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Nicosia Municipal Theater
Nicosia Municipal Theater ( tr, Lefkoşa Belediye Tiyatrosu) is a prominent theatrical organization in Northern Cyprus. Headquartered in North Nicosia, it is organized under the Nicosia Turkish Municipality. It was founded in 1980. The establishment was prompted by the firing of a leading group of actors, including Yaşar Ersoy and Osman Alkaş, following a politically sensitive play that was staged in the wake of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état in the first culture and arts festival in North Nicosia. Despite the limited budget of the municipality, Mustafa Akıncı, the mayor at the time, put effort to provide for the theater. Despite its starts in harsh conditions and unkempt buildings, the theater grew to become an influential part of the Turkish Cypriot society. It has been praised for its performances that do not abstain from expressing political views and uphold the freedom of speech. In 2012, the temporary administration of the municipality proposed the closure of the theater du ...
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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, island of Cyprus. List of states with limited recognition, Recognised only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community to be part of the Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus. Northern Cyprus extends from Cape Apostolos Andreas, the tip of the Karpass Peninsula in the northeast to Morphou Bay, Cape Kormakitis and its westernmost point, the Kokkina exclave in the west. Its southernmost point is the village of Louroujina. A United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, buffer zone under the control of the United Nations stretches between Northern Cyprus and the rest of the island and divides Nicosia, the island's largest city and capital of both sides. A 1974 Cypriot coup d'état, coup d'état in 1974, performed as part of an attempt ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Yaşar Ersoy
Yaşar is a Turkish name and surname. It may refer to: * Yaşar (name), a Turkish given name and surname, including a list of people with the name *Yaşar University, a Turkish university in Izmir, Turkey *Yaşar, Şavşat, a village in the District of Şavşat, Artvin Province, Turkey See also *Yasar (other) *Yashar (other) *Selçuk Yaşar (Tram İzmir) Selçuk Yaşar is a light-rail station on the Karşıyaka Tram line of the Tram İzmir network. The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Selçuk Yaşar is located on Selçuk Yaşar Street in Atakent, Karşıyaka. The station w ...
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Osman Alkaş
Osman Alkaş (born 3 November 1955) is a Turkish Cypriot actor. He is one of the founders of Nicosia Municipal Theater and he is still active in this theater. He was involved in the production of ''Torba'', a popular program among the Turkish Cypriot people, and was featured in the film '' Gölgeler ve Suretler'' and the TV series '' Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki''. He then acted in the films '' Uzun Hikaye'', '' Hükümet Kadın 2'', ''Sarmaşık'', etc. He was particularly praised for his role in the film ''Sarmaşık''. Early life Osman Alkaş was born on 3 November 1955 in Nicosia. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Nicosia. After graduating from high school, he had discussions with his family about his career choice; but after facing oppositions from his mother, in 1973-74, he entered the Ankara State Conservatory Department of Acting. He graduated in 1976. Career Alkaş returned to Cyprus in June 1976 and started to work as a contracted artist a ...
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1980 Turkish Coup D'état
The 1980 Turkish coup d'état ( tr, 12 Eylül Darbesi), headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been the 1960 coup and the 1971 coup by memorandum. During the Cold War era, Turkey saw political violence (1976–1980) between far-left, far-right (Grey Wolves), Islamist militant groups, and the state. The violence saw a sharp downturn for a period after the coup, which was welcomed by some for restoring order by quickly executing 50 people and arresting 500,000 of which hundreds would die in prison. For the next three years the Turkish Armed Forces ruled the country through the National Security Council, before democracy was restored with the 1983 Turkish general election.Amnesty International, ''Turkey: Human Rights Denied'', London, November 1988, AI Index: EUR/44/65/88, , pg. 1. This period saw an intensification of the Turkish nationalism of the state, including b ...
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Mustafa Akıncı
Mustafa Akıncı (; born 28 December 1947) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was the president of Northern Cyprus from April 2015 until October 2020. An architect by profession, Akıncı in 1976 became the first elected mayor of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality in Northern Cyprus, at the age of 28. He defeated a candidate endorsed by President Rauf Denktaş as the candidate of the Communal Liberation Party (TKP). He held this position for an uninterrupted term of 14 years until 1990, leading several projects for the city that won him international awards including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and collaborating with his Greek Cypriot counterpart. Meanwhile, he rose to prominence and gained influence within his party, first becoming Secretary General and then leader in 1987. He served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic between 1993 and 2009 and as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State between 1999 and 2001. His leadership of the TKP ended in 2001. He e ...
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Cyprus Theater Festival
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 geographically in Western Asia, its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southern European. Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located north of Egypt, east of Greece, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was established after the 1974 invasion and which is recognised as a country only by Turkey. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains include the well-preserved ruins from the Hellenistic period such as Salamis and Kourion, and Cy ...
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Near East University
Near East University (NEU; tr, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as YDÜ) is a private university located in North Cyprus. It was founded in North Nicosia in 1988, by Suat Günsel, a Turkish Cypriot who is the 100% owner of NEU. The chairman of the board of trustees is his son, Irfan Günsel. The Near East University currently has 16 faculties with 98 departments, 4 vocational schools, 2 high schools and 4 graduate schools offering programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. With over 25,000 students, it is the largest university in Northern Cyprus. History The Near East University was founded by Günsel in 1988. It started higher education studies with two faculties and subsequently established 14 more faculties, four graduate schools, and 15 research centres. The Faculty of Medicine was established in 2008. Campus All the facilities and educational institutions of the university are located in the campus, along with the Near East College (middle an ...
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Nicosia Municipal Orchestra
Nicosia Municipal Orchestra ( tr, Lefkoşa Belediye Orkestrası) is an orchestra based in North Nicosia operated by the Nicosia Turkish Municipality. As of 2014, it was the largest orchestra in Northern Cyprus. It was established in 1987, under the administration of the mayor Mustafa Akıncı. The project stagnated for some years due to financial difficulties, but its official establishment was realized in 1991. During Şemi Bora's term as mayor, the orchestra developed to incorporate a large number of musicians, educate new musicians in Nicosia, give concerts in parks, squares and public squares and organize the Light Music Composition Contest, which it annually organizes to this date. In 2002, the Chamber Orchestra was established and under Kutlay Erk, emphasis was put on classical music. The orchestra delivers regular concerts at public places in the walled city of Nicosia, including Büyük Han, Lefke Hanı and Bandabuliya. It has several sub-divisions, including the Latin Or ...
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Theatres In Nicosia
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. Elements of art, such as painted scenery and stagecraft such as lighting are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, "a place for viewing"), itself from θεάομαι (theáomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe"). Modern Western theatre comes, in large measure, from the theatre of ancient Greece, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements. Theatre artist Patric ...
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