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What Nationality are people from Cyprus or Cypriots Eg Greek or Turkish?
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∙ 13y ago
They are both because Greek Cypriots sometimes speak Turkish and Turkish Cypriots sometimes speak Greek. But Turkish Cypriots always have a different accent to people from Turkey because they don't like to think of themselves as Turkish people, they think of themselves as Cypriot's. Greek Cypriots are the same.
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What do you call people born in Cyprus?
Greek Cypriots if born on Hellenic side or Turkish Cypriots on Turkish Side
What are the two main groups of people in Cyprus?
The majority of Cyprus is made of Greek Cypriots and a minority is made of Turkish Cypriots. There have also been an influx of forced migration from the Turkish mainland that has doubled the number of "Turkish Cypriots" even though these people have no Cypriot heritage and have been used in an attempt to change the population dynamics in Cyprus.
What are people from Cyprus called?
Cypriots
What is the name given to the people of Cyprus?
they are called Cypriots
What 2 countries claim to own parts of Cyprus?
OK, let me get this straight, i am a Turkish Cypriot so that means Turkey owns 1 half of Cyprus, the other half is owned by the Greek Cypriots which i have a lot of respect for because if it wasn't for them Cyprus wouldn't be what it is today. Originally the first country to occupied Cyprus was the Turkish people, they then settled about 100 years ago and created their own culture because they did not think of themselves as Turkish Cypriot's, they thought of themselves as just Cypriots. Then the Greeks invaded and the Turks and Greeks had a war over who claims Cyprus, in the end they ended up sharing Cyprus. About 30 years ago Cyprus was literally divided in half, one for the Turkish Cypriots and one for the Greek Cypriots. In 1971,or sometime then, the government decided it was unfair that the Turkish Cypriots could not mix with the Greek Cypriots so now we live together as one big family in perfect harmony and Greek Cypriots speak Turkish and Turkish Cypriots speak Greek. END OF
Where did many of the Turks originally live?
Turkish people came from central Asia, after the Russian war 5 or 6 turkic states formed and Turkish people came from the country Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan then they went west through the Caspian sea, past Azerbaijan and found a good spot of land which now Turkey then the Turks formed an empire called the Ottoman empire
What religion are people in Cyprus?
Greek Orthodox Christianity or particularly "the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus/ Cypriot Orthodox Church" It's part of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Not forgetting the Turkish community, whch would follow Islam.
What laguage is spoken in Cyprus?
Cyprus, an island nation off the coast of Turkey, has the official languages of Greek and Turkish.Because of the division, Greek is spoken largely in the southern part of the island and Turkish in the northern part.English is also widely spoken, and official documents are usually available in English as well as Greek and Turkish. In the south, Street signs are usually in Greek and English, occasionally in Greek, English and Turkish.Greek Cypriots speak Greek but they also have their own dialect called 'the Cyprian dialect.' Turkish Cypriots speak Turkish but some elder ones also speak 'the Cyprian dialect.' The English language is also used.greek,turkish and englishCyprus is not a language. The Cypriots speak Greek.Half of them do because they are Greek but the other half of Cyprus are Turkish cipriots,sometimes the Greeks speak Turkish and sometimes the Turkish speak Greek, there is never one language in Cyprus it will always be two, logically.Most people in Cyprus speak Greek although Turkish is the official language.Greek on the Hellenic side and Turkish on The Turkish SideMost people speak Greek although in some areas, mainly Limassol, Russian is very common as well as Filipino.Greek (70%) Turkish (30%)Nope they dont they speak GreekTurkish and/or Greek. The Turks and the Greeks have been fighting over Cyprus for hundreds of years, continuing to this day.Cyprus is a divided island- in the South, the official language is Greek, although English is widely spoken and many roadsigns, shop names etc. are bilingual. There are also English-language newspapers and periodicals, English radio stations, and the vast majority of Greek Cypriots speak at least some English (although in very rural areas, they may struggle to get beyond a few words).In the North, the official language is Turkish. English is spoken here too, but it's not used publicly to anything near the same degree as in the South, and you won't find many English-speakers in the more rural areas.1. Greek, 2. Turkish.The languages spoken are Greek Turkish and English.The 2 official languages are Greek and Turkish.Spoken languages are Greek, Turkish, English
Who started the Turko-Cypriot Conflict?
In 1974 Cyprus was an island nation with a democratically elected government and with a population of citizens of both Greek and Turkish origin. In 1974 the Cypriot National Guard overthrew the democratically elected government of Cyprus. Turkey claimed that the Cypriot National Guard was controlled by a Greek junta and that the governmental overthrow amounted to an "invasion" of Cyprus by Greece. Turkey then 'retaliated' (in support of the overthrown government) by invading Cyprus by land and naval forces which, in turn, brought full scale retaliation from Greece, which did likewise. I suppose it depends on which side you support as to which scenario you subscribe to. --------------------------------------- However if you look at the BBC reports and go to the National History Library, you would see that the greek cypriots joined Greece in 1953 to try and take over the country. The English government sent troops the keep the peace but they were also killed by the greek army from Greece who also over threw the priminister of Cyprus in order to take control. Turkey entered the country to save the Turkish cypriots from being killed and as of today the northen side is still not allowed to trade and fund themselves unless Turkey keeps supporting them. 1963 a document was signed recognising 2 separate states which now the English and greek government ignores.
Are cypriots considered Asians?
You could say that Cypriots are Asians or Europeans. You could say Europeans as Cyprus is part of the EU but I would go for Asians or Middle Eastern as Geographically Cyprus is in the Middle East next to Turkey Syria and Lebanon. Also both Greek and Turkish Cypriot culture share many similarities with Arab/Middle Eastern culture such as the dancing, food, music and even the people look the same. And as a Greek Cypriot myslef I would prefer to be called Middle Eastern rather than European. :)
Is Cyprus a Greek country?
My friend Cyprus is an independent country located in eastern Europe below Turkey, Cyprus has been an independent country since 1960 and the minority of people who live there are Greek Cypriots.
How do you say lady in Cyprus?
The official languages are Greek and Turkish though English is widely spoken and most people understand English.
