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A few weeks ago a new nightspot opened in the centre of Kyrenia. Kabana Club is basically a RnB club, but it also offers other styles of music depending on the night. The club’s owners Erkan Kadioglu and Charlie Cruz says that Kabana Club differs from other clubs in North Cyprus. The spacious venue, for example, does not have standing tables, as most other clubs where this is more or less standard.

– We do not want people to stand still and hang around at the tables all night. We have several couches and tables with chairs, for those who wish to sit, otherwise we have a large dance floor, where there is always a party with dancing into the early hours of the morning.

Emre Karpuz, who’s an event organizer at Kabana, says that they will arrange different theme nights every week, but Fridays are always Hip Hop and RnB.

– We are the only RnB club in Kyrenia and we want people who appreciate the music to feel comfortable here and always know what they are getting.

The premises are modernly furnished with chairs upholstered in red and white leather and mirrored ceilings. Lamps vary in different neon colours and the music thumps out from the lavish speakers. There is also a large terrace with tables for those who want to sit outdoors.

Kabana Club is open from 12pm every day until late. You can find it behind Mr. Pound in the west of Kyrenia.

To make a reservation please phone: 0548 888 66 00 or 0542 889 20 54.

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University of Kyrenia will be hiring Faculty Members to current, recently established and prospective foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programs which will commence in Fall Term 2016/2017. Applications should be submitted to info@kyrenia.edu.tr along with a CV and purpose statement until 15th of June.

Faculty
Faculty of Education
Psychological Counseling and Guidance
Teaching of Special Education
Faculty of Law
Private Law
Public Law
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Banking and Finance
Business Administration
International Relations
Tourism and Hotel Management
Department of Social Work
Faculty of Architecture
Architecture
Interior Design
Faculty of Medicine
Division of Internal Medicine
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Dept. of Forensic Medicine
Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrics
Dept. of Pediatrics
Dept. of Dermatology & Venerology
Dept. of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious
Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dept. of Thoracic Diseases
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Dept. of Cardiology
Dept. of Neurology
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Dept. of Radiology
Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dept. of Sports Medicine
Dept. of Medical Pharmacology
Dept. of Medical Genetics
Division of Surgical Sciences
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
Dept. of Neurosurgery
Dept. of Pediatric Surgery
Dept. of General Surgery
Dept. of Opthalmology
Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery
Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology
Dept. of Ortopedics and Travmalogy
Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Dept. of Medical Pathology
Dept. of Urology
Division of Basic Sciences
Dept. of Anathomy
Dept. of Biophysics
Dept. of Physiology
Dept. of Histology and Embryology
Dept. of Medical Biochemistry
Dept. of Medical Education and Informatics
Dept. of Medical Microbiology
Dept. of Medical History and Ethics
Faculty of Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Cardiopulmonary and Rehabilitation
Protez Ortez Biomechanics
Faculty of Health sciences - Nursing Department
Principles of Nursing and Nursing Management
Internal Diseases Nursing
Surgical Diseases Nursing
Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing
Faculty of Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electronic and Electronic Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Vocational School of Health Services
Medical Imaging Techniques
Physiotherapy
Emergency and First Aid
Mouth and Dental Health
Anesthesia
Medical Documentation and Secretarial

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Kyrenia has a nice town park which is frequently visited by families with children, seniors and those who have taken paused from their shopping spree. The park named Bariş Park is next door to Girne’s bus station and the place where the Wednesday market is held. Here you can sit down on a bench and enjoy the sound of the small waterfall cascading down into the duck pond. You can also take a walk and watch the animals in the park which are well taken care of. Peacocks, chickens and ducks walking around, there should also be rabbits but they do not want to show themselves while we are there.

The children keep themselves busy with the playground, trampoline and carousel. There is also a small restaurant in the area which serve traditional Cypriot food at reasonable prices. Bariş Park is a peaceful oasis in the bustling town.

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*Maria likes to express her-self in both image and text. Having previously lived and worked in Australia specializing in wedding and portrait photography. Maria desires to see and experience new and interesting places with new eyes, and therefore is often on the move. On trips she brings inspiration and ideas for image making. Recently, Maria worked with property photography for various brokerage firms in Sweden. Since March 2014, she resides in North Cyprus.

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A Seminar titled as “steps to the path to career and success” was held on University of Kyrenia recently.

-University of Kyrenia has hosted Adnan Bali, Member of Board of Directors of Türkiye İş Bankası (Turkish Bank) and General Director for his seminar on “steps to the path to career and success”. Adnan Bali shared his experiences, difficulties he encountered and how he turned these into a success story over 30 years in his career.

