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Northern Cyprus Presidential Election, 2015
Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus in April 2015.Turkish Cypriot leader announces candidacy for 2015 election Hurriyet, 28 November 2014 In the first round, held on 19 April 2015, the incumbent president independent candidate and independent candidate progressed to the second round. The second round took place on 26 April 2015 and was won by Akıncı. The results of the election were considered to be a majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Akıncı 2017
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Moustafa * Moustafa Amar, Egyptian musician and actor * Moustafa Bayoumi, American writer * Moustafa Chousein-Oglou, English actor * Moustafa Farroukh, Lebanese painter * Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt * Moustafa Al-Qazwini, an Islamic Scholar and religious leader * Moustafa Reyadh, Egyptian football player * Moustafa Shakosh, Syrian football player * Moustafa Ahmed Shebto, Qatari athlete Moustapha * Moustapha Akkad, Syrian American film producer * Moustapha Alassane, Nigerien filmmaker * Moustapha Agnidé, Beninese football player * Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer * Moustapha Niasse, Senegalese politician and diplomat * Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo, Ivorian football striker * Moustapha Bayal Sall, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Cyprus Party
The United Cyprus Party (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Birleşik Kıbrıs Partisi'', BKP) is a Left-wing politics, left-wing, Socialism, socialist party in Northern Cyprus. The party was founded in 2003 by İzzet İzcan. It supports the idea of a free, Demilitarized zone, demilitarised and Cyprus dispute, united Cyprus. In the 2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, 2009 elections, the BKP won 34,239 votes (2.42%) and no seats. In the 2013 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, 2013 elections it won 39,127 votes (3.15%) and no seats. References External linksOfficial web site Cypriot nationalism 2003 establishments in Northern Cyprus Party of the European Left observer parties Political parties established in 2003 Political parties in Northern Cyprus Socialist parties in Cyprus {{NCyprus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarayönü Square
Sarayönü ( el, Πλατεία του Σεραγίου), officially Atatürk Square ( tr, Atatürk Meydanı; el, Πλατεία Ατατούρκ, links=no), is a square in North Nicosia. It is the centre of the Turkish part of the city and was the administrative center of the island for centuries. The Turkish Cypriot central Law Courts, the Nicosia Post Office, as well as a police station and a number of banks in the square. The thoroughfare of Girne Avenue ends in the square. The Ottoman governor's mansion, originally a Lusignan, and later Venetian palace, also stood in the south west of the square, before it was destroyed by the British in early 20th century. Name The name "Sarayönü", meaning "the front of the palace" has been commonly used for a long time. The square was reportedly known as "Orduönü Square" before the 18th century. Giovannia Mariti wrote in 1767 that the square was called " Saray Square" by the local population. The first British administrative record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karpass Peninsula
The Karpas Peninsula ( el, Καρπασία; tr, Karpaz), also known as the Karpass, Karpaz or Karpasia, is a long, finger-like peninsula that is one of the most prominent geographical features of the island of Cyprus. Its farthest extent is Cape Apostolos Andreas, and its major population centre is the town of Rizokarpaso ( el, Ριζοκάρπασο, links=no; tr, Dipkarpaz, links=no). The peninsula ''de facto'' forms the İskele District of Northern Cyprus, while ''de jure'' it lies in the Famagusta District of the Republic of Cyprus. Geography It covers an area of 898 km2, making up 27% of the territory of Northern Cyprus. It is much less densely populated than the average of Northern Cyprus, with a population density of 26 people per km2 in 2010. The town of Trikomo, Cyprus, Trikomo (İskele), the district capital, is considered to be the "gateway" and the geographical starting point of the peninsula, along with the neighboring village of Bogazi (Boğaz). Apart fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trikomo, Cyprus
Trikomo ( el, Τρίκωμο; Turkish: ''Yeni İskele'') is a town in North-Eastern Mesaoria in Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus and is the administrative center of the İskele District of Northern Cyprus. It gained municipality status in 1998. History Prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus of 1974, the population of Trikomo consisted almost entirely of Greek Cypriots, most of whom fled during the conflict and some of whom were later transported to the south. In 1974, Turkish Cypriots from the Skala neighbourhood of Larnaca ("İskele" in Turkish) settled in the village, giving it its new name (lit. "New İskele", later shortened to ''İskele''). Turkish Cypriot Larnaca Municipality that was founded in 1958 moved to Trikomo in 1974. Culture, sports, and tourism Turkish Cypriot Larnaka Gençler Birliği or İskele Gençlerbirliği Sports Club was founded in 1934 in Larnaca, and as of the 2018-19 season plays in the KTFF Süper Lig. Trikomo contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namık Kemal Square
