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Trikomo, Cyprus

Coordinates:35°17′15″N33°53′30″E/ 35.28750°N 33.89167°E/35.28750; 33.89167
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Trikomo
The main square in Trikomo
The main square in Trikomo
Trikomo is located in Cyprus
Trikomo
Trikomo
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates:35°17′15″N33°53′30″E/ 35.28750°N 33.89167°E/35.28750; 33.89167
Country(de jure)Cyprus
•DistrictFamagusta District
Country(de facto)Northern Cyprus[1]
•Districtİskele District
Government
• MayorHasan Sadıkoğlu (UBP)
Population
(2011)[2]
• Total1,948
• Municipality
7,906
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)
ClimateCsa
Websiteİskele Municipality

Trikomo(Greek:Τρίκωμο;Turkish:İskele) is a town in North-EasternMesaoriainCyprus.It is under thede factocontrol ofNorthern Cyprusand is the administrative center of theİskele Districtof Northern Cyprus. It gained municipality status in 1998.[3]

History

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Prior to theTurkish invasion of Cyprusof 1974, the population of Trikomo consisted almost entirely ofGreek Cypriots,most of whom were illegally evicted from their properties during the Turkish invasion on the island in summer 1974. The Greek Cypriots who were evicted are now considered as "refugees" and been displaced to the south of the island. Similarly, in 1974,Turkish Cypriotsfrom theSkala neighbourhoodofLarnaca( "İskele" in Turkish) settled in the village, giving it the Turkish translation of the name of the location they were living in before 1974 (lit. "New İskele", later shortened toİskele).[4]

Turkish Cypriot Larnaca Municipality that was founded in 1958 moved to Trikomo in 1974.[5]

Culture, sports, and tourism

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Turkish CypriotLarnaka Gençler Birliğior İskele Gençlerbirliği Sports Club was founded in 1934 in Larnaca, and as of the 2018-19 season plays in theKTFF Süper Lig.[6][7]

Greek Orthodox church in İskele (Trikomo)

Trikomo contains the Panagia Theotokos Church, which hosts an icon museum showcasing rare examples of medieval iconography in Cyprus.[8]The church is a twin church consisting of Orthodox and Catholic sections. Its older Orthodox section dates to theByzantineera while the Catholic section was built in the 12th century[8]during theLusignan period.[9]

The town also annually hosts the İskele Festival, which takes place for ten days in the summer, and is the oldest annual festival in Cyprus, first held in Larnaca in 1968. In 1974, the festival was moved to Trikomo along with the move of the Turkish Cypriot inhabitants. It features an international folk dance festival, concerts by Turkish Cypriot and mainland Turkish musicians, various sports tournaments, food stalls and competitions, as well as other shows and contests highlighting the cultural heritage of the town.[10]

Politics

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The current mayor of the town is Hasan Sadıkoğlu. Sadıkoğlu was elected in 2014 as an independent candidate.[11]He was elected once more in 2018 as the candidate of the right-wingNational Unity Party(UBP), winning with 54.6% of the votes.[12][13]In the local elections of 2018, four members of the UBP, two members of thepro-settlerRebirth Party(YDP) and two members of the left-wingRepublican Turkish Party(CTP) were elected to the eight-member municipal council.[14]

International relations

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See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Northern Cyprus

Twin towns — sister cities

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Trikomo istwinnedwith:

Notable people

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  • Vassos Karagiorgis (born 1929), archaeologist.[21]
  • Georgios Grivas(1898-1974), general in the Greek Army, leader of theEOKAguerrilla organisation andEOKA Bparamilitary organisation.

References

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  1. ^In 1983, theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprusunilaterallydeclared independencefrom the Republic ofCyprus.Thede factostate is notrecognisedby any UN state exceptTurkey.
  2. ^KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı[TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census](PDF),TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013
  3. ^Iskele MunicipalityArchived2014-02-02 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^"TRIKOMO",Internal Displacement in Cyprus,PRIO Cyprus Centre,retrieved20 October2014
  5. ^Iskele MunicipalityHistory
  6. ^"Orda bir köy var uzakta...!".Yeni Düzen. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012.Retrieved5 September2015.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^Northern CyprusArchived2015-06-18 at theWayback MachineAssociation of Football Clubs
  8. ^ab"Karpaz Area Local Development Strategy"(PDF).EU Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot Community. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 28 December 2014.
  9. ^"Panagia Theotokos".cyprustemples.com.Retrieved5 September2015.
  10. ^"48. Geleneksel İskele Festivali başlıyor! Kaynak: 48. Geleneksel İskele Festivali başlıyor!".Detay.Retrieved9 July2018.
  11. ^"İskele Belediye Başkanlığı sonuçları: Bağımsız Hasan Sadıkoğlu kazandı".Haber KKTC. 29 June 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2 July 2014.Retrieved5 September2015.
  12. ^"İskele yeniden Hasan Sadıkoğlu dedi".BRT.Retrieved9 July2018.
  13. ^"2018 KKTC Yerel Seçim Sonuçları belli oldu!".Gündem Kıbrıs.Retrieved9 July2018.
  14. ^"24 Haziran Yerel Seçim Sonuçları: Meclis Üyeleri".Havadis.Retrieved9 July2018.
  15. ^"We are connected to Cyprus with Our Hearts".©Dost Beykoz.Retrieved2015-06-18.
  16. ^"Twin towns of Buyukcekmece Municipality".©Buyukcekmece Municipality.Retrieved2015-06-18.
  17. ^"Twin Town to Finike from Cyprus".©Finike Municipality. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-06-18.Retrieved2015-06-18.
  18. ^"Mamak - Twin Towns".©Mamak-City.sk. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-20.Retrieved2013-10-19.
  19. ^"İskele Belediyesi ve Pendik Belediyesi arasında "Kardeş Şehir" protokolü imzalandı.".©Pendik-City.sk. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-21.Retrieved2013-10-19.
  20. ^"Samsun - Twin Towns".©Samsun-City.sk. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-20.Retrieved2013-10-19.
  21. ^Karagiorgis CVucy.ac.cy
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