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A new show at Büyük Han gathers island memory in one courtyard

Photography and oral history share Nicosia’s busiest courtyard this month.

KTB Editör 22 August 2026, 20:33 1 min read

Büyük Han is more than a tourist pause: it is Nicosia’s courtyard for catching breath. This month’s mixed exhibition brings island voices from the 1970s to now.

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