Agios Sergios, Cyprus

Agios Sergios (Greek: Άγιος Σέργιος "Saint Sergius"; Turkish: Yeni Boğaziçi "New Bosporus", previously Aysergi) is a large village in Cyprus, near the ancient site Salamis. Agios Sergios is de facto under control of Northern Cyprus. As of 2011^[update], it had a population of 3,347.

Agios Sergios Άγιος Σέργιος (Greek) Yeni Boğaziçi (Turkish)
Agios Sergios
Coordinates: 35°11′53″N 33°52′37″E
Country (de jure)	Cyprus
• District	Famagusta District
Country (de facto)	Northern Cyprus[1]
• District	Gazimağusa District
Government
• Mayor	Katip Demir[2]
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,347
• Municipality	6,618
Website	www.ybbelediyesi.com

There are plenty of shops, restaurants and specialty stores throughout the village of Yeni Bogazici. A car is needed for most people because public transportation is severely lacking. Overall food and restaurant prices are inexpensive when compared to outside developed nations. The village is approximately 10 minutes from the city of Famagusta (Magusa) and minutes from numerous beaches for locals and tourists.

Demographics

In 1946, 1,790 people were living in Agios Sergios; 82 were Turkish Cypriots and the rest Greek Cypriots. All Turkish Cypriots fled to Famagusta and neighbouring villages in 1958. By 1973, Agios Sergios had an estimated population of 2,040. After 1974, it was reinhabited by some of its former Turkish Cypriot residents, displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south of Cyprus, and Turkish settlers from Istanbul and Trabzon.^[4]

Summer is the high season in Cyprus. Population increases with expatriates during June, July and August in Yenibogazici. Most expatriates bring their family and friends from England, United States and Australia.

Land values and price increases for all consumer goods increase as a result of the expats and foreigners buying land and houses and relocating year round and/or only during the high season.

International relations

In 2013, Yeni Boğaziçi became an international Cittaslow member, the first in the whole of Cyprus.^[5][6]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Northern Cyprus

Yeni Boğaziçi is twinned with:

• Altınova, Turkey^[7]
• Zabrat, Azerbaijan – since 2005^[8]

References

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. https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c116-YENIBOGAZICI/n453038-yenibogazicinde-kazanan-katip-demir
3. "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.
4. "AGIOS SERGIOS". Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
5. Northern Cyprus Citta Slow page
6. Yeni Bogazici CittaSlow page
7. "Altınova". © Altınova. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
8. "Bakü-İstanbul-KKTC 'yerel yönetim' hattı". © Zabrat. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

External links

• Turkish Cypriot municipality