North Nicosia, Turkish Side 4K - Driving in the World's Last Divided Capital - Cyprus

North Nicosia or Northern Nicosia 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. As of 2011, 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. With a student population over 34,000, North Nicosia is an important centre of education and research and is home to four universities, of which the Near East University is the biggest.

Following the intercommunal violence of the 1960s, the capital of Republic of Cyprus was divided between the island's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in the south and north respectively in 1963. A coup by the Greek military junta in an attempt to unite the island with Greece in 1974 led to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and the international community considers North Nicosia to have been under Turkish occupation since then.

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00:00 Intro. 85,000 Turkish Cypriots
00:12 Driving from Turkish boarder to Nicosia downtown
04:25 Nicosia Downtown
14:23 Driving to the border in Nicosia

[incumbentvinyl]

The memories. Used to drive around with my motorbike all around the island. What shocked me back in the day was how civilized the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is. In the south they claim it's a place in ruins, but the country has taken massive strides lately.

I drove around there in 2006 for the first time if memory serves me right, and the last time was around 2017. The level of infrastructure was very impressive by that point in comparison to the southern side.

[ThePunisher]

Thanks for the video, and the informative description.
This part of Cyprus looks very similar to Nabeul in Tunisia.

[istanbullet]

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
I call authorities to convert traffic system asap to European Standards not British.

[stelioskiprou]

Correction: the Northern part of the Republic of Cyprus which is illegally occupied by Turkey since their invasion in 1974, against the international law. The international community only recognizes the Republic of Cyprus which is a member/state of European Union, with the Northern part of it illegally occupied. No other country than Turkey recognizes that part as Turkish side.

[zolo]

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 🇹🇷

[michaelll]

No such things as Turkish side ...only illigal occapation

[mohammedmazin]

Which Cyprus is better, Turkish or Greek?

[arrowarrow]

Turky should return Cyprus land to Cypriot. Turkish don't own the land.

[AdilKhan-xwt]

Alka da ghrr lamanna ki jail dy . From dividing of rules. To create the role for the South.

[ΠΑΝΙΚΟΣΧΑΤΖΗΝΙΚΟΛΑΣ-ρε]

Occupied you mean, or stolen land from Turks 😢😢 thats you must say.

[ΝΙΚΟΣΣΙΔΗΡΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ-τμ]

Τhere is no Turkish side. These is the occupied Northern Cyprus. CYPRUS is one country. Get your facts straight!🇬🇷