for shops and office blocks. Makariou Avenue is parallel to Stasikratous Street and Themistokli Dervi Avenue .Nicosia the Capital of Cyprus 1990 Kevork Keshishian Shops The most prominent features of Makariou avenue are the hundreds of various fashion shops, boutiques, high end international department stores a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Parade
A pride parade (also known as pride march, pride event, or pride festival) is an outdoor event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture, queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, LGBT rights by country or territory, legal rights, and gay pride, pride. The events sometimes also serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage. Pride events occur in many urban areas in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and Australia. Most occur annually while some take place every June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City LGBT Pride March, New York City, a pivotal moment in modern LGBT social movements, LGBTQ social movements. The parades seek to create community and honor the history of the movement. In 1970, pride and protest marches were held in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco around the first anniversary of Stonewall. The events became annual and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kıbrıs Postası
''Kıbrıs Postası'' ( Turkish for ''The Cyprus Post'') is a daily newspaper in Northern Cyprus owned by ''Citypress Yayıncılık Ltd''. It has been published since 22 November 2001 and has the largest online readership of any Turkish Cypriot newspaper. See also *List of newspapers in Cyprus *List of newspapers in Northern Cyprus This is a list of newspapers in Northern Cyprus. There are a number of daily newspapers in Northern Cyprus, and they are all in Turkish. ''Kıbrıs'' has by far the highest circulation. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicosia Marathon(North)
Nicosia Marathon (branded The Quantum Nicosia Marathon) is an international marathon (42.195 km) that courses through Nicosia. Its inaugural run was held in October 10, 2010. as a half-marathon race. It was founded in 2010. by the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation to commemorate 2500 years of Battle of Marathon. The course begins at the Famagusta Gate, chief gate of old Nicosia walls, and comes back. Description The Quantum Nicosia Marathon is organized and founded by the Athanasios Ktorides Foundation. It is branded as Quantum Nicosia Marathon after name of its main sponsor Quantum Energy. First Quantum marathon took place in Nicosia, Cyprus on October 10, 2010. as a half marathon and 4.6 km race. It was organized just 2.500 years after Battle of Marathon, which took place in 490 BC. More than 5.000 runners participated in first marathon race in Nicosia. Winner of first marathon race in 2010 was Konstantinos Poulios with time 1:06:31. Next marathon was organized on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadri Fellahoğlu
Kadri Fellahoğlu (born 1957) is a Turkish Cypriot politician, who was the mayor of the capital of Northern Cyprus, North Nicosia's Nicosia Turkish Municipality ( Turkish: ''Lefkoşa Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaori ...'') between 2013 and 2014. He was born in Paphos. References External linksNicosia Turkish Municipality bio 1957 births Living people Mayors of North Nicosia Turkish Cypriot politicians Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus) Republican Turkish Party politicians People from Paphos {{Cyprus-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kıbrıs (newspaper)
''Kıbrıs'' (meaning Cyprus) is a daily newspaper published in Northern Cyprus. It has been published since 1989. Its editor in chief is Uğur Kaptanoğlu and its owner is Asil Nadir. It has by far the highest circulation in the country. (Kıbrıs) Retrieved 2011-04-23. Its former editor in chief went on to create the '''' newspaper. See also * |
Tulipa Cypria
''Tulipa cypria'', the Cyprus tulip, is a tulip, an erect perennial bulbous herb, 15–40 cm high (in blossom), with glabrous, glaucous leaves. The four leaves are alternate, simple, entire, fleshy, the two lower ones larger, laceolate, 10-20 x 2–6 cm, with conspicuously undulate margins, the two higher much smaller, nearly linear. One terminal showy flower, perianth cup shaped, of six free, petaloid segments, 2.5-9 x 1-3.5 cm, with dark blood-red colour, internally with a black blotch bordered by a yellow zone. It flowers March–April. The fruit is a capsule.The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, Habitat The Cypriot tulip grows in ''juniperus phoenicea'' maquis pastures and cereal fields, on limestone at altitudes of above sea level. Distribution The plant is endemic to Cyprus, on Akamas, Kormakitis and some areas of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeni Düzen
''Yeni Düzen'' or ''Yenidüzen'' is a daily newspaper published in Northern Cyprus. Its current editor in chief is Cenk Mutluyakalı. As of July 2014, it consisted of 24 pages and its daily circulation was 4700. The newspaper belongs to the Republican Turkish Party (CTP). It is under the United Media Group along with its sister television channel, Kanal Sim. Regarding its political point of view, Mutluyakalı has stated that while it is nominally owned by the CTP and is a "side" to current events, the newspapers follows an independent line and at times publishes material that is upsetting for the CTP. Its basic political line of thought centers around its struggle for a united Cyprus and an immediate solution for the Cyprus dispute. Mutluyakalı claims that there is no interference or supervision from the party regarding the newspaper's content. Journalist Hasan Hastürer has written that the newspaper differs from other party-owned newspapers in Northern Cyprus and that the j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicosia Turkish Municipality
Nicosia Turkish Cypriot Municipality ( tr, Lefkoşa Türk Belediyesi) is the governing body of North Nicosia province of TRNC. It was established in 1958 and was recognized by Article 173 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus. After 1974 and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it became the municipality of North Nicosia. The current mayor is Mehmet Harmancı. Mayors of North Nicosia Below is a list of mayors of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality since its establishment in 1958: See also *Nicosia Municipality Nicosia Municipality ( el, Δήμος Λευκωσίας, ''Dimos Lefkosias''; tr, Lefkoşa Belediyesi) is the municipal government which is responsible for all the municipal duties of the southern part of Nicosia. History The municipal council ... References External links Official website of Nicosia Turkish Municipality {{Cyprus-stub Nicosia Government of Northern Cyprus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrenia
Kyrenia ( el, Κερύνεια ; tr, Girne ) is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. While there is evidence showing that the wider region of Kyrenia has been populated before, the city was built by the Greeks named Achaeans from the Peloponnese after the Trojan War (1300 BC). According to Greek mythology, Kyrenia was founded by the Achaeans Cepheus and Praxandrus who ended up there after the Trojan War. The heroes gave to the new city the name of their city of Kyrenia located in Achaia, Greece. As the town grew prosperous, the Romans established the foundations of its castle in the 1st century AD. Kyrenia grew in importance after the 9th century due to the safety offered by the castle, and played a pivotal role under the Lusignan rule as the city never capitulated. The castle has been most recently modified by the Venetians in the 15th century, but the city surrendered to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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