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Göçmenköy
Göçmenköy (Turkish for "village of the displaced") is a quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,003. It was founded in 1966 as a settlement for the Turkish Cypriots displaced by the intercommunal violence. The formerly rural area became heavily urbanized in the 1960s and 70s. Göçmenköy became a vibrant part of North Nicosia, and is home to the Atatürk Sports Complex, which is home to the Nicosia Atatürk Stadium, the largest stadium in Cyprus. It co-hosts an annual international festival. History Before the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, the location of the quarter was mainly agricultural area, with only a detergent factory and a Turkish garrison. In 1966, in response to the overcrowding of the walled city due to the displacement of Turkish Cypriots from areas of Nicosia attacked by Greek Cypriots, such as Omorfita/Küçük Kaymaklı, the first houses in the area were built. The first 32 houses built were filled up within 10 days. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göçmenköy Stadium
Göçmenköy (Turkish language, Turkish for "village of the displaced") is a mahallah, quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,003. It was founded in 1966 as a settlement for the Turkish Cypriots displaced by the Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence. The formerly rural area became heavily urbanized in the 1960s and 70s. Göçmenköy became a vibrant part of North Nicosia, and is home to the Atatürk Sports Complex, which is home to the Nicosia Atatürk Stadium, the largest stadium in Cyprus. It co-hosts an annual international festival. History Before the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, the location of the quarter was mainly agricultural area, with only a detergent factory and a Turkish garrison. In 1966, in response to the overcrowding of the walled city due to the displacement of Turkish Cypriots from areas of Nicosia attacked by Greek Cypriots, such as Omorfita, Omorfita/Küçük Kaymaklı, the first houses in the area wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göçmenköy İdman Yurdu
Göçmenköy (Turkish for "village of the displaced") is a quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,003. It was founded in 1966 as a settlement for the Turkish Cypriots displaced by the intercommunal violence. The formerly rural area became heavily urbanized in the 1960s and 70s. Göçmenköy became a vibrant part of North Nicosia, and is home to the Atatürk Sports Complex, which is home to the Nicosia Atatürk Stadium, the largest stadium in Cyprus. It co-hosts an annual international festival. History Before the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, the location of the quarter was mainly agricultural area, with only a detergent factory and a Turkish garrison. In 1966, in response to the overcrowding of the walled city due to the displacement of Turkish Cypriots from areas of Nicosia attacked by Greek Cypriots, such as Omorfita/Küçük Kaymaklı, the first houses in the area were built. The first 32 houses built were filled up within 10 day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Nicosia
North Nicosia or Northern Nicosia ( tr, Kuzey Lefkoşa ; el, Βόρεια Λευκωσία) is the capital and largest city of the ''de facto'' state of Northern Cyprus. It is the northern part of the divided city of Nicosia, and is governed by the Nicosia Turkish Municipality. , North Nicosia had a population of 61,378 and a metropolitan area with a population of 82,539. The city is the economic, political and cultural centre of Northern Cyprus, with many shops, restaurants and shopping malls. It is home to a historic walled city, centred on the Sarayönü Square, and a modern metropolitan area, with the Dereboyu region as its centre of business and entertainment. Described as a city with high levels of welfare, it has seen great urban growth and development in the 21st century, including the construction of new highways and high-rises. It hosts a significant number of tourists and a variety of cultural activities, including its international festivals of theatre and music. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taşkınköy
Taşkınköy is a quarter of North Nicosia in Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl .... As of 2011, it had a population of 3,847. The first settlement in the area was after the 1974 conflict, as houses were built by a labor union, Türk-Sen. The area was named "Taşkınköy" after Necati Taşkın, the chairman of the labor union who was killed in a crash while the construction was still underway. Today, the area hosts a vibrant shopping street, with occasional shopping festivals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülent Ecevit
Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister in 1974, 1977, 1978–1979, and 1999–2002. Ecevit was chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1987 he became chairman of the Democratic Left Party (DSP). Ecevit began his political career when he was elected a CHP MP from Ankara in the 1957, and came to prominence as Minister of Labour in İsmet İnönü's cabinets, representing the rising left-wing faction of the party. Ecevit eventually became leader of the CHP in 1972; his leadership rejuvenated the party by reaching out to working class voters and cementing the party as " Left of Center". Ecevit became Prime Minister in 1974, during which he retracted the ban on cultivation of opium and invaded Cyprus. He formed two more governments in 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus Crisis Of 1963–64