Adnan Bali: “Real success is to manage to be happy before anything else!... Don’t be settled by being the ordinary….. Use your capacity and go over it……. Bear in mind that disciplined hard work is more important than mere intelligence…. Remember! It is now easier to access information, so do make use of this!”

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Harbour Midpoint is as the name suggests; a popular meeting place located in the Kyrenia harbour in Northern Cyprus. Mainly, guests come here for beer, cocktails and great live music. You can also order a hookah if you like. The staff are very friendly and always have a smile on their faces. Harbour Midpoint is a perfect place to gather at the beginning of the evening or at the end of the night.

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*Harbour Midpoint is located at the Kyrenia/Girne harbour and serve English menus all day 

Harbour Midpoint
Café and Restaurant

Kordonboyu (Liman), Kyrenia, Cyprus

Menus:

Brunch, Dinner, Happy Hour

Drinks:

Cocktails

Credit Cards:

Yes (incl. American Express)

Wi-Fi:

Yes

Outdoor Seating:

Yes

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RealTalk Undressed is a responsive, contemporary student-styled and oriented talk show program that focuses on contemporary issues in a modern world. This is new. This is different. This is fun. This is educative. Everyone is a participant.


Our Street Interview segment gets down to the common man and woman on the street to get their perspectives on related issues.

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So our RealTalk Undressed Street Interviewers hit the streets of TRNC in Girne, Lefkosa and Famagusta to ask folks what Valentine's mean to them and how they plan to celebrate it this February 14th, 2016.. Well enough interesting answers were gotten. No need for much words. [Watch the video below]

RealTalk Undressed is a responsive, contemporary student-styled and oriented talk show program that focuses on contemporary issues in a modern world. This is new. This is different. This is fun. This is educative. Everyone is a participant.

Our Street Interview segment gets down to the common man and woman on the street to get their perspectives on related issues.

#Realtalkundressed is the official hashtag. And on Sunday, we will be doing FREE SHOUT-OUTS for everyone that submits their shout-outs to realtalksgb@gmail.com | We will be providing an opportunity for everyone that needs an avenue to tell someone how much they mean to them. More Details on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14TH.

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According to a press statement released by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of University of Kyrenia, the groundbreaking ceremony of Hospital of University of Kyrenia and Faculty of Medicine, and opening ceremonies of new faculty buildings of Faculty of Maritime Studies and Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences will be realized on the campus of University of Kyrenia on 15 November 2015, at 15:00. It is stated in the press info that the complex of Hospital of University of Kyrenia and Faculty of Medicine is projected to be completed within one year and become ready for education by the beginning of 2016-2017 academic year.

It is also stated that the Hospital of University of Kyrenia and Faculty of Medicine, which will be established with support of extensive knowledge and experience of Hospital of Near East University and Faculty of Medicine of Near East University, will provide every sort of contemporary equipment and technological infrastructure to conduct all sort of education and research facilities.

The Hospital of University of Kyrenia and Faculty of Medicine of University of Kyrenia, of which the groundbreaking ceremony will be actualized by Prime Minister Ömer Kalyoncu on 15th November and be completed within one year, will be in service in September 2016.

The Faculty of Medicine and the Hospital of University of Kyrenia will be established in accordance with the international criteria and medical criteria, and the Hospital will have a capacity of 150 beds. The Hospital will consist of the departments of Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Pediatrics, Dermatology and Venereology, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine, Thoracic Diseases, Cardiology, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology, Psychiatry, Sports Medicine, Medical Genetics, Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical Pathology, Urology, Orthodontics, Nutrition and Dietetics and latest technology equipped Check-up Center, Blood Bank, laboratories, operating rooms and Hemodialysis Unit.

The Hospital of University of Kyrenia, which is being built in the line with standards and criteria set by international bodies, will provide high quality, safe and affordable health services to the people living in Kyrenia and its surroundings.

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According to a press statement released by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of University of Kyrenia, adding 5 faculties and 17 departments to its existing 4 faculties, 2 High Schools and 12 departments, will start to 2016-2017 academic year with its new faculties.

University of Kyrenia is getting ready for the groundbreaking ceremony of 5 new faculties on 15th November, on the Foundation Day of TRNC. The projects of 5 faculty premises of which the groundbreaking ceremonies will take place on 15th November will be finished before the beginning of 2016-2017 academic year.

