| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Dervish Pasha Mansion
|
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 Portrait of Dervish Pasha who published the first Turkish language newspaper in Cyprus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Ottoman minaret.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Street art by the Green Line.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Nicosia Buyuk Hammam
|
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The Buyuk Hammam is a Turkish bath at a lower level than the modern city.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Nicosia Buyuk Hammam
|
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The baths were converted from the Lusignan Church of St George of the Latins by the Ottomans.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Cafes along the city wall from one of the bastions.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Bastion with UN watch tower.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Cafes along the city wall.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Row of cafes in the late afternoon sun.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Classical and Ottoman influences in the buildings.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Wooden balcony.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Shutters.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Looking across the buffer zone to the Ledra Palace Hotel on the Greek side.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Houses by the wall.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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A group of houses.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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UN watch tower in the buffer zone.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Roundabout by Paphos Gate on the Cyprus side viewed from a bastion in North Cyprus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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View into the Republic of Cyprus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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The two sides of Cyprus are a street width apart.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Paphos Gate.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Barbed wire.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Flags on the Green Line.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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The buffer zone and the Kyrenia Mountains.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Sign at the forbidden zone in several languages.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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No photographs sign.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Selimye Mosque
|
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The Selimye Mosque was originally a Lusignan church built in 1208.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Selimye Mosque
|
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The entrance.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Selimye Mosque
|
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The minaret.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bedestan
|
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The Bedestan began life as a 12th century Byzantine church.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bedistan
|
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The original dome.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bedistan
|
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The Bedistan was originally St Nicholas Church.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Stone mansion.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Shutters and arches.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Grave of a janissary killed during the Ottoman invasion of Nicosia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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The House of the Eves.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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View of the overhanging balcony on the House of the Eves.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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The courtyard.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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View from the cloister.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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Sitting room.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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The upper level.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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The dining room.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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Furniture and wall hanging.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : House of the Eves
|
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The Selimiye Mosque (being renovated) from the upper terrace of the House of Eaves.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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The Lapidary Museum is in a 15th century Venetian house.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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The stone entrance.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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The museum features stonework from around the city.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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The inner courtyard.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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The museum specialises in Gothic art.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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Display of carvings.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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Bits of carvings.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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Gargoyle.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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Tools used in construction during the Middle Ages.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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The building dates from the 15th century.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Lapidary Museum
|
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Lusignan coats of arms.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Shady restaurant.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Small square.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
 |
Looking up to an overhanging balcony typical of Ottoman design.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Souvenirs of Cyprus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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The entrance to the art deco Bandabulya Bazaar.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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The Bandabulya Bazaar is an art deco market.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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Books.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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The market sells items for the local population.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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Vegetables.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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Dried tamarind.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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Distillers.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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Clothes.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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The tourist section sells art.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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Shop with the name of the previous Greek owner.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Bandabulya Bazaar
|
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Brick building selling nicknacks.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Street art.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
 |
A tekke museum for the Whirling Dervishes.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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The Faizel Kucuk Museum is dedicated to the first vice president of post 1960 Cyprus.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
 |
Dr Faizel Kucuk was Cypriot Vice President while Archbishop Makarios was President (1960s).
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Motorbike used by the police guard of Dr Kucuk.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Dr Kucuk was a medical doctor who advocated female equality.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
 |
Statue of the older Dr Kucuk.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Radiogram.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Sitting room.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
 |
Gift from Willy Brandt, Governor of Berlin, 1963.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Cuff links and tie clip.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Bedroom.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Kitchen.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Dr Kucuk and his wife, Suheyla.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Faizel Kucuk Museum
|
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Engraved tray.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Kyrenia Gate
|
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Kyrenia Gate is the most northerly gate in Nicosia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Kyrenia Gate
|
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The gate was built by the Venetians in 1568 (lower inscription) and was taken over by the Ottomans in 1570 (upper inscription). On each side is a British inscription for King George V (from 1931).
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Kyrenia Gate
|
 |
Part of the walls were knocked down by the British for traffic.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Kyrenia Gate
|
 |
Statue of Dr Faisal Kucuk.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
 |
Museum of the National Struggle.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
 |
Statue of Kemal Ataturk.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Portrait of Kemal Ataturk.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Part of the Venetian wall.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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The northern walls of Nicosia.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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House near the northern wall.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Streets in the North East of the walled city.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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Quiet street near the Green Line.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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The Yeni Mosque.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
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The Haydarpasha Mosque was once a church.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Haydarpasha Mosque
|
 |
The mosque was originally a 14th century Frankish church, St Catherine's.
|
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Haydarpasha Mosque
|
 |
The interior.
|
2023 |
