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Bogaz Famagusta

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1 store, 1 Restaurant, 7*2, bedroom apartments and two and a half donum of land at the harbour of Bogaz. This great opportunity for investors is on sale altogether. The store is more than 100 m2 and is on the main road of Karpaz wigth its parking place. Above the store there are seven 2 bedroom apartments with their unique sea view only 40 meters away from the sea. Behind the store after a big garden, next to the sea are the % 95 finished restaurants with its 120 m2 indoor space and 100m2 terrace just next to the Bogaz harbour. All its professional kitchen equipment is fitted. Next to them between Karpaz main road and the sea 2 and a half donum of land .

A luxurious apartment in a very well prevented bloc, located in the centre of the town. This stunning 3 bedroom flat has an open plan kitchen, parked floors, family bathroom and carton pier work on the roof is built on pre 1974 Turkish land.

The Lusignan city walls, surrounding Famagusta until 1489, in spite of being high, they were thin. Later on Venetians, seizing Cyprus, in order to take precautions against the Ottomans and strengthen the city walls against the firearms, in 1550 engineer Giovanni Girolamo Sanmichele and captain Nikolaou Foskanini were brought from Venice to overhaul. The Martinengo Citadel, Land Gate and especially the city walls on the direction of the sea were built in this period. Besides, a 46 meter ditch was opened around the city wall that’s outside of the city filled with water. These city walls built up of 3 km long giant cut stones’ height is 18m and at some places width is 9m. On the walls there are towers, gates, platforms, braziers, depots, warehouse and barn. The towers on the city walls are called as: On the city walls there are 13 named towers. The names are;

1. Canbulat (Arsenal),
2. Deniz Kapısı Burcu (Mare),
3. Othello (Castelle),
4. Halkalı Mazgal (Signoria),
5. Karpaz Tabya (Diamante),
6. Şehit Tabya (Mozzo),
7. Tophane (Martinengo),
8. Pulocazaro,
9. Moratto,
10. Diocare,
11. Kara Kapısı (Akkule-Ravelin),
12. Altın Burcu (Santa Napa),
13. Su Burcu (Andurizzi),
14. Halkalı Tabya (Campo Santo)dır.

Also, as an inner castle, there are Othello building and as two original gates Land Gate (Ravelin) and Sea Gate (Porta Del Mare). The city walls ruined at the time of the Ottomans surrounding Famagusta, were also restored by them.

It is in the courtyard of Sinan Pasa Mosque. Yirmisekiz Celebi was a famous Turkish diplomat that lived in the 18th century. His real name was Mehmet Faiz. The nickname “Yirmisekiz Çelebi” (Means twenty eight in English) was given because he was brought up in 28th mid of Janissary Association. He was assigned to the Paris Embassy in 1720 and went back 11 months later. His work named “Paris Sefaretnamesi” had big repercussions. This work also attracted attention in England. After returning from Paris, he was assigned to Egypt. Because his name was involved in Patrona Halil rebellion in those days (1730) he was demoted and exiled to Cyprus. He died in 1732 in Famagusta and was buried to the place where he still is now.

It is on the direction of the city of the vaulted gate where you reach the original Land Gate. The mosque made of cut stones is built for the guards on duty. Because the original door of the mosque vas ruined, it was built one more in the 18th century. On top of the door there is the date 1619 and a verse from the Koran was written on the marble.

It is a huge Ottoman period building on Surlariçi Naim Efendi Street. This bath arouses interest with its domes. The building is made up of six rooms with domes on top; a water depot covered with vault behind the rooms and collapsed sections thought to be undressing room.

Kilis Flag Officer Canbulat is suggested to adhere in the army prepared to conquer Cyprus. Because he has made big effort at the time of the Ottomans conquering Nicosia, in 1570 along with Iskender Pasha and Deniz Pasha, he is given the duty with the Ottoman army for conquering Famagusta.

Because he was thought to have died a martyr in the place where Arsenal Citadel is, his tomb is under this citadel. The building frayed in time, has been restored in 1968 and the front was turned into a museum. Still, in the museum ethnographical and archaeological pieces are exhibited.

The entrance to Famagusta is done with an original city door. It has a beautiful architectural structure and is very good protected. It is built by Nicolo Prioli from Venice in 1496. Iron covered wooden door is from the Turkish, iron fenced door is from the Venetian times. On top of the door there is the Republic of Venice’s emblem marble embroidered lion with wing, Nicolo Prioli’s name and emblem, and the year 1496. It is thought that the marble is brought by Salmis.

Tophane, being one of the best examples of military architecture having a triangular shape, is built between 1550-1559 by a Venetian architect Giovanni Sammichele. There are chimneys used for ventilation of gunpowder smoke in sections of vault, powder barrel on the walls and small rooms used for keeping gunshots in. When Martinengo dies on the way from commanding the Venetian army sent as reinforcement for Cypriot against the Ottoman, he is brought back to Famagusta. Venetians, in the memory of the precious commander, named this citadel after him.

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