Prof. Dr. İlkay Salihoğlu, Acting Rector of University of Kyrenia, made a press statement about the issue and said, ” We have established the University of Kyrenia in such a way that it would bring in a new dimension to characteristics of Kyrenia Town, and yet, stand out in harmony with the architectural texture of the town. The new faculty buildings will be constructed in harmony with the characteristic architecture of the town, too. The new faculty buildings will be equipped with the latest technology required by the disciplines of the new departments. In the new faculty buildings we will offer the best possible educational and academic opportunities to our students, so that they will be able to carry out their theoretical studies and practical applications in a contemporary and well developed academic environment."

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Organized cooperatively by the Near East University, University of Kyrenia, Anadolu University, Ankara University and Cyprus Educational Sciences Association, the 5th World Educational Technology Research Conference will be held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on October 15-17, 2015.

According to the common press release from the Directorate of Press & Public Relations Office of the Near East University and University of Kyrenia, the opening ceremony of the conference will take place in the Meeting Hall of Anadolu University Open Education Faculty’s office in Nicosia at 10:00 hrs on October 15, 2015. After the opening ceremony, keynote speeches and parallel presentations will be held in four different halls.

Throughout the conference, scientists from 27 different countries will present more than 150 oral or poster presentations in English or Turkish.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Subramaniam Ramanathan from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Prof. Dr. Ferhan Odabaşı and Prof. Dr. Ümit Girgin from Anadolu University, Prof. Dr. Buket Akkoyunlu and Prof. Dr. Gülsün Atanur Baskan from Hacettepe University, Prof. Dr. Hafize Keser from Ankara University, Prof. Dr. Adnan Baki from Karadeniz Technical University, Prof. Dr. Osman Adıgüzel andProf. Dr. Soner Özgen from Fırat University, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Uzunboylu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fezile Özdamlı, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökmen Dağlı, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra Altınay Gazi and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fahriye Altınay Aksal from Near East University Atatürk Faculty of Education, Prof. Dr. Haluk Soran, Asst. Prof. Dr. Deniz Özcan and Asst. Prof. Dr. Tahir Tavukçu will deliver speech during the conference.

The conference will provide platform for scientists and academics to share and discuss theoretical and practical knowledge in a scientific environment. Various topics will be discussed at panels, oral and poster communications were presented and workshops for elementary and secondary education teachers will be held in separate sessions by field experts.

Those, who want to apply or receive further information, can call 0533 842 47 47 and contact with Asst. Prof. Dr. Erinç Erçağ.

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Offering education mainly on aviation and maritime, which have an important place in the transportation and shipping industry at the present day, the University of Kyrenia draws attention to the rapidly growing needs of the aviation sector.

According to the press info released by the Directorate of Press and Public Relations Office of the University of Kyrenia, considering the data provided by two major aircraft manufacturers, the Boeing and Airbus companies, Prof. Dr. Ilkay Salihoğlu, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of University of Kyrenia, delivered information on the rapidly increasing needs of the civil aviation sector, which is one of the fastest growing industries of the world.

Touching upon the importance of professionally training qualified personnel to respond the emerging needs of civil aviation sector, Professor Salihoğlu also drew attention to the significant role of major aircraft manufacturers in contributing to the sector by producing highly efficient aircrafts consistent with the implementation of the latest cutting-edge technology.

Touching upon the significance of the growing need for qualified personnel to meet the ever growing infrastructure and technical requirements of the rapidly developing aviation industry, Prof. Dr. Salihoğlu highlighted the crucial role of quality education and training in cultivating highly qualified staff that are capable to address the emerging needs of the sector.

“Civil aviation sector is one of the world's fastest growing industries and consequently the need for qualified personnel is rapidly increasing worldwide. What's more, the current capacity of civil aviation training institutions for training qualified personnel fails to satisfy the rapidly emerging needs of this fastest growing sector. It takes time to train qualified personnel. However, without having enough qualified manpower, aircrafts ordered from aircraft manufacturers are manufactured and delivered to customers for transportation services within a short time. Besides, having insufficient qualified manpower, the aircraft manufacturers often face with technical issues in manufacturing and delivering ordered aircrafts to the customers in time. This is a significant indicator to highlight the increasing importance and value as well the competitive value of qualified personnel trained by aviation training institutions for aviation market. The need for qualified personnel will continue to increase very rapidly within the next 15 years and will be expressed in hundreds of thousands…” he noted.

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The health department of the Kyrenia Municipality has made an announcement for dog owners.

A statement released from the municipality has asked dog owners not to leave their dogs stranded; in the event that this is identified, a penalty will be paid of 4 times the minimum wage limit and/or 6 months in jail, stemming from the law on animal welfare.