Namik or Namık is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Namig Abdullayev (born 1971), Azerbaijani wrestler * Namik Dokle (born 1946), Albanian politician * Namık Gedik (1911–1960), Turkish physician and politician * Namık İsmail (1890–1935l), Turkish painter * Namık Kemal (1840–1888), Ottoman Turkish nationalist, poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, and social reformer * Namik Paul (born 1987), Indian actor * Namik Resuli (1908–1985), Albanian linguist and academic * Namık Kemal Şentürk (1922–2020), Turkish politician * Namık Tan (born 1956), Turkish diplomat * Namık Uğurlu (1976–2015), better known as Ankaralı Namık, Turkish singer * Namık Kemal Yolga (1914–2001), Turkish diplomat and statesman, known as the Turkish Schindler * Namık Kemal Zeybek (born 1944), Turkish politician Middle name * Mehmed Namık Pasha Mehmed Emin Namık Pasha (1804 – 1892) was a prominent Ottoman statesman and military reformer, who is con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauf Denktaş
Rauf Raif Denktaş (27 January 1924 – 13 January 2012) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between the declaration of the ''de facto'' state by Denktaş in 1983 and 2005, as the president of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus between 1975 and 1983 and as the president of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration between 1974 and 1975. He was also elected in 1973 as the vice-president of the Republic of Cyprus. Early life and career Denktaş was born in Paphos to judge Raif Mehmet Bey and Emine Hanim, Turkish Cypriots. He graduated from The English School, Nicosia in Cyprus. Following his graduation he worked as a translator in Famagusta after that as a court clerk and then as a teacher for one year in the English School. He later went to Istanbul and London, training first as a teacher and then as a barrister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serdar Denktaş
Serdar Denktaş is son of Rauf Denktaş, the former President of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He was the Minister of Finance of Northern Cyprus from April 2016 to May 2019. His previous portfolios include Labour, Settlement, Foreign Affairs, Economy, Tourism, Sports, Interior, Rural Affairs, Environment, State, Youth, National Education and Culture. He was also an acting Prime Minister from 23 April 2005 to 26 April 2005. Currently he is the leader of the Democratic Party. He is viewed as a more pragmatic politician in the Cyprus problem than his father. He was born in Nicosia ( tr, Lefkoşa) in 1959. After completing a course in printing at the London College of Printing in the United Kingdom, he entered University College, Cardiff, to study Economics. However, he did not succeed in completing his studies and returned to Cyprus. He served as the General Manager of the Credit Bank of Cyprus. In the 1990 General Elections he was elected to the TRNC Parlia ... [...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] |
Derviş Eroğlu Startoff Rally 2015 2
Derviş is the Turkish and Bosnian (''Derviš'') spelling of the Persian and Arabic word " " (), referring to a Sufi aspirant. The word appears as a given name and surname in various forms throughout Arabic, Bosnian (a Slavic language), Persian, and Turkish-speaking communities. An etymology for the name is given in the Oxford Dictionary of American Family Names: Given name Derviş * Derviş Ali (died 1673), Ottoman calligrapher * Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu (1924-1965), Turkish Cypriot politician assassinated by Turkish paramilitary group TMT. * Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938), Turkish Cypriot former president of Northern Cyprus. * Derviş Kemal Deniz (born 1954), Turkish Cypriot politician * Dervis Konuralp (born 1980), British Paralympic swimmer of Turkish-Cypriot descent * Derviş Turhan (1919–2010), Turkish jurist and former president of the Supreme Court * Derviş Vahdeti (1870–1909), Cyprus-born Ottoman religious figure and journalist * Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famagusta
Famagusta ( , ; el, Αμμόχωστος, Ammóchostos, ; tr, Gazimağusa or ) is a city on the east coast of Geography of Cyprus, Cyprus. It is located east of Nicosia District, Nicosia and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime republics of Republic of Genoa, Genoa and Republic of Venice, Venice), Famagusta was the island's most important port city and a gateway to trade with the ports of the Levant, from where the Silk Road merchants carried their goods to Western Europe. The old walled city and parts of the modern city are a ''de jure'' territory of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, currently under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus as the capital of the Gazimağusa District. Name In classical antiquity, antiquity, the town was known as ''Arsinoe'' ( grc, Ἀρσινόη), after the Greek queen Arsinoe II of Egypt, and was mentioned by that name by Strabo. In the 3rd century book Stadiasmus Maris Magni, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefka
Lefka ( el, Λεύκα; tr, Lefke) is a town in Cyprus, overlooking Morphou Bay. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. In 2011, the town proper had 3,009 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Lefke District of Northern Cyprus, having been a sub-district centre in the Güzelyurt District until the establishment of the district in 2016. Lefka is known for its citrus fruits and mines. It is the site of the European University of Lefke. During the Venetian period in Cyprus, Lefka was dominated by Catholics of Italian descent. Turks migrated to Lefka during Ottoman rule. Asil Nadir and Nil Burak were born in Lefka. The city houses the tomb of Nazim al-Haqqani, spiritual head of the Haqqani branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, died on 7 May 2014. History The first settlement in the Lefka area dates from the Neolithic period. According to one hypothesis, the town was founded in the 3rd century BC by Lefkos, the son of the Ptolemy king of Egypt, who is also said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
