"Inonu Meydani and Kyrenia Gate during celebrations" Top 5 Page for this destination Nicosia Things to Do Tip by easyoar

This picture shows Inonu Meydani and Kyrenia Gate the day after a large national celebration in the North. This picture was taken on the 30th August (a few years or so ago...) - and the flags and decorations were out for a Turkish National Day celebrating one of Ataturks victories in 1922 (thanks to VT Profsmiley for letting me know what the celebration was!)

Normally none of the flags or decorations are up. There are no prizes for guessing that the statue is of Kemal Ataturk! Just to the right hand side of the picture the Nicosia Walls can be seen. There is a flight of steps cut into them here allowing people to climb up to the top where there are a few cannons. There is then a barbed wire fence, behind which is the official residence of one Rauf Denktash - The President of the North.

Of the flags that can be seen, the flag that is mostly red is the flag of Turkey, the flags that appear to be almost an inverse of this but with an additional two red bars are the flags of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).