Greek Cypriots
Ελληνοκύπριοι
Ellinokyprioi

Tassos Papadopoulos • Makarios III • Anna Vissi • Dimitris Christofias
Total population
c. up to 1,150,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Cyprus 650,000[1]  United Kingdom 350,000[1]  Greece 60,000[citation needed]  United States 50,000[citation needed]  Australia 80,000[citation needed]  Canada 35,000[citation needed]  South Africa 25,000[citation needed]
Languages
Greek (Cypriot and standard)
Religion
† Orthodox Christianity (Church of Cyprus, belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church)

Greek Cypriots (Greek: Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi; Turkish: Kıbrıslı Rumlar) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus,^[2][3][4][5] forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community at 77% of the population.^[6] Greek Cypriots are mostly members of the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity.^[4][7] In regards to the 1960 Constitution of Cyprus, the term also includes Arabic-speaking Maronites, Armenians and Latin Rite Catholics ("Latins"), who were given the option of being included in one or other of the two constituent communities (Greek or Turkish) and voted to join the Greek Cypriot community.

History[link]

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Zeno of Citium, founder of the Stoic school of philosophy.

Empress Theodora, wife of Justinian I.

Ioannis Kigalas (c. 1622 – 1687) was a Nicosia born Greek Cypriot scholar and professor of Philosophy who was largely active in Padova and Venice.^[8]

Bronze statue of Grigoris Afxentiou.

The Greek Cypriots trace their origins to the descendants of the Mycenaean Greeks who settled on the island during the second half of the second millennium BC. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and Sardinia, and the largest island in the eastern Mediterranean. Mount Olympus (also known as Chionistra), the highest point of the Troodos Mountains (1952 m), is the highest point on the island. The island gradually became part of the Hellenic world as the settlers prospered over the next centuries. Alexander the Great liberated the island from the Persians in 333 BC. After the division of the Roman Empire in 285 AD, Cypriots enjoyed home rule for almost nine centuries under the jurisdiction of the Byzantine Empire, something not seen again until 1960. Perhaps the most important event of the early Byzantine period was the local church's independence from the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East in 431. The bishop of the ancient capital Salamis (renamed Constantia by Emperor Constantius II) was constituted metropolitan by Emperor Zeno, with the title archbishop.

The Byzantine era profoundly molded Greek Cypriot culture. The Greek Orthodox Christian legacy bestowed on Greek Cypriots in this period would live on during the succeeding centuries of foreign domination. Because Cyprus was never the final goal of any external ambition, but simply fell under the domination of whichever power was dominant in the eastern Mediterranean, destroying its civilization was never a military objective or necessity.

The Cypriots did however endure the oppressive rule of first the Lusignans and then the Venetians from the 1190s through to 1570. King Amaury, who succeeded his brother Guy de Lusignan in 1194, was particularly intolerant of the Orthodox Church. Greek Cypriot land was appropriated for the Latin churches after they were established in the major towns on the island. In addition, tax collection was also part of the heavy oppressive attitude of the occupiers to the locals of the island, in that it was now being conducted by the Latin churches themselves.

The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571 delivered the Greek population from serfdom and servitude to the Latin church. Cypriot Greeks were now able to take control of the land they had been working on for centuries. The local Christians resumed practicing their religion in the only acceptable way they knew. The patriarch serving the Ottoman sultan also acted as ethnarch, or leader of the Greek nation, thus enabling the local Orthodox representative to practice decidedly secular powers, for instance in adjudicating justice and in the collection of taxes.

Despite the inherent oppression of foreign subjugation, the period of Ottoman rule (1570-1878) had a limited impact on Greek Cypriot culture. The Ottomans tended to administer their multicultural empire with the help of their subject millets, or religious communities. The tolerance of the millet system permitted the Greek Cypriot community to survive, administered on behalf of Constantinople by the Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus, who became the community's head, or ethnarch. Although religiously tolerant, Ottoman rule was generally harsh and inefficient. Turkish settlers suffered alongside their Greek Cypriot neighbors, and the two groups together endured centuries of oppressive governance from Constantinople. A minority of Greek Cypriots converted to Islam during this period, and are sometimes referred to as "neo-Muslims" by historians.^[9][10]

Cypriot cuisine, as with Greek cuisine, was imprinted with the spices and herbs made common as a result of extensive trade links within the Ottoman Empire. Names of many dishes came to reflect the sources of the ingredients from the many lands under the Ottoman rule. Coffee houses pervasively spread throughout the island into all major towns and countless villages.

Politically, the concept of enosis — unification with the Greek "motherland" — became important to literate Greek Cypriots after Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. A movement for the realization of enosis gradually formed, in which the Church of Cyprus played a dominant role (see "Cyprus dispute").

During British rule (1878–1960), the British brought an efficient colonial administration, but government and education were administered along ethnic lines, accentuating differences. For example, the education system was organized with two Boards of Education, one Greek and one Turkish, controlled by Athens and Istanbul, respectively.^{[citation needed]} The resulting education emphasized linguistic, religious, cultural, and ethnic differences and ignored traditional ties between the two Cypriot communities.^{[citation needed]} The two groups were encouraged to view themselves as extensions of their respective motherlands, and the development of two distinct nationalities with antagonistic loyalties was ensured.^{[citation needed]}

The importance of religion within the Greek Cypriot community was reinforced when the Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus, Makarios III, was elected the first president of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960. For the next decade and a half, enosis was a key issue for Greek Cypriots, and a key cause of events leading up to 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied the northern part of the island. The island remains divided today, with the two communities almost completely separated. Many Greek Cypriots, most of whom lost their homes, lands and possessions during the Turkish invasion, emigrated mainly to the UK, USA, Australia, South Africa and Europe. There are today estimated to be 335,000 Greek Cypriot emigrants living in Great Britain. The majority of the Greek Cypriots in Great Britain currently live in England; there is an estimate of around 3,000 in Wales and 1,000 in Scotland. By the early 1990s, Greek Cypriot society enjoyed a high standard of living. Economic modernization created a more flexible and open society and caused Greek Cypriots to share the concerns and hopes of other secularized West European societies. The Republic of Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, officially representing the entire island, but suspended for the time being in the Turkish occupied north.

Greek Cypriot dialect[link]

Ethnic distribution in 1973. The yellow colour shows land with predominantly Greek population, while purple shows predominantly Turkish population.

The beige areas are administered by Greek Cypriots.

The Greek Cypriot dialect is a member of the south-eastern group of modern Greek dialects. It shares common characteristics with the dialects of the Dodecanese islands as well as those of Asia Minor. The dialect does not have a common form but is divided into a number of distinct local varieties.

Notable Greek Cypriots[link]

• Evagoras
• Clearchus of Soli
• Zeno of Citium
• Apollonios of Kition
• Demonax
• Theodora (wife of Justinian I)
• Vasilis Michaelides
• Georgios Grivas
• Grigoris Afxentiou
• Makarios III
• Michael Cacoyannis
• Mihalis Violaris
• Sotiris Moustakas
• Anna Vissi
• Michalis Hatzigiannis
• Alkinoos Ioannidis
• Kyriakos Charalambides

[edit] Greek Cypriots of the diaspora

Notable Greek Cypriots of the diaspora (including also anchestry):

• Ioannis Kigalas
• George Michael
• Tulisa Contostavlos
• Cat Stevens
• Stelios Haji-Ioannou
• Christopher A. Pissarides
• Marcos Baghdatis

See also[link]

• Greek Cypriot diaspora
• Turkish Cypriots
• Greek Britons
• List of Cypriots
• Greeks in New Zealand

External links[link]

• Reassessing what we collect website – Greek Cypriot London History of Greek Cypriot London with objects and images
• Cyprus: Historical Setting

References[link]

The Ottoman Empire 1700–1922, Donald Quataert, ISBN 0-521-83910-6

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The Greek is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Bill Raymond. The Greek is the head of an international criminal organization involved in narcotics and human trafficking.^[1] The Greek is a mysterious figure involved in numerous criminal activities. His given name is never mentioned on the show, and though he is known only as "The Greek", he has stated (in the episode Port in a Storm) that he is not actually Greek. A quiet and unassuming man, the Greek prefers to keep a low profile, operating all of his business through his lieutenant Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos. His smuggling organization operated from a small diner in Baltimore for years, and while Vondas would conduct business the Greek would listen in quietly at the counter. Nick Sobotka, upon seeing the Greek identify himself, was amazed that the shadowy figure had been in plain sight the entire time.

Despite his calm appearance, the Greek is cunning and ruthless, and only interested in facts that make him more money. Series creator David Simon has said that The Greek is an embodiment of raw unencumbered capitalism.^[2] Anyone interfering in this process is eliminated immediately, and he prefers to leave victims headless and handless to hinder identification.

The Greek's smuggling operation includes importing sex trade workers, illicit drugs, stolen goods and chemicals for drug processing. He bribes union stevedores to move containers through the Baltimore port for him and uses his muscle, Sergei "Serge" Malatov, to run containers back and forth from the port to his warehouse, a front managed by "Double G" Glekas. The Greek supplies the major drug dealers in East Baltimore with pure cocaine and heroin, using Eton Ben-Eleazer to move his drugs. His chief client is Proposition Joe, but he is also affiliated with smaller drug dealing organizations like those run by "White Mike" McArdle. His sex trade interests in Baltimore include a brothel run by a madam named Ilona Petrovitch, bringing in girls from eastern Europe. He manages to avoid prosecution for his crimes because an FBI counter-terrorism agent named Kristos Koutris tips him off if a criminal investigation gets too close. It is suggested he and Vondas may serve as federal informants.

Biography[link]

Season 2[link]

The Greek began to draw police attention in Baltimore when his contact at the docks, Frank Sobotka, became the target of an investigation. At the same time a container of thirteen dead young women intended for the sex trade was discovered at the docks, triggering a high-profile homicide investigation. The container belonged to the Greek and the girls were killed by a crewman onboard the vessel that had delivered them. The ship's crew had been paying the girls for sex and when one of the girls refused, she was killed. The crewman responsible dumped her overboard and collapsed the air pipe to kill the remaining women. The Greek had Sergei track the crewman down, interrogated him personally, and had Vondas kill him.

As the investigation continued the police were able to link Eton and Sergei to the drug smuggling operation. When police began tracking containers as they left the port, The Greek and Vondas began to close down the operation temporarily by dumping their cell phones and stealing "clean" containers. Persuading Sobotka to keep the smuggling operation going he bought further protection from Agent Koutris by betraying a load of Colombian cocaine, giving him time to destroy incriminating evidence in the warehouse and Glekas' store.

The Greek recognized that the investigation was too extensive to stop and made plans to leave, sending Vondas to assure Proposition Joe that supply of drugs would continue albeit with new faces. He attempted to buy Sobotka's silence with promised legal aid for his son, but when he learned from Koutris that Frank was planning to turn informant he had the union man killed. Although Frank's nephew Nick Sobotka was able to identify The Greek in a photo and Sergei was pressured to give up the location of his hotel suite, Vondas and the Greek had already boarded a flight to Chicago. Aware that the Greek and Vondas were gone, the police left the investigation behind and moved on to the drug dealers he supplied.

Seasons 4 & 5[link]

The Greek continued to supply "Proposition Joe" Stewart, who formed an organization with other drug dealers called the New Day Co-Op to provide The Greek's product to them in exchange for reduced violence and sharing of territory. When Omar Little steals an entire shipment of heroin from the Greek's men as it is being delivered to Stewart's people, Marlo Stanfield demands a meeting with Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos in order to allay his fears that Stewart was responsible.^[3][4] Once Stanfield is satisfied, he waits for the Major Crimes Unit's investigation into his activities to cease and then moves to establish a direct relationship with Vondas and the Greek. After getting in communication with Vondas through former soldier Sergei,^[5][6] Marlo eventually sells himself as Joe's replacement by convincing the Greek that he requires an insurance policy in the form of a replacement for Proposition Joe, in the event that anything should happen to him. Realizing that Stanfield will move against Stewart regardless of his approval, the Greek accepts Marlo's proposal to act as an "insurance policy," knowing that it will mean Joe's death.^[7][8]

After Stewart's murder, Stanfield meets with Vondas to initiate their new business relationship.^[9][10] Stanfield's tenure proves short lived when he is forced into retirement by an investigation, and the other Co-Op members purchase the connection from Stanfield. In the closing scenes of the series finale, Slim Charles and Fat-Face Rick take over meeting with Vondas while the Greek listens quietly in the background.^[11][12]

References[link]

Turkish Cypriots
Kıbrıslı Türkler

1st row: Fazıl Küçük · Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha · Kaytazzade Mehmet Nazım · Alparslan Türkeş · Rauf Denktaş 2nd row: Ziynet Sali · Fatih Terim · Işın Karaca · Leon Osman · Tracey Emin
Total population
est. 800,000-1,100,000 (see also Turkish Cypriot diaspora)
Regions with significant populations
Northern Cyprus 150,000-200,000 a [1][2]  Turkey 300,000-500,000 [3][4][5][6]  United Kingdom 300,000-400,000 [7][8][9][10]  Australia 40,000-60,000 [6][9][11][12]  United States 5,000-10,000 [13]  Canada 2,000 [9]  Cyprus 2,000 [14]
Languages
Cypriot Turkish
Religion
Predominantly Islam
Footnotes
a This figure does not include Turkish settlers from Turkey.

Turkish Cypriots (Turkish: Kıbrıs Türkleri or Kıbrıslı Türkler Greek: Τουρκοκύπριοι) are the ethnic Turks and members of the Turkish-speaking ethnolinguistic community of the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The term is used to refer explicitly to the indigenous Turkish Cypriots, whose Ottoman Turkish forbears colonised the island in 1571. About 30,000 Turkish soldiers were given land once they settled in Cyprus,^[15][16] which bequeathed a significant Turkish community; today's Turkish Cypriots.^[17]

History[link]

Ottoman troops landed in Cyprus in mid-May 1570 and conquered it within a year from Venetian rule.^[18] The Turkish arrival to the island was welcomed by the Greek Cypriots as it was an improvement on Catholic domination and on the hope that 'anybody was better than the Venetians.'^[18][19][20] After the defeat of the Venetians in 1571, the Turkish commander, Lala Mustafa Paşa, chose 12,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalrymen to stay behind as colonists.^[21] Furthermore, a substantial number of Turkish soldiers and their families from the Mediterranean region of Turkey, approximately 20,000, went to Cyprus and were given fiefs on the island. A fief was a parcel of real estate given by Sultan Selim II to his soldiers in return for their service to him.^[16] By the late sixteenth century there was an estimated 40,000-60,000 Turks in Cyprus.^[22]

Throughout the Ottoman rule, the demographic ratio between Christian "Greeks" and Muslim "Turks" fluctuated constantly.^[23] By 1777-1788 the Turkish Muslim (and some Greek Muslim) population constituted the majority on the island, with 40,000 Muslim Turks and 37,000 Christian Greeks.^[24] In 1788-1792 Turks were estimated at 45,000 compared to 40,000 Greeks.^[24] However, by 1841, Turks made up 27% of the island's population.^[25] The reason for this decline is because the Turkish community were obliged to serve in the Ottoman army for years, usually away from home, very often losing their lives in the endless wars of the Ottoman Empire.^[26]

By 1878, during the Congress of Berlin, Cyprus was 'rented' to the British with the condition that Britain would come to the Ottoman Empire's aid in case of a Russian attack. However, in 1914, the Ottoman Empire established an alliance with Germany, Britain annexed Cyprus, and the island became a British colony.^[27] At this time, Cyprus' Muslim inhabitants were asked to choose between adopting British nationality and retaining their Ottoman subject status; this resulted in 4,000-8,500 Muslim Turks choosing to leave the island and move to Turkey.^[28] By July 1923, Turkey accepted that Cyprus had become a British territory under the Treaty of Lausanne and almost half of the Turkish community, approximately 15,000, immigrated to Turkey.^[29] Furthermore, the Great Depression of 1929 brought economic depression to Cyprus with unemployment and low wages.^[30] Thus, Turkish Cypriots started to immigrate in small numbers to the United Kingdom and the United States during the 1930s for economic reasons.^[31]

An old Turkish Cypriot quarters in Paphos (1969).

In 1950 a referendum was held by the Greek Cypriots in which 95.7% of eligible Greek Cypriot voters cast their ballots in supporting a fight aimed at enosis, the union of Cyprus with Greece.^[32] By 1955, the Greek Cypriot fight for enosis was led by an armed organisation called EOKA by Georgios Grivas which aimed at bringing down British rule and uniting the island of Cyprus with Greece. Turkish Cypriots had always reacted immediately against the objective of enosis; thus, the 1950s saw many Turkish Cypriots who were fleeing the EOKA.^[33] By 1958, Turkish Cypriots set up their own armed group called TMT and by early 1958, the first wave of armed conflict between the two communities began, a few hundred Turkish Cypriots left their villages and quarters in the mixed towns and never returned.^[34]

Turkish flag (left) and Turkish Cypriot flag (right) on the Pentadaktylos mountains.

By 16 August 1960, the island of Cyprus became an independent state, the Republic of Cyprus, with power sharing between the two communities under the 1960 Zurich agreements, with Britain, Greece and Turkey as Guarantor Powers. Archbishop Makarios III was elected as president by the Greek Cypriots and Dr. Fazıl Küçük was elected as vice-president by the Turkish Cypriots. The two ethnic groups continued to pursue their separate objectives of enosis and taksim. In December 1963, in events known as Bloody Christmas (tr:Kanlı Noel),^[35] Greek Cypriots initiated a military campaign against the Turkish Cypriots, after which intercommunal clashes continued until 1974.^[36] Turkish Cypriots suffered heavier casualties and some 25,000 Turkish Cypriots became internally displaced, amounting to about a fourth of their population.^[34][34][37] This resulted in an exodus of Turkish Cypriots, with the majority migrating to the United Kingdom while others went to Turkey, North America and Australia.^[38]

With the rise to power of the Greek military junta in 1967, a group of right-wing Greek extremists supporting the union of Cyprus with Greece created an organisation called EOKA B, an analogous organization to the Turkish TMT and staged a coup in 1974.^[39] This led to a military offensive by Turkey which used its right as one of the guarantor states and invaded the island.^[34]. Turkish troops killed a lot of Greek Cypriot Citizens. Many Greek Cypriots are missing since then. After the Turkish invasion and the ensuing 1975 Vienna agreements, 60,000 Turkish Cypriots who lived in the south of the island fled to the north.^[40] The 1974-1975 movement was strictly organised by the Provisional Turkish Administration who tried to preserve village communities intact.^[34]

Thus, Cyprus was divided into two zones, separated by the green line, which was first established in 1964.^[41] In the north, the Turkish Cypriots first declared the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus in 1975, and in 1983 they unilaterally declared the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which has since remained internationally unrecognized except by Turkey.^[40] In April 2004, a referendum of the Annan Plan to reunite the island was strongly approved by Turkish Cypriots (64.9% voting “yes”) whilst it was strongly rejected by the Greek Cypriots (75.8% voting “no”). The plan as Greek Cypriots argued gave match more power to Turkish Cypriot than they had till then, so it is the high percentage of rejection by the Greek Cypriots.

Culture[link]

The Ottoman Turkish Hala Sultan Tekke, located in Larnaca.

The historic Büyük Han which houses a mosque has become a thriving centre of Turkish Cypriot culture.

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Religion[link]

The majority of Turkish Cypriots (99%) are Sunni Muslims.^[42] Turkish Cypriots are not conservative and many do not actually practice the religion.^[43] For example, alcohol is frequently consumed by Turkish Cypriots and women dress casually. In fact, the majority of Turkish Cypriots are overwhelmingly secular.^[42] However, religion still plays a role within the community; for example, Turkish Cypriot boys are generally circumcised at a young age in accordance with religious beliefs; however, this practice appears more related to custom and tradition than to powerful religious motivation.^[44]

In the 300 years of Ottoman rule in Cyprus, the Turks built mostly religious buildings on the island. Hala Sultan Tekke near the salt lake in LarnakaRowan-moorhouse 2007, 186.</ref>^[45]) and the Mevlevi Tekke in Nicosia are considered to be the most important two tekkes.^[46]

Language[link]

The Cypriot Turkish dialect is relatively distinct from standard Turkish used in Turkey as it is more casual than the formal standard Turkish. The words (mainly verbs) have short, cut ends with some lengthy vowels at the end of each sentence. For example, instead of saying 'ne yapiyorsun?' (what are you doing?), the Cypriot dialect shortens this to 'napan?'.

