old pictures of north cyprus

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 15:14

hi there guys

since ive sent most of you the old map of cyprus 1958, i thought i would share some of my collection of websites that contain old pictures of cyprus

links provided below

http://www.oldphotosofcyprus.com/photo_categories.php



http://www.cyprusphotogallery.com/thumbnails.php?album=10



http://travel.webshots.com/album/100320368FOMuCG

this website shows pics taken from outside Maraş (ghost town) famagusta



http://www.inhostage.com/gallery.html

this website has also got pics of Maraş but a bit one sided because it is a greek website

post me guys tell what you all think!!!

also guys i have got a lot of personal pictures that have taken been over the years by me, friends, family some very old ones and a few pics that some of my friends who are in the army took when they were actually patroling in the ghost town (i cant publically show these on the net) but i will gladey e-mail them to whoever wants them

Boredhousewife



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 17:55

What great photos! Thanks for sharing them with us.

dodger



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 20:19

really enjoyed them ukturk.

suntanman



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 20:41

Brilliant, Thanks very much. Can't believe how Fig tree bay has changed

dodger



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 20:45

me neither i was there 2 weeks ago and the place was rammed hope the north doesnt turn out like the south is now.

suntanman



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 21:00

While we were there, spoke to a frenchman who has lived in Cyprus (south) for many years, who said that the people responsible for all the building works from Protraras to Ayia napa were the displaced Cypriots in 1974. That is what Famagusta could have turned out like had they have stayed.

dodger



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 21:07

suntanman,

when were you there and were abouts did you stay

ukturk



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 21:11

hi d-d-d l.o.l and suntanman

if you want to see some pics of when turkey landing in 74 and in and around of ghost town in famagusta and famagusta in its hay day then post me cos got them on the comp and i can only send them via email

suntanman



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 21:13

Stayed in an apt near protraras close to the north south border. we were there from 31 Aug to 24 Sep. Could see Famagusta from our balcony. Drove to Fig tre bay one day, but couldn't faind a space on the beach, it was teaming

dodger



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Message Posted:
08/10/2007 21:14

ukturk, would like to see them send to brod@brod.karoo.co.uk

simbas



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Message Posted:
09/10/2007 06:05

Hi ukturk, what interesting photos, tinged with a little sadness of what was. but on a purely selfish note so glad nc has retained its old fashioned charm and dignity the commercialism of the south does nothing to draw me , and to me is quite vulgar.please quench my curiosity ukturk , what is your position in life ? you never cease to amaze me the with all the knowledge you pocess.

kind regards simbas

Littlenige



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Posts: 1102


Message Posted:
09/10/2007 07:04

try this site for some photos of how cyprus was in the 1950s you can also download and print them off !!



Any one know any more sites that let you print a decent size pic please ??

ukturk



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Posts: 1892


Message Posted:
09/10/2007 09:35

hi simbas

please you are making me blush!!!!!

i dont know what it is i just love to research and get down to the core of each subject that interests me (there a lot of things that interests me) and not just one side of it because there is always two sides to a coin

i totally agree with about sucking up to tourisim ok we do need some sort of tourisim but dont complety sell out look at ayıa napa the locals there are having big problems (good l.o.l) and also the other place i live marmaris turkey

sold out their local trade and all they depend on is tourisim selling their mother if they could for a over inflated rate and now turkey are having a bad season everyone is worried so n cyprus has to be carefull not to fully sell out



Also simbas i noticed your place is in iskelle my family home town (after 74 all turks settled their from skella larnaca) one of the best towns in famagusta aswell as yeni bogazici (other family place)



if you want and littlenige also ive got loads of personal pics of in and around the ghost town actually inside the town aswell (never seen before) and pics from 74 when the turks landed and the famagusta ghost beach just post me and ill send them via email to you all

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
09/10/2007 10:15

that would be nice thankyou,



I have also been inside



http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigeandpat/sets/72157600034511341

Marvo


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Message Posted:
09/10/2007 10:44

Great pictures Nige, how long have you been there and what happenad to the hawk.

ukturk



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Message Posted:
09/10/2007 11:30

no probs nige

ive looked at your pics some nice ones their

wait till you see the ones i send you tonite

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
09/10/2007 13:04

Marvo



Been out here 3and 1/2 years now , the hawk was taken to a vet, it turned out his brother was a falconer it was only slightly injured main problem was it was very young.



uk turk I look forward to emails.

