Bedrettin Demirel Avenue

High-rises on the Bedrettin Demirel Avenue. On the left, the Yüksel Ahmet Raşit headquarters. On the right, the Merit Hotel, the tallest building in North Nicosia.

Bedrettin Demirel Avenue (Turkish: Bedrettin Demirel Caddesi) is an avenue in North Nicosia. It is one of the busiest avenues in the northern part of the city.^[1]

The avenue was known as "Hilarion Avenue" during the British rule.^[2] It was widened in time and several tall buildings ("tall" in local standards) were built alongside it. The headquarters of the Yüksel Ahmet Raşit Group, located on the avenue, was the tallest building in North Nicosia until it was surpassed by the Merit Hotel next to it in late 2010s.^[3]

The Assembly of the Republic, TRNC Ministry of Health, Embassy of Turkey to the TRNC, Turkish Cypriot Electrical Corporation (KIB-TEK) headquarters, Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce headquarters and many businesses are located on the avenue. It intersects with Mehmet Akif Avenue and Selçuklu Avenue at the Junction of the Prime Ministry.^[4]

References

↑ Olacağı buydu (Kıbrıs) Retrieved on 13 June 2012.
↑ Keshishian, Kevork K. (1978). Nicosia: Capital of Cyprus Then and Now, Attached map, The Mouflon Book and Art Centre.
↑ Hastürer, Hasan. Lefkoşa'ya en tepeden bakarken... (Kıbrıs Postası) Retrieved on 13 June 2012.
↑ Google Maps

Landmarks in North Nicosia

Note: this includes landmarks in the North Nicosia metropolitan area

City walls	Kyrenia Gate

Museums	Dervish Pasha Mansion Lapidary Museum Lusignan House Mevlevi Tekke Museum Museum of Barbarism Museum of Classical and Sports Cars Private Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus

Mosques and churches	Akkavuk Masjid Arab Ahmet Mosque Bedesten Church of Ayios Loukas Dükkanlar Önü Mosque Haydar Pasha Mosque İplik Pazarı Mosque Kanlı Masjid Laleli Mosque New Mosque Notre Dame de Tyre Sarayönü Mosque Selimiye Mosque (St. Sophia Cathedral) Turunçlu Mosque

Buildings in the walled city	Büyük Han Büyük Hamam Evkaf Building Kadı Menteş Mansion Kumarcilar Han Law Courts Library of Mahmud II Post Office Eaved House Samanbahçe

Shopping and entertainment	Arasta Bandabulya Bedrettin Demirel Avenue Dereboyu

Parks, spaces and squares	Anıttepe Asmaaltı Square Cumhuriyet Park Kumsal Park Sarayönü Square Yiğitler Bastion Park

Buildings outside the walled city	Assembly of the Republic Nicosia Atatürk Stadium Nicosia International Fair Türk Maarif Koleji

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