Sarayönü Square
| Atatürk Square | |
The Venetian Column, located in the Sarayönü Square. | |
| Former name(s) | Konak Square Saray Square Orduönü Square |
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| Maintained by | Nicosia Turkish Municipality |
| Location | de facto North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus de jure Nicosia, Cyprus |
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| Known for | Center of North Nicosia, historical administrative center |
Sarayönü (Greek: Πλατεία του Σεραγίου), officially Atatürk Square (Turkish: Atatürk Meydanı; Greek: Πλατεία Ατατούρκ), is a square in North Nicosia. It is the centre of the Turkish part of the city and was the administrative center of the island for centuries.
The Turkish Cypriot central Law Courts, the Nicosia Post Office, as well as a police station and a number of banks in the square. The thoroughfare of Girne Avenue ends in the square. The Ottoman governor's mansion, originally a Lusignan, and later Venetian palace, also stood in the south west of the square, before it was destroyed by the British in early 20th century.