Galateia

Galateia (Greek: Γαλάτεια, Turkish: Mehmetçik) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpass peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Galateia
village
Γαλάτεια (Greek) Mehmetçik (Turkish)
Galateia
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°25′20″N 34°4′20″E
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • Districtİskele District
Government
 • MayorCemil Saricizmeli
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3,729
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
WebsiteTurkish Cypriot municipality

It is famous for its well-known grape festival during the summer time. From all around Cyprus, people travel to spend time in this festival.

The village and its habitats are also well known for producing Zivania and Sucuk. Village has wine-yards and grapes are one of the largely exported products which villagers export to other areas of Cyprus.

History

This was a Turkish-Cypriot enclave pre-1974 with no Greek-Cypriot inhabitants, unlike the vast majority of the surrounding villages in the Karpas peninsula. It is also believed to have been a hot-bed of Turkish-Cypriot militancy (through membership of paramilitary groups like Volkan and TMT) during the troubled times of the struggle for independence (1955-1959) and post- independence (1963–74) period.

Culture, sports, and tourism

Turkish Cypriot Mehmetçik Sports Club was founded in 1943, and now in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.[3]

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

Twin towns – Sister cities

Galateia is twinned with:

References
  1. In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
  2. KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013, p. 17, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-06
  3. Northern Cyprus Archived June 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs
  4. "Osmangazi - Twin Towns". © Osmangazi-City.sk. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  5. "Bağcılar- Twin Towns". © Bağcılar-City.sk. Retrieved 2013-10-19.


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