KKTC Parkı

About KKTC Parkı

KKTC Parkı (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Park), also called Kıbrıs Parkı (Cyprus Park), is a themed neighbourhood park in the Atatürk neighbourhood of Bornova. Bornova Municipality opened it on the 101st birthday of Rauf Denktaş, the founding leader of Northern Cyprus. The park is built around Cypriot history. It contains a bust of Rauf Denktaş, a rock monument carrying words of Bülent Ecevit that symbolise the Peace Operation, a poem by Osman Türkay, and three Mediterranean cypresses planted to represent the Turkish Resistance Organisation. A special memorial area is set aside for the Champion Angels (Şampiyon Melekler), lost in the 6 February earthquake. A café called N’apan also operates in the park. Bornova Municipality has since used the park for commemorations of Denktaş.