Editing Morphou (section)

== Culture ==
The town is known for the annual Morphou Orange Festival, which has been organized by the municipality since 1977.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sanat ve Kültür|url=http://160.75.2.170/index.php/tr/kktc-hakkinda/sanat-kultur|publisher=Istanbul Technical University|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr}}</ref> The festival features local and Turkish singers and bands (the 2015 festival included many bands and singers including [[Model (band)|Model]], [[Pinhani]] and [[SOS (Turkish Cypriot band)|SOS]]), modern and Latin dance shows, plays, fashion shows, traditional music and dance shows, sports competitions in several fields including football and darts and acrobatic shows.<ref>{{cite web|title=38. Güzelyurt Portakal Festivali|url=http://www.guzelyurtfestival.org/images/2015/dergi/|publisher=Morphou Orange Festival|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr}}</ref> Along with the festival, the town annually hosts an Open Golf Tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Festival golfcüler yarıştı|url=http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/41/news/166715/PageName/SPOR|publisher=[[Kıbrıs Postası]]|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr}}</ref> 

The town is home to two museums: the Icon Museum at the St Mamas Church and the Morphou History of Natural History and Archaeology. The latter is home to several specimens of native species that lived in Cyprus in different periods, as well as antiquities from the Neolithic Age to the Byzantine period. The St Mamas Church still annually hosts a Greek Cypriot liturgy. Bandabuliya (the closed market) is an important commercial center and was built in the 1930s in the British colonial architecture.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aciman|first1=Stella|title=Güzelyurt'ta Bir Gün|url=http://www.yeniduzen.com/Ekler/adres-kibris/129/guzelyurt-ta-bir-gun/823|publisher=[[Yeni Düzen]]|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr|date=26 October 2013}}</ref>

The town is the home of [[Binatlı Yılmaz S.K.]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Kulüp Bilgileri|url=http://www.ktff.net/BilgiBankasi/KulupDetayi/14|publisher=Cyprus Turkish Football Federation|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr}}</ref> a football club that spent the 2014-15 season in the [[KTFF 1. Lig]], the second highest division. They finished the season in the third place and achieved promotion into the [[Süper Lig (Northern Cyprus)|Süper Lig]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Binatlı'da kutlamalar sürüyor|url=http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/41/news/164930/PageName/SPOR|publisher=Kıbrıs Postası|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr}}</ref> The town is also home to [[Baf Ülkü Yurdu S.K.]], which will play in the 1. Lig in the 2015-16 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Müthiş takas|url=http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/41/news/166238/PageName/SPOR|publisher=Kıbrıs Postası|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr}}</ref>

The municipality also runs the Morphou City Theater, a theatrical group that regularly puts on performances. The Morphou Theater Days are organized annually with the participation of the City Theater and other theaters from Northern Cyprus and Turkey. The organization reached 5000 viewers in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Güzelyurt Belediyesi Şehir Tiyatrosu|url=http://www.guzelyurtbelediyesi.com/component/content/article/39-tiyatro/122-%C5%9Fehir-tiyatrosu.html|publisher=Morphou Municipality|access-date=6 July 2015|language=tr}}</ref>