B&BLondon


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Message Posted:
11/10/2007 18:15

ukturk - thanks for sharing all of this

ukturk



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Message Posted:
11/10/2007 20:17

no probs b&b

quick question i noticed you posted about the spurs vs famagusta game you by any chance a spurs fan and are you based near tottenham

dodger



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Message Posted:
14/10/2007 22:01

erkan,

just had a proper look at photos you sent,very emotional even for me god knows how you feel about them,must bring back so many memories for you keep the faith my friend.

ukturk



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Posts: 1892


Message Posted:
15/10/2007 12:35

hi paul

im glad you enjoyed my pics yeah the ones taken from 74 were taken by family cos i was too young but when the family gets these pictures out we all sit down and exchange stories we all get a bit emotional

but im glad there are people like yourself on this forum that has got a bit more unerstanding than the most expats living in cyprus north and south this is how north cyprus will move forward

thanks

jock1


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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 12:10

Hi uk turk can you please send me the pictures you where writing about.

regards jock

jock1


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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 12:25

sorry should have wrote the pictures were writing about!!!

regards jock

Milou


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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 12:38

Simbas is right - wonder but touched with sadness for something gone - thanks for sharing this beautiful island with us.

Regards

simma


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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 15:35

Hi Ukturk, very interesting links. would you send me any photos please?

Cheers.

loobie444



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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 16:39

Thanks for sharing your photos, especially your family and friends, I feel as if I've been let into an old friends home.

I would love to see the 1974 photos if you could forward them I would be most grateful.

Regards

Dave

ukturk



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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 19:47

no probs guys

simma and lobbie i will send you my private collection by email tonite for you guys

regards ukturk

ukturk



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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 19:48

and not forgetting you too jock lol

dodger



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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 19:51

Good to see the most helpful member being most helpful,

Paul.

tatlisu



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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 21:13

Hi Ukturk

Found the photos very interesting, I will stay in Famagusta in a few weeks for the first time. Would love to receive some of your photes by e mail.

Also any places you recommend for eating , drinking and seeing :0)))))

Thanks Gail

ukturk



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Message Posted:
12/02/2008 21:48

hi gail

glad you found the pics interesting, i will send you some more of my personal pics tonight by email

ok for eating my two fav resturants has to be temmer reis which is located when you first come into famagusta by the big roundabout on one side is the big mosque and on the other side is the resturant, the other is genko which is located in the castle, their are a few other resturants like terri garden and rusty pelican

for a drink there are a few bars directly opposite the uni which are great especially at the weekend and some have got live bands in them if you want a bit of a boggie try the lions garden which is on the salamis road

for sightseeing go and have a look at the salamis ruins which again is on the salamis road very historical and in famagusta old town there is the big castle, there is also famagusta ghost beach with all the old hotels on them and also ghost town which is located near the port you cant actually go in but you can see around it because there is only barbed wire that seperates it

hope this all helps

regards

erkan (ukturk)

AbbyG


Joined: 26/11/2007
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Message Posted:
13/02/2008 07:58

Hi Erkan, long time no speak!

Managed to get into 2 of the sites, one was blocked by my company's filter software and another said the domain name expired.

Would you mind sending me some photos by email, as I love looking at old photos.

Also, have managed to get an extra week for my trip to NC end of month, and I'm now going to spend the second week just driving around the Famagusta/Bogaz area and stopping off at different hotels/locations each night, depending on where my fancy takes me. So will take note of your suggestions re restaurants and sights to see, etc.

Cheers, Abby

ukturk



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Message Posted:
13/02/2008 09:21

hi abby

yeah long time, where you been hiding!!!! lol

ill send them pics to you tonite cos ive got them on my home comp and not on my work comp, a nice hotel to stay while you are on your travels in famagusta located near iskele named cyprus gardens they got a nice casino there too, also take a look around iskele town lovely place also look around my villiage yeni bogazici there is a top resturant as soon as you come into the village on the left hand side

regards

ukturk

AbbyG


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Message Posted:
13/02/2008 11:01

OK, look forward to receiving photos, and your suggestions have been duly noted. My list of things to see, places to eat, etc, is getting very long ......... never gonna fit it all in!!!

Cheers, Abby

AbbyG


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Message Posted:
14/02/2008 06:41

ukturk:

Photos received with thanks. Remember looking over at Famagusta from UN post in the south about 10 or so years ago. Will be very interesting to see it from the other side soon. Just one more week to go .......

Abby

turboturk


Joined: 18/01/2008
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Message Posted:
14/02/2008 10:25

Thanks for sharing Ukturk, some of the Kyrenia harbour pics brought back many memories, some of the pics shown are about the same time I was living there , I remember the red speed boat ( the most powerful at the time), the owner was a big Casanova , if that boat could talk.



He used to pull 3-4 water skiers at one time . His famous photograph that he used to brag about was 8 people being pulled at once behind his boat.

Thanks for bringing back memories.



Turbo

tilly-tina


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Message Posted:
26/02/2008 11:48

really interesting photos you posted ... please would you send any others you have - I will send you my email address

Thanks

ukturk



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Message Posted:
26/02/2008 13:35

hi tilly-tina

welcome to the forum, i received your email address, i will send them of to you tonight

regards

ukturk

simbas



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Posts: 1569


Message Posted:
26/02/2008 13:39

hi erkan , how are you doing ? hope you and your partner are keeping well

kind regards pat

tilly-tina


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Message Posted:
26/02/2008 18:42

thank you for the welcome and the piccies!!! look forward to it........