"bufferzone"

#12920253

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: A United Nations track patrol is seen near the shared football pitch located within the buffer zone in Nicosia, close to the Ledra Palace checkpoint and the old city walls, on October 21, 2025. The pitch lies entirely within the UN-controlled buffer zone, between the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and recognized only by Turkey, and the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south.

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#12920263

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: A shared football pitch located within the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, near the Ledra Palace checkpoint and the old city walls, is seen on October 21, 2025. The pitch lies between the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and recognized only by Turkey, and the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south.

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#12920283

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: A United Nations track patrol is seen near the shared football pitch located within the buffer zone in Nicosia, close to the Ledra Palace checkpoint and the old city walls, on October 21, 2025. The pitch lies entirely within the UN-controlled buffer zone, between the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and recognized only by Turkey, and the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south.

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#12920218

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21, 2025: A sign on a door reading 'Forget the dog, beware of the wife' is seen on a house near the meeting point close to the Ledra (Lokmaci) Street crossing that connects the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south with the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Turkey, on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled buffer zone since 1974.

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#12920217

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: A poster reading 'Turkish Course' is seen near the meeting point close to the Ledra (Lokmaci) Street crossing that connects the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south with the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Turkey, on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12920251

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: Two pints of Efes beer sit on a table on the terrace of a local restaurant near the boundary between the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and recognized only by Turkey, and the United Nations-controlled buffer zone that separates it from the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south, is seen on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled buffer zone since 1974.

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#12920260

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: A commercial street near the crossing point between the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south and the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Turkey, is seen on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12920213

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: Touristic shops line both sides of a street near the Ledra (Lokmaci) Street crossing that connects the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south with the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Turkey, is seen on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12920247

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: A minaret of Selimiye Mosque, historically known as the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, seen from the Ledra (Lokmaci) Street crossing that connects the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south with the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Turkey., is seen on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12920282

28 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 21: A commercial street near the wall marking the boundary between the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and recognized only by Turkey, and the United Nations-controlled buffer zone that separates it from the Republic of Cyprus-controlled south, is seen on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12900816

23 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 21: A view of the courtyard of Buyuk Han, a historic caravansarai in North Nicosia, is seen near the crossing between the Republic of Cyprus–controlled south and the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognised only by Turkey, on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12900819

23 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 21: A view of the courtyard of Buyuk Han, a historic caravansarai in North Nicosia, is seen near the crossing between the Republic of Cyprus–controlled south and the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognised only by Turkey, on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12900821

23 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 21: A view of the courtyard of Buyuk Han, a historic caravansarai in North Nicosia, is seen near the crossing between the Republic of Cyprus–controlled south and the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognised only by Turkey, on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12900824

23 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 21: A shop with souvenirs inside the courtyard of Buyuk Han, a historic caravansarai in North Nicosia, is seen near the crossing between the Republic of Cyprus–controlled south and the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognised only by Turkey, on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12900827

23 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 21: A shop with souvenirs inside the courtyard of Buyuk Han, a historic caravansarai in North Nicosia, is seen near the crossing between the Republic of Cyprus–controlled south and the northern part of Nicosia, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognised only by Turkey, on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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#12900811

23 October 2025

NICOSIA, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 21: Flags of Turkey and the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognised only by Turkey, are seen in the northern part of Nicosia on October 21, 2025. The island has remained divided by a United Nations-controlled Buffer Zone since 1974.

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