Stranding of dogs has led to the uncontrollable increase of street animals which is also becoming a nuisance in the town centre.

Meanwhile the local council health department and Kyrenia Animal Rescue Centre have begun a joint venture for street dogs. After complaints had come that ticks were seen on the Ziya Rizki Street in Kyrenia, the health department disinfected the street and the Animal Rescue took care of the dogs. Sick or ill dogs were taken to the clinic for treatment.

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Girne TRNC set to transform in a municipality project termed "Colour and Life"
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Kyrenia Animal Rescue (KAR) is urgently seeking part-time volunteer staff for their animal centre, particularly during August. Anyone with time to spare can help out for even one day a week, said the KAR centre supervisor, who can be contacted for more information on 0533 863 1950.

KAR is also looking for people willing to help pet owners who cannot travel with their pets. Anyone flying to the UK can offer to be a named person for such pets on the aircraft by calling KAR on 0533 869 4098. Learn more »

Taking its place in the newly established campus located on the coastal line of the city of Kyrenia, the University of Kyrenia, is adding 5 new faculties with 17 departments to its current structure consisting of 4 faculties, 12 departments and 2 schools.

Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering will come under the umbrella of the University of Kyrenia.

According to the press release issued by the Directorate of Press and Public Relations Office of the University of Kyrenia, five new faculties would be established and implemented in the academic year 2015-2016 Committed to making a difference by steering the wheel of science towards the future within the frame of its innovative vision and contemporary approach to education, the University of Kyrenia continues to grow by opening new horizons with its new faculties and departments to be opened.

Alongside the five faculties and 17 departments to be opened in the new academic year, the University of Kyrenia currently houses four faculties with 12 departments and two vocational schools that solely focused on aviation and maritime studies.

Speaking on the issue, Prof. Dr. Ilkay Salihoğlu, Vice Rector of the University of Kyrenia, stated that international higher education criteria, Kyrenia city's structure and its developmental vision, the expectations of Kyrenia's people, and social benefit-oriented studies aimed at actualizing the integration of Kyrenia with the world in practical and scientific sense was taken into consideration and all issues were evaluated carefully while taking the decision regarding the establishment of the new faculties and departments.

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According from a facebook post made by the NSA-GAU, The first TEDxGAUniversity will take place on Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 from 2PM to 6 PM.

TEDxGAUniversity 2015 will bring to the stage some of Girne American University’s pioneers in the arts, science, medicine and social sciences for an incomparable day of short talks and world-class performances.

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More pictures from Girne American University [GAU] Graduating Dinner with İrem Derici concert
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Girne’s public parks are being renovated after years of neglect. Five of the district’s 20 parks have already undergone repair, planting and maintenance – and Değirmentaşı Park, which is still being renovated, is the first that is suitable for disabled children, thanks to specially designed play equipment including swings and ramps.

The Municipal Parks and Recreation Department is also working on Zeytinlik Park and has completed major projects at Ozanköy, Karaoğlanoğlu and Kız İzci parks, while a new playground has been created in the Kubbeli Çeşme Street, Karakum, park.

Girne Mayor Nadai Güngördü said that although there were 20 parks in the district, the number in good condition “was very low” before renovation programme.

Drawing attention towards the importance of such play areas for the development of children, he added: “People with disabilities who are part of our community should also be able to benefit from municipal services and children with disabilities can now benefit from the Değirmentaşı Park which provides them with a chance to socialise and play along with others.”

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The Hospital of Near East University, offering the best and most advanced health services with the most contemporary technology and highly qualified staff to both local patients and international patients from all corners of the world since 2010, is continuing to extend its services to other corners of the island.

According to a press statement released by Press and Public Relations Directorate of the Near East University, the Kyrenia Dispansery of NEU Hospital will be opened by His Excellency Halil İbrahim Akça, the Ambassador of Turkey to Nicosia, on 15 May, Friday, at 14:30.

NEU Hospital takes the services to the doors of people…

The Hospital of Near East University, of which the main social service target is making availability of the health services at international standarts possible for Turkish Cypriots and all those living in Cyprus, is taking the health services to doors of the people living in Kyrenia region, following the dispanseries opened in Famagusta and Güzelyurt (Morphou).

NEU Hospital Dispansery will care the health of tourists…

Kyrenia Dispansery of NEU Hospital, in accordance with the agreements related to healthcare issues of tourists, will provide health services at international standarts to tourists whose number exceeds tens of thousands every year and accommodate in hotels in Kyrenia region.

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