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Famagusta Namık Kemal High School
Famagusta Namık Kemal High School is a secondary school located in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. It was founded in 1944. Many famous Cypriots have graduated from Famagusta Namık Kemal High School. History As the first Turkish Cypriot secondary education institution in Famagusta, the school was initially founded as the Famagusta Middle School () in 1944. It was initially a single room appended to the Gazi Primary School building. On opening, the school had 60 students. Once it reached 72 students in 1945, it moved to its own separate building; in 1949, it moved to the Kutup Osman Tekke building. The British colonial government of the time provided the monetary resources required to expand middle schools with a further three year groups, thus establishing high schools in the process. With the instigation of Niyazi Manyera, the Famagusta Middle School was expanded in 1953 and renamed after Namık Kemal, the Turkish nationalist poet who had been imprisoned in Famagusta. By 1959, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary School
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. There may be other variations in the provision: for example, children in Australia, Hong Kong, and Spain change from the primary to secondary systems a year later at the age of 12, with the ISCED's first year of lower secondary being the last year of primary provision. In the United States, most local secondary education systems have separate Middle school#United States, middle schools and High school in the United States, high schools. Middle schools are usually from grades 6–8 or 7–8, and high schools are typically from grades 9–12. In the United Kingdom, most state schools and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktay Kayalp
Oktay Kayalp was born to a Turkish Cypriot family in 1957 in Famagusta, Cyprus, he received his primary schooling at Canbulat Ilkokulu and secondary education at the city's prestigious Famagusta Namık Kemal High School. Upon completion of his secondary school, Kayalp graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ege University Ege University or Aegean University () is a public research university in Bornova, İzmir. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the fourth oldest unive .... Once back in Cyprus and completion of his national service he went into business as shipping agent directing the family business MK Nejati & Sons in Famagusta. He continued his business ventures until his election to be the Mayor of Famagusta at the 1994 local elections in North Cyprus. He was elected to this position an unprecedented four times, lastly in 2010. Kayalp is married with two children. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1944
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education involves unstructured learning through daily experiences. Formal and non-formal education are categorized into levels, including early childhood education, primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. Other classifications focus on teaching methods, such as teacher-centered and student-centered education, and on subjects, such as science education, language education, and physical education. Additionally, the term "education" can denote the mental states and qualities of educated individuals and the academic field studying educational phenomena. The precise definition of education is disputed, and there are disagreement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schools In Northern Cyprus
A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools that can be built and operated by both government and private organization. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İsmet Kotak
İsmet Kotak (1939 – 11 September 2011) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, public administrator, journalist and columnist. İsmet Kotak was Member of Parliament (1970–85, 1990–93), Minister of Labour (1969–76), Minister of Industry and Co-operatives (1982–83), director-general of the Bayrak Radio Television Corporation, president of Press Council in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a '' de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all o .... He was one of the co-founders of Democratic People's Party and founder of the Free Democratic Party. References 1939 births 2011 deaths People from Famagusta Leaders of political parties in Northern Cyprus Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus) politicians Turkish Cypriot columnists Ankara University Faculty of Political Scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turgay Avcı
Turgay Avcı is the deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He was the Leader of the former Reform Party (Northern Cyprus). Biography Avcı was born in Larnaca in 1959. After graduating from Famagusta Namık Kemal High School he studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at American University of Beirut, graduating in 1985. He received his master's degree in Business Administration at the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in 1992 and has a doctorate from Çukurova University on Administration and Organization. He attended trainings in USA and Germany in the fields of tourism, administration and quality. He was a Member of North Cyprus Atatürk Research and Implementation Centre and Member of the State Television (BRT) Board. In the public sector, he served as a Member of the Advisory Council, Specialization Commission, Tourism Master Plan Working Committee, Tourism Advisory Committee, and Hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. In a federated state, the governor may serve as head of state and head of government for their regional polity, while still operating under the laws of the federation, which has its own head of state for the entire federation. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administered by a governor, was created by the ancient Rome, Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beran Bertuğ
Beran Bertuğ (born 6 October 1956) is a Cypriot politician who served as the of the Gazimağusa District of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. She is the first woman to hold this post. Biography Born on 6 October 1956 in Famagusta, Cyprus, Bertuğ finished the city's established Gazi Primary School and Famagusta Namık Kemal High School. Following her secondary education in Cyprus, she pursued her higher education in İzmir, Turkey, where she finished university with a degree in chemical engineering. She started her teaching career in 1981 as a secondary school teacher and continued this until 2009 becoming a Vice Headmistress of Namik Kemal High School, where she taught chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ... for many years. During her teaching car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Cypriots
The Union of Cypriots (; ) is a progressive and Cypriot nationalist political organization in Cyprus. The Union of Cypriots campaigns for a unitary Cypriot state, the restoration of the constitutional order that was destroyed in Cyprus after the crisis of 1963–64, and the ending of the Turkish occupation of Cyprus. History and overview The Union of Cypriots' origins root back to different organisations including the World Union of Turkish-speaking Cypriots, and the youth organisation LINOBAMBAKI, which was one of the formations that led the 2011 Turkish Cypriot protests. The organization supports a unitary solution instead of a federal one, concerning the reunification of Cyprus. With the idea of Cyprus belonging to all Cypriots, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, the organisation supports turning back to 1960 constitution, and reinforcing it more in the line of "one nation, one flag, one homeland and one state" view. The organization campaigns against Turkey's illeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oz Karahan
Oz Karahan is a Cypriot political activist, columnist and current president of the Union of Cypriots. Life and political career Born in Istanbul, in 1990 to a Turkish Cypriot mother and a father of Meskhetian descent, Oz Karahan moved to Famagusta when he was 15 years old. After his studies, he eventually moved to Larnaca, where the Cypriot part of his family originates from. During his childhood in Istanbul, he took part in the activities of the Turanist movements. He graduated from Famagusta Namık Kemal High School. From a very young age, he joined and led a youth organization called Linobambaki, which was an active organisation during the 2011 Turkish Cypriot protests against Turkey. After completing his university studies in Anglo-American University, he became politically active in the United States, Sweden and Germany. During this time, was a member of the Communist Party USA in United States, as well as a member of the Communist Party in Sweden. He was one of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derviş Zaim
Derviş Zaim (born Derviş Zaimağaoğlu in 1964) is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000) and ''Dot (2008)''; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Screenplay for '' Somersault in a Coffin'' (1996); and the Yunus Nadi literary prize for his debut novel ''Ares in Wonderland'' (1995). Biography Derviş Zaim was educated at Famagusta Namık Kemal High School and graduated in Business Administration from Boğaziçi University in 1988. He attended a course in independent film production in London and made experimental video ''Hang the Camera'' (1991). He subsequently wrote, produced and directed numerous television programs starting with the documentary ''Rock around the Mosque'' (1993). He completed his master's degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick in 1994. His first novel, ''Ares in Wonderland'' (1995), won the prestigious Yunus Nadi literary prize in Turkey. '' So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famagusta
Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city located on the eastern coast of Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime republics of Genoa and 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. Names The city was known as Arsinoe or Arsinoë (, ''Arsinóē'') in antiquity, after Ptolemy II of Egypt's sister and wife Arsinoe II. By the 3rd century, the city appears as Ammochostos ( or , ''Ammókhōstos'', "Hidden in Sand") in the '' Stadiasmus Maris Magni''. This name is still used in modern Greek with the pronunciation , while it developed into Latin , French , Italian , and English during the medieval period. Its informal modern Turkish name Mağusa () came from the same source. On 25 December 1975, the formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
