Nicosia (Lefkoşa)
In her column of 16 August 2015, Zaferyıldızı connects poems in Sakla Kendini with memories of the Nicosia (Lefkoşa) streets she had to leave at six. Her own account establishes this relationship between place and poetry.
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Gözleri Şiir Çocuk opened at the Rauf Raif Denktaş Culture and Congress Palace on 13 March 2013. Her first solo photography and poetry exhibition brought her work together with her pupils in Famagusta (Gazimağusa).
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Mağusa Gelişim Akademisi is one of the local settings for her poetry work. Her September 2016 column announces a new season of sessions begun the year before and makes room for children’s writing.
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The Culture Department’s account of a concert at the Armenian Church records one example of cultural work during her directorship. Organised with Mağusa Suriçi Derneği, the event featured Püren Eda Gözer performing Bach’s first three cello suites.
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Atatürk Teacher Training Academy hosted the Turkic World Children’s Literature Workshop on 20–21 April 2026. Zaimağaoğlu was among its opening speakers in Nicosia (Lefkoşa).
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