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North Cyprus Museums - Famagusta The Dungeon & Museum of Namik Kemal This two-stroyed hewn stone dungeon was built on the ruins of the
Venetian Palace during the Ottoman era in Cyprus. Namik Kemal, a
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stinguished nationalist poet, spent his thirty-eight months in
this dungeon when he was sent into exile on April 9th 1873 soon
after first performance of his play "Vatan or Silistire" at Gedik
Pasa theatre on April 1st 1873. The ground-floor, with only one
vaulted cell, is in shape of a rectangle and it has low arched entrance
door which opens on to the courtyard of the Venetian Palace as well
as the two windows in the same wall. When Namik Kemal came to Magusa,
he first stayed at the groundfloor, but after a while he was taken
to the second storey with the permission of the Cyprus Governer,
Veyis Pasa. The steep stone stairs at the side of the building take
you to the rectangular second storey which has two large windows,
a landing in the front, a marble floor and a timbered ceiling. After
having been forgiven by Murat V. of June 3rd 1876, Namik Kemal returned
to Istanbul on June 29th 1876. Department of Antiquities and Museums,
Planning and Restoration Section started the "Restoration and Environmental
Organization Project of the Namik Kemal Dungeon Museum" more or
less at the beginning of 1993 and completed it within a short period
of six months. Organization of the museum was made with the collaboration
of the Department of Culture. 
