Girne (Kyrenia) Northern Cyprus
Channel: Explore Tayo!
Date: 2022-03-25

Travel vlog #35 | Girne, Northern Cyprus| Filmed February-March 2022
 
Cyprus is a tadpole-shaped island in the Eastern Mediterranean that has been a stepping stone between Africa, the Middle East, and Europe for thousands of years.

For the past 48 years, it has been divided between the Republic of Cyprus in the South and the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Officially an Occupied Territory, Northern Cyprus is only recognized by Türkiye and is dependent on it for its continued existence.

It was fascinating to explore this country that's not a country, and we learned a lot in the process.

To go more in-depth than we can cover on the history and current situation in Cyprus, here's an excellent 4-part video series:

 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphcdvnT8lOuPStB2-h-rvZd57-TxVcBJ

References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cyprus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cyprus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrenia
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2019/08/22/northern-cyprus-expects-to-generate-1b-in-education-revenue-this-year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrenia_Castle
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellapais_Abbey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman%E2%80%93Venetian_War_(1570%E2%80%931573)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cyprus_(1878%E2%80%93present)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EOKA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_Emergency
RR7429A CYPRUS THE COUP AGAINST MAKARIOS
 https://youtu.be/a2OBvTpY5lI

Image Attributions:
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https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/stanford-tn987mq7483
https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/stanford-hp475vm2724
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:13th_Century_Lusignan_Flag_Kyrenia_Cyprus.gif
By Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra - Own work, CC BY 3.0,  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7882964

Music Attributions:
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Mediterranean Waltz
 https://youtu.be/9RQH4kbKeZA
https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/pigeons-sound/
GREECE | by SfxValley
 https://youtu.be/xAXXRBnZG2M
Konrad OldMoney
 https://www.youtube.com/hFVmQ-HF-XI
Soothing Turkish music by Mark Eliyahu
 https://youtu.be/KsXjp-E0DOw

About Us:
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We are Matt and Avic; Matt grew up in Virginia, USA, and Avic in Quezon City, Philippines. Since we started dating back in the 1990s, travel has been a major part of our relationship.

By May of 2021, both of our sons were out on their own and we were fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. We decided to quit our jobs, sell our house, get rid of most of our stuff (store the rest), and set out on a Nomadic Life.

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