Several distinct periods of Cypriot intercommunal violence involving the two main ethnic communities, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, marked mid-20th century Cyprus. These included the Cyprus Emergency of 1955–59 during British rule, the post-independence Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, and the Cyprus crisis of 1967. Hostilities culminated in the 1974 ''de facto'' division of the island along the Green Line following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. The region has been relatively peaceful since then, but the Cyprus dispute has continued, with various attempts to solve it diplomatically having been generally unsuccessful. Background Cyprus, an island lying in the eastern Mediterranean, hosted a population of Greeks and Turks (four-fifths and one-fifth, respectively), who lived under British rule in the late nineteenth-century and the first half of the twentieth-century. Christian Orthodox Church of Cyprus played a prominent political role among the Greek Cypriot community, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthoupolis
Anthoupolis (Greek: Ανθούπολη) is a village, south of Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo .... Anthoupolis is a rather new area which was created after the Turkish Invasion of 1974 to house refugees. The original refugee site is slowly abandoned and new houses and projects are being held to regenerate the wider area. The Greek name means Flower-City or in a more metaphorical sense flowering, expanding city. Anthoupolis is located next to the A9 highway exit towards Troodos mountain. References Communities in Nicosia District {{Cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çetinkaya Türk S
Çetinkaya () is a Turkish surname. In English 'çetin' means 'hard' and 'kaya' means 'rock'. Notable people with the surname include *Ali Çetinkaya (1878–1949), Turkish Army officer * Burcu Çetinkaya (born 1981), Turkish female rally driver and television representer * Duygu Çetinkaya, Actress * Hasan Cetinkaya, Swedish footballer * Hikmet Çetinkaya, Cumhuriyet newspaper author * Kelime Çetinkaya (born 1982), Turkish female cross country skier *Meral Çetinkaya (born 1945), Turkish film actress * Murat Çetinkaya (born 1976), Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey * Necati Çetinkaya (born 1943), Member of Parliament * Olcay Çetinkaya (born 1979), Turkish footballer Other uses * Afyon Ali Çetinkaya railway station, a railway station in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey * Çetinkaya, Sivas, a village in the Kangal district of the Sivas Province ** Çetinkaya station, a railway station in the village. *Çetinkaya Türk S.K. Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü which is also known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülent Ecevit Anatolian High School
Bülent is a Turkish masculine given name and a family name meaning "tall" and "high", from Persian ''boland'' ( fa, بلند) which means ''tall'' or ''high''. The equivalent form in Azeri is Bülənd. It may refer to: Bülend *Bulend Biščević (born 1975), Bosnian footballer *Bülend Özveren (1943–2022), Turkish television presenter and sports commentator *Bülend Ulusu (1923–2015), Turkish admiral and former prime minister Bülent *Bülent Akın, Belgian-Turkish footballer *Bülent Arel, Turkish-born composer * Bülent Arınç, Turkish politician of renowned oratory *Bülent Atalay, Turkish-American author, scientist, and artist *Bülent Ataman, Turkish footballer *Bülent Bezdüz, Turkish tenor * Bülent Çetinaslan, Turkish actor *Bülent Ceylan, German comedian *Bülent Çetin (born 1985), Turkish amputee football player *Bülent Ecevit, Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist *Bülent Eczacıbaşı, Turkish billionaire businessman and philanthropist *Bülen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Invasion Of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a 1974 Cypriot coup d'état, Greek junta-sponsored Cypriot coup d'état five days earlier, it led to the Turkish Military occupation, capture and occupation of the Northern Cyprus, northern part of the island. The coup was ordered by the Greek junta, military junta in Greece and staged by the Cypriot National Guard in conjunction with EOKA B. It deposed the Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III and installed Nikos Sampson. The aim of the coup was the Enosis, union (''enosis'') of Cyprus with Greece, and the Hellenic Republic of Cyprus to be declared. The Battle of Pentemili beachhead, Turkish forces landed in Cyprus on 20 July and captured 3% of the island before a ceasefire was declared. The Greek militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüseyin Çakmak
Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias. In Persian language contexts, the transliterations ''Ḥosayn, Hosayn,'' or ''Hossein'' are sometimes used. In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include ''Husein'', ''Husejin'', ''Husejn'', ''Husain'', ''Hussin'', ''Hussain'', ''Husayin'', ''Hussayin'', ''Hüseyin'', ''Husseyin'', ''Huseyn'', ''Hossain'', ''Hosein'', ''Husseyn'' (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions. This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
