Ortaköy (Turkish for "middle village"; Greek: Ορτάκιοι) is a northern suburb of Nicosia, Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Ortaköy
Nazım Hikmet Caddesi with the Bayraktar College on the left on the outskirts of Ortaköy
Nazım Hikmet Caddesi with the Bayraktar College on the left on the outskirts of Ortaköy
Ortaköy is located in Cyprus
Ortaköy
Ortaköy
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 35°11′57″N 33°20′26″E / 35.19917°N 33.34056°E / 35.19917; 33.34056
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictNicosia District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • DistrictLefkoşa District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
8,868
The municipalities of Nicosia. Ortaköy is shown in middle gray.

Culture, sports, and tourism

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Turkish Cypriot Ortaköy Sports Club was founded in 1952, and in 2015 in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 2nd League.[3]

References

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  1. ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
  2. ^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. p. 16.
  3. ^ Northern Cyprus Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs