ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi bˈɪlt ðə pˈɑːɹk nˌɪɹ ˈiːst ˌɔn ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θˈaʊzənd θˈaʊzənd skwˈɛɹ mˈiːɾɚz, ænd ðə kˈɑːnsɚts ʌv dˈiːp pˈɜːpəl ænd tˈɜːkɪʃ bˈændz sˈʌtʃ ɐz jˈuːksɛk sˈædɐkˌæt dɹˈuː tˈɛnz ʌv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv spɛktˈeɪɾɚz fɹʌm sˈaɪpɹəs ænd tˈɜːki.
In 2014, the university built the Park Near East on an area of 220000 thousand square metres, and the concerts of Deep Purple and Turkish bands such as Yüksek Sadakat drew tens of thousands of spectators from Cyprus and Turkey.