Morphou (Greek Μόρφου, Turkish Omorfo) / Guzelyurt (Turkish Güzelyurt) is a city in Cyprus, on the shores of the bay of the same name, since 1974 being part of the partially recognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

The remains of the first settlements on the territory of the city date back to antiquity, but modern Morphou belongs to the Byzantine period, when around the church of St. Mamanta, revered in this area, there were residents fleeing the Arab raids. In 1426 Morphou became the center of a major anti-feudal uprising. In 1883, the British administration gave Morph the status of a city, and it began to develop rapidly thanks to the railway built in 1907, which connected it with Nicosia and dismantled in 1951.
In 1973, the Cypriot Orthodox Church established the Metropolis of Morphus, but the following year, the predominantly Greek city before that was captured by Turkish troops, and Bishop Chrysanths (Sariyannis) was forced to flee. The new administration renamed the city with a translation of the Greek name in Guzelyurt instead of the previously used in Turkish
Omorpho (tour. Omorfo) and made it the center of a separate Morpho region.
Among the numerous temples of the city is the medieval church of St. Mamanta, which, like many other temples in the north of the island, has been turned into a museum of icons and is not used for religious purposes.
The city hosts the Cyprus branch of the Middle East Technical University.

Famous Natives
Lukis Akritas (Greek: Λουκης Ακριτας; 1909–1965) was a Greek writer and politician.
Nearchos Georgiadis (Greek: Νέαρχος Γεωργιάδης; b. 1944) is a Cypriot science fiction writer.