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Namik Kemal Prison (Namik Kemal Zindanı)
The Venetian Palace, built by the Venetians and then destroyed by the Ottoman invaders in 1571, what was left of the palace was used as a prison to house those that opposed the invaders. One of the most famous prisoners kept here was Namik Kemal, the national poet of the Ottoman Empire. He had been exiled to Cyprus by the Sultan and was imprisoned in the converted palace for three years between 1873 and 1876.
Namik Kemal Prison (Namik Kemal Zindanı)
The Venetian Palace, built by the Venetians and then destroyed by the Ottoman invaders in 1571, what was left of the palace was used as a prison to house those that opposed the invaders. One of the most famous prisoners kept here was Namik Kemal, the national poet of the Ottoman Empire. He had been exiled to Cyprus by the Sultan and was imprisoned in the converted palace for three years between 1873 and 1876.