BLUE KÖŞK – CYPRUS
Blue Kiosk is located on the Kyrenia-Guzelyurt mountain road in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Middle East Technical University North This mansion, built in 1956 in Çamlıbel Village, near the Cyprus Campus, by the Italian-born Greek lawyer and arms smuggler Paulo Paolides, during the time he was the lawyer of the former Greek Cypriot President Makarios, preserves its mystery with its unusually interesting architecture and legendary story, designed to do illegal works.
The owner of the mansion is Italian-born Greek Paulo Paolides. He was born in Cyprus and practiced law there.. Although this is what it looks like, he’s actually a gun smuggler working as a mafia lawyer.. That’s why he designed the mansion with the features you can’t imagine, and it was built with the finest detail and the most beautiful architecture of the period.. One of the biggest features of the mansion is that no one can see the mansion from the outside, and it has a structure where every point of the island can be seen very comfortably from the inside.. The mansion, which has such an architecture, was designed by Paulo Paolides’ architect friend.. Because Paulo Paolides knew about the project, he had his architect friend and the workers working in the construction of the mansion killed at a party after the construction of the mansion was completed. paintings, soundproof curtains, earthquake statue, rooms in three different colors as red, blue and yellow, dining tables in the downstairs dining room with colors according to the color of the room where the guests are staying, crystal wine glasses, a lion fountain that flows wine 24 hours in the garden when requested, sleep while working This mansion is one of the must-see places in Cyprus with its scattering chair, pools bearing the influences of Roman civilization, central air conditioning in the conditions of that time, a special sirtaki tavern section, a hidden cover in the bedroom of the mansion owner and many other features.
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This mysterious mansion of the island full of secrets, Gi It is located in the military zone of the Turkish Peace Forces, at the end of the Beşparmak Mountains on the way from Orne to Güzelyurt.. Entrance to the Mavi Köşk is made after the identity check made by the soldiers. When we were asked for our IDs, I realized that I left my ID at the hotel.. Fortunately, when I extend my driver’s license to Asker, we get entry without any problems. After this entry permit, we continue on the road with our vehicle, cross the road covered with trees on both sides and reach the Mavi Köşk, which is located in greenery.
MAVI KÖSK ENTRANCE FEE
Blue Kiosk entrance fee is 3.00 TL. For students or soldiers, a fee of 2.00 TL is paid.. After buying our ticket, we can walk freely in the garden and pool area, and we start to tour the inside of the mansion under the guidance of Mehmetçi. Since the responsibility of the Mansion is in the hands of the Turkish Military, the promotion, maintenance, repair and guidance activities are carried out by our soldiers.. The stairs of the mansion with two floors and 13 rooms are also 13 steps.. There are 13 fountains on both sides of the swimming pool in its garden.. It is even said that the sketch of the mansion looks like both the number 13 and a gun when viewed from above.
WHAT IS IN THE BLUE KÖŞK?
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With the guide, we go to the big hall with the pool at the entrance of the house.. The hall consists of three parts.. The waiting area is the music section and the pool area.. The guests coming to the mansion rested in the waiting room and were accepted by the host.. In the music section, dances were performed with piano accompaniment.. In the hall on the first floor of the mansion, there is a pool that is claimed to be filled with milk and take a bath.. It is claimed that Cleopatra, both men and women, who came to the mansion, relaxed in the milk pool, and that Sophia Loren was among the famous guests who came to the mansion.
While walking around the mansion, we see that even the colors of the mansion rooms are designed differently.. There are three types of rooms in the mansion as red, blue and yellow.. We see that even the sitting groups, in which Paulo Paolides used the red room as a meeting room for the mafia meetings, hosted the guests in the blue room, and designed the yellow room for children, due to his special interest in children, were chosen suitable for children.
There is a mirror where you can see seven different points at the same time while walking around the house.. It is said that Pavlides could not see the back while confessing, thanks to this mirror, he could see the whole room against the dangers that might come from behind and he made himself safe.
While walking around the mansion, we see a statue in the hall. The guide says that this statue was used to warn all the people of the mansion in case of a possible earthquake.. Paulo Paolides, who has a great fear of death, designed an earthquake shelter for the mansion.. If the guests who come to the house have children, they are hosted in this special room of the Mansion.. It is said that this is the most resistant room of the house against earthquakes.. The room can move independently of the house with a rail system and is earthquake-resistant and a room located on the second floor.. Again, the statue of balance in the corridor, which fell with an earthquake or a shake, is an indication of how obsessed Paulo Paolides is.
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It is impossible not to see Paolides’s fondness for art while visiting the inside of the mansion.. There are priceless paintings, chameleon leather cabinets and trinkets in the mansion. The peculiarity of the Virgin Mary painting, which was given to her as a gift, is that its halo is made of solid gold, and the bowl and necklace in her hand are dipped in gold water.. Another feature of the painting is that, wherever you look from the room, the Virgin Mary’s hands, knees, toes and eyes are turned towards you. According to the guide soldier, there are four of these paintings in the world, two of them in the Vatican and the other in St.. Barnabas Monastery.
There are many books in the study room in the mansion.. When you look at the library of Paulo Paolides, it draws attention with its very different aspects.. It is said that the desk and chair in the room, which Makorios gave as a gift, and the chair that was comfortable in the first sitting, hardened like a stone after a certain period of time, preventing the worker from feeling sluggish.
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The alcohol cabinet made of chameleon leather, which we see in the photo above, and the number of guests, from the figured service tables placed in front of the guests, seem to be very detailed. There are human figures from 1 to 9 on the service tables. How many people will be served, that service table is removed.. According to what we have been told, the chameleon skin was treated with a solution, that some parts of the cabinet changed color according to the seasonal temperatures, and that the color of the cabinet was yellow when the last care solution was applied in autumn.
The special sirtaki of the mansion. The tavern section was designed with great care.. The tables in the tavern are painted according to the color of the rooms.. Whichever color guest stays in the room, that color is seated at the table in the tavern.. It is said that the red room is used for mafia meetings, the blue room is used for adult guests, and the yellow room is used for child guests. The meat cooking device in the stove in the Taverna section is still working even today. /p>
BLUE CORNER’ ÜNLÜ GARDEN
Wine always flowed from this fountain with lions in the garden of the mansion. It is among the rumors that Paulo Paolides threw apples at the women drinking wine from this fountain and that he was with the woman who caught the apple that night.
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When you speak in the garden section of the mansion, your voice is only heard in your own ears. There is a section that echoes. Paulo Paolides, who is also a lawyer, is said to have rehearsed his voice here before going to court. He was forced to flee to Italy using the secret tunnels leading out.. Since he never lost his interest in the mansion and his hope of getting it back one day, he continued to meet all the needs of the mansion until 1986, when he was killed in a mafia meeting.
When the mansion was captured, a golden key from Paulo Paolides’ secret safe However, it has not been found out which key this key was and which door it opened.. This key is still within the Turkish Armed Forces.
While the Turkish Cypriots were struggling to survive under many difficulties between 1963-1974, Paulo Paolides enjoyed himself in this mansion with blood money.
Today Blue The mansion continues to host its visitors as an example museum under the auspices of the Turkish Armed Forces. When you go to Cyprus, do not forget to visit the Blue Kiosk.
VISIT DAYS AND HOURS OF THE MAVI KÖŞK
Monday It is open every day of the week between 09:00 – 17:00 except Mondays.
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You can get to the Blue Kiosk by Cyprus Taxi or Girne Taxi
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