However, since the establishment of the TRNC, mainland Turkish has become more influential; the influence of Turkish television has also contributed to this.

Music and dances[link]

Folk music and dancing is an integral part of social life among Turkish Cypriots. Traditional Turkish Cypriot folk dances can be divided into 5 categories: Karsilamas, Sirtos, Zeybeks, Ciftetellis / Arabiyes, and Topical Dances (such as Orak, Kozan, Kartal and Topal). The folk dancing groups usually have performances during national festivals, weddings, Turkish nights at hotels and within tourism areas.

Demographics[link]

The northern areas of the island of Cyprus are administered by Turkish Cypriots.

According to the 2006 Northern Cyprus Census, there was 145,443 Turkish Cypriots who were born and currently living in North Cyprus.^[47] Of the Cypriot-born population, 120,007 had both parents born in Cyprus; 12,628 had one of their parents born in Cyprus and the other born in another country. Thus, 132,635 Turkish Cypriots had at least one parent born in Cyprus.^[48]

Diaspora[link]

There is a strong Turkish Cypriot community living in London, United Kingdom.

There was significant Turkish Cypriot emigration from the island during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, mainly to Great Britain, Australia, and Turkey. Emigration from Cyprus has mainly been for economical and political reasons. According to the TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 2001, 500,000 Turkish Cypriots were living in Turkey; 200,000 in Great Britain; 40,000 in Australia; some 10,000 in North America; and 5,000 in other countries (mainly in Germany).^[6]

A more recent estimate, in 2011, by the Home Affairs Committee states that there is now 300,000 Turkish Cypriots living in the United Kingdom^[7] whilst Turkish Cypriots themselves claim that the British-Turkish Cypriot community has reached 400,000.^[9] Furthermore, recent estimates suggest that there is now 60,000 Turkish Cypriots living in Australia.^[9][12]

Famous Turkish Cypriots[link]

• Adam Booth - Boxing Trainer and Manager to David Haye
• Alparslan Türkeş - Far Right Nationalist Leader in Turkey
• Alp Mehmet - UK Ambassador to Iceland 2004 - 2008
• Asil Nadir - Former CEO of Polly Peck International PLC
• Billy Mehmet - Scottish Premier League footballer
• Colin Kazim-Richards - Galatasaray and Turkish International Football Player
• Derviş Eroğlu - Current President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Derviş Ali Kavazoğlu - Member of Progressive AKEL party who was assassinated by TMT
• Fatih Terim - Football manager of Galatasaray
• Fatima Whitbread - World Champion Javelin Thrower
• Fazıl Küçük - First Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus
• Fazıl Önder - Journalist and peace fighter who was assassinated by TMT
• Feri Cansel - Actress
• Hal Ozsan - Actor (Dawson's Creek, Kyle XY)
• Haldun Dormen MBE - Actor
• Hussein Chalayan - Fashion Designer
• İsmet Güney - (Artist) Creator of the Republic of Cyprus flag
• Kemal Izzet Colchester United Football Player
• Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha - 3-times Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier in mid-19th century
• Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha- 5-times Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier in late-19th and early-20th century
• Leon Osman - Everton Football Player
• Lawrence Rustem - Councillor for British National Party
• Mehmet Ali Talat - Second President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Mehmet Nazım Adil - Naqshbandi Sufi Sheikh
• Meliz Redif - 400 Metre Runner
• Meral Ece OBE - Baroness House of Lords
• Metin Huseyin - Film Director
• Muzzy Izzet - Former Leicester and Birmingham City Football Player
• Nil Burak - Singer
• Niyazi Berkes - Sociologist
• Okan Ersan - Guitarist, composer and recording artist.
• Osman Türkay- Poet, nominee for the Nobel Prize for Literature
• Özker Özgür - Politician
• Rauf Denktaş - First President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Suat Günsel, Businessman and billionaire
• Tamer Hassan - Actor
• Tracey Emin - Artist
• Vamik Volkan - Psychoanalyst and Author
• Zeki Alasya - Actor
• Ziynet Sali - Singer

See also[link]

• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Turkish Cypriot diaspora
• Northern Cypriot passport
• Cyprus
• Greek Cypriots
• Cypriot refugees
• List of Cypriots
• Cypriot Turkish

References[link]

Bibliography[link]