Galáteia | |
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belediye | |
Γαλάτεια ( Greek) Mehmetçik ( Turkish) | |
Coordinates: 35°25′20″N 34°4′20″E / 35.42222°N 34.07222°E | |
Country ( de jure) | Cyprus |
• District | Famagusta District |
Country ( de facto) | Northern Cyprus [1] |
• District | İskele District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cemil Saricizmeli |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 3,729 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Website | Turkish Cypriot municipality |
Galáteia ( Greek: Γαλάτεια, Turkish: Mehmetçik, "Little Soldier") [3] is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpass peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, where it is a municipality belonging to the district of Iskele.
A traditional Turkish village sitting high on a hillside overlooking the valley below, [3] Galáteia is most famous for its summer grape festival, [4] [5] for which people travel from all over Cyprus and the world to attend. [3]
Renowned for the grapes harvested from its vineyards, [4] [3] they are one of the most exported products to other areas of Cyprus. It is also well known for producing wine, [4] a Cypriot pomace brandy called Zivania, [3] and a traditional grape sweet called Sucuk. [3]
Galáteia was a Turkish-Cypriot enclave pre-1974 with no Greek-Cypriot inhabitants, unlike the vast majority of the surrounding villages in the Karpas peninsula. It is also believed to have been a hotbed of Turkish-Cypriot militancy (through membership of paramilitary groups like Volkan and TMT) during the turbulent times of the struggle for independence (1955–1959) and post-independence (1963–74) period.
Initially intended to simply provide villagers with shopping opportunities, [4] Galáteia's grape festival evolved to become a celebration of all things related to grapes. [4] [3] [5] The festival originally included more cultural activities as well, [4] but over the years this element has gradually declined. [4] In 2007, efforts began to reintroduce cultural elements as a separate festival to be held just before the grape festival. [4]
Festival activities include cooking with grapes, making grape sweets, [3] and winemaking, [3] as well as various symposiums. [4]
Galáteia's grape festival helps to both bring the economic and cultural importance of the grapes and vineyards of her district to the fore [4] and to promote local viticulture. [4]
The Turkish Cypriot Mehmetçik Sports Club was founded in Galáteia in 1943, and in 2015 was in the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League. [6]
Galáteia is twinned with:
Galáteia | |
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belediye | |
Γαλάτεια ( Greek) Mehmetçik ( Turkish) | |
Coordinates: 35°25′20″N 34°4′20″E / 35.42222°N 34.07222°E | |
Country ( de jure) | Cyprus |
• District | Famagusta District |
Country ( de facto) | Northern Cyprus [1] |
• District | İskele District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cemil Saricizmeli |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 3,729 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Website | Turkish Cypriot municipality |
Galáteia ( Greek: Γαλάτεια, Turkish: Mehmetçik, "Little Soldier") [3] is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpass peninsula. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, where it is a municipality belonging to the district of Iskele.
A traditional Turkish village sitting high on a hillside overlooking the valley below, [3] Galáteia is most famous for its summer grape festival, [4] [5] for which people travel from all over Cyprus and the world to attend. [3]
Renowned for the grapes harvested from its vineyards, [4] [3] they are one of the most exported products to other areas of Cyprus. It is also well known for producing wine, [4] a Cypriot pomace brandy called Zivania, [3] and a traditional grape sweet called Sucuk. [3]
Galáteia was a Turkish-Cypriot enclave pre-1974 with no Greek-Cypriot inhabitants, unlike the vast majority of the surrounding villages in the Karpas peninsula. It is also believed to have been a hotbed of Turkish-Cypriot militancy (through membership of paramilitary groups like Volkan and TMT) during the turbulent times of the struggle for independence (1955–1959) and post-independence (1963–74) period.
Initially intended to simply provide villagers with shopping opportunities, [4] Galáteia's grape festival evolved to become a celebration of all things related to grapes. [4] [3] [5] The festival originally included more cultural activities as well, [4] but over the years this element has gradually declined. [4] In 2007, efforts began to reintroduce cultural elements as a separate festival to be held just before the grape festival. [4]
Festival activities include cooking with grapes, making grape sweets, [3] and winemaking, [3] as well as various symposiums. [4]
Galáteia's grape festival helps to both bring the economic and cultural importance of the grapes and vineyards of her district to the fore [4] and to promote local viticulture. [4]
The Turkish Cypriot Mehmetçik Sports Club was founded in Galáteia in 1943, and in 2015 was in the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League. [6]
Galáteia is twinned with: