Agia Marina (Skylloura)

Agia Marina (Greek: Αγία Μαρίνα (Σκυλλούρας); Turkish: Gürpınar) is a village in Cyprus, situated 24 km west of Nicosia.

By 1963, Agia Marina had a mixed population[3] that reportedly comprised 400 Maronites and 65 Turkish Cypriots.

[5] From 1974 onwards, Agia Marina has been used as a Turkish military camp,[5] while its original inhabitants were not allowed to enter the village, despite the 2003 relaxations on inter-communal movement.

[2] On a nearby hill, a statue of Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, has been erected.

[4] The chairman of the "Gurpinar (Ayia Marina) solidarity society" Mehmet Hoca stated that "the decision was taken three and a half years ago by the Turkish Cypriot authorities" in order to enable the villagers to "live together.