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Line 1: {{Other uses\|Dereboyu (disambiguation){{!}}Dereboyu}} [[File:Dereboyu new mall and general view North Nicosia.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|A mall, constructed in 2014, and a general view in Dereboyu, with the Golden Tulip Hotel on the right]] '''Dereboyu Avenue''' ({{lang-tr\|Dereboyu Caddesi}}), also known simply as '''Dereboyu''' and officially as '''Mehmet Akif Avenue''' ({{lang-tr\|Mehmet Akif Caddesi}}), is the busiest avenue in [[North Nicosia]],<ref>{{cite web\|title=Yeni uygulama 23 Şubat’ta devrede\|url=http://haberkibris.com/yeni-uygulama-23-subatta-devrede-2015-02-17.html\|publisher=Haber Kıbrıs\|accessdate=12 March 2015\|language=Turkish}}</ref> as well as its centre of entertainment. The ~~region of~~term "Dereboyu" means "alongside the river", and although in the traditional sense this is ~~also~~only ~~understood~~used asfor Mehmet Akif Avenue running alongside the [[Pedieos]] river,<ref name="tolgay2012">{{cite web\|last1=Tolgay\|first1=Ahmet\|title=Kutlay Erk'ten bir Dereboyu açıklaması…\|url=https://www.gundemkibris.com/kutlay-erkten-bir-dereboyu-aciklamasi-makale,3154.html\|publisher=Kıbrıs\|accessdate=19 October 2017\|language=Turkish}}</ref> the term has expanded in meaning to denote a region extending to the neighbouring Osman Paşa Avenue.<ref name=hardinle>{{cite web\|title=Harmancı Dereboyu esnafını dinledi\|url=http://www.yeniduzen.com/Haberler/haberler/harmanci-dereboyu-esnafini-dinledi/42007\|publisher=Yeni Düzen\|accessdate=12 March 2015\|language=Turkish\|date=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Dereboyu Esnafı ile Verimli Toplantı\|url=http://mehmetharmanci.com/dereboyu-esnafi-ile-verimli-toplanti/\|publisher=[[Mehmet Harmancı]]\|accessdate=18 October 2017\|language=Turkish}}</ref> The avenue extends into the [[Green Line (Cyprus)\|Green Line]], and the part of it under [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\|Turkish Cypriot]] control has a length of 1,600 metres, with two lanes.<ref>Mehmet Akif Avenue in Google Earth</ref> The [[Nicosia Marathon]]'s route passes through the avenue.<ref>[http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/41/news/30617/PageName/SPOR Lefkoşa maratonu yapıldı] (Kıbrıs Postası)</ref> The avenue hosts bars and restaurants,<ref name=dereboyu>[http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php/cat/2/news/78616/PageName/Ic_Haberler Dereboyu’na yakışmadı] ([[Kıbrıs (newspaper)\|Kıbrıs]])</ref> as well as occasional shopping festivals and concerts<ref>[http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php/cat/9/news/90726/PageName/Magazin Gençler coşacak] (Kıbrıs)</ref> and the annual Nicosia Carnival.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Dereboyu 'Lefkoşa Karnavalı' ile renklenecek..\|url=http://www.ekonomikibris.com/dereboyu-lefkosa-karnavali-ile-renklenecek/2784/\|publisher=Ekonomi Kıbrıs\|accessdate=22 March 2015\|language=Turkish}}</ref> It is also used as a site for protests.<ref>[http://www.kibrispostasi.com/print.php?news=68460 KTOEÖS ve KTÖS, Lefkoşa sokaklarında meşaleli yürüyüş gerçekleştirdi] ([[Kıbrıs Postası]])</ref>

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