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- ↑ "Lefkoşa İlçesine Bağlı İlköğretim Okullarımız". mebnet.net. Ministry of National Education and Culture. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Gazimağusa İlçesine Bağlı İlköğretim Okullarımız". mebnet.net. Ministry of National Education and Culture. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Girne İlçesine Bağlı İlköğretim Okullarımız". mebnet.net. Ministry of National Education and Culture. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Güzelyurt İlçesine Bağlı İlköğretim Okullarımız". mebnet.net. Ministry of National Education and Culture. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "İskele İlçesine Bağlı İlköğretim Okullarımız". mebnet.net. Ministry of National Education and Culture. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Lefke İlçesine Bağlı İlköğretim Okullarımız". mebnet.net. Ministry of National Education and Culture. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Özel Okullar". mebnet.net. Ministry of National Education and Culture. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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