Prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus of 1974, the population of Trikomo consisted almost entirely of Greek 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 Cypriots from the Skala neighbourhood of Larnaca ("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 to İskele).[4]
Turkish Cypriot Larnaca Municipality that was founded in 1958 moved to Trikomo in 1974.[5]
Culture, sports, and tourismedit
Turkish Cypriot Larnaka Gençler Birliği or İskele Gençlerbirliği Sports Club was founded in 1934 in Larnaca, and as of the 2018-19 season plays in the KTFF 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 Catholic section dates to the Byzantine era while the Catholic section was built in the 12th century[8] during the Lusignan 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]
Politicsedit
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-wing National 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 the pro-settlerRebirth Party (YDP) and two members of the left-wing Republican Turkish Party (CTP) were elected to the eight-member municipal council.[14]
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Trikomo Greek Trikwmo Turkish Iskele is a town in North Eastern Mesaoria in Cyprus It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus and is the administrative center of the Iskele District of Northern Cyprus It gained municipality status in 1998 3 Trikomo Trikwmo Greek Iskele Turkish The main square in TrikomoTrikomoLocation in CyprusCoordinates 35 17 15 N 33 53 30 E 35 28750 N 33 89167 E 35 28750 33 89167Country de jure Cyprus DistrictFamagusta DistrictCountry de facto Northern Cyprus 1 DistrictIskele DistrictGovernment MayorHasan Sadikoglu UBP Population 2011 2 Total1 948 Municipality7 906Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST ClimateCsaWebsiteIskele Municipality Contents 1 History 2 Culture sports and tourism 3 Politics 4 International relations 4 1 Twin towns sister cities 5 Notable people 6 ReferencesHistory editPrior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus of 1974 the population of Trikomo consisted almost entirely of Greek 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 Cypriots from the Skala neighbourhood of Larnaca Iskele 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 Iskele later shortened to Iskele 4 Turkish Cypriot Larnaca Municipality that was founded in 1958 moved to Trikomo in 1974 5 Culture sports and tourism editTurkish Cypriot Larnaka Gencler Birligi or Iskele Genclerbirligi Sports Club was founded in 1934 in Larnaca and as of the 2018 19 season plays in the KTFF Super Lig 6 7 nbsp Greek Orthodox church in Iskele 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 Catholic section dates to the Byzantine era while the Catholic section was built in the 12th century 8 during the Lusignan period 9 The town also annually hosts the Iskele 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 editThe current mayor of the town is Hasan Sadikoglu Sadikoglu was elected in 2014 as an independent candidate 11 He was elected once more in 2018 as the candidate of the right wing National 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 the pro settler Rebirth Party YDP and two members of the left wing Republican Turkish Party CTP were elected to the eight member municipal council 14 International relations editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Northern Cyprus Twin towns sister cities edit Trikomo is twinned with nbsp Beykoz Istanbul Turkey 15 nbsp Buyukcekmece Istanbul Turkey 16 nbsp Finike Antalya Turkey since 2015 17 nbsp Mamak Ankara Turkey 18 nbsp Pendik Istanbul Turkey 19 nbsp Samsun Turkey since 2006 20 Notable people editVassos Karagiorgis b 1929 archaeologist 21 Georgios Grivas 1898 1974 general in the Greek Army leader of the EOKA guerrilla organisation and EOKA B paramilitary organisation References edit 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 KKTC 2011 Nufus ve Konut Sayimi TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census PDF TRNC State Planning Organization 6 August 2013 Iskele Municipality Archived 2014 02 02 at the Wayback Machine TRIKOMO Internal Displacement in Cyprus PRIO Cyprus Centre retrieved 20 October 2014 Iskele Municipality History Orda bir koy var uzakta Yeni Duzen 24 August 2009 Archived from the original on November 10 2012 Retrieved 5 September 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Northern Cyprus Archived 2015 06 18 at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs a b Karpaz Area Local Development Strategy PDF EU Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot Community Archived from the original PDF on 28 December 2014 Panagia Theotokos cyprustemples com Retrieved 5 September 2015 48 Geleneksel Iskele Festivali basliyor Kaynak 48 Geleneksel Iskele Festivali basliyor Detay Retrieved 9 July 2018 Iskele Belediye Baskanligi sonuclari Bagimsiz Hasan Sadikoglu kazandi Haber KKTC 29 June 2014 Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 Retrieved 5 September 2015 Iskele yeniden Hasan Sadikoglu dedi BRT Retrieved 9 July 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