The Greek-Cypriot diaspora refers to the
Greek Cypriot
Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 census, 659,115 ...
population of
Cyprus, or people who are of Greek Cypriot origins, who live abroad because of either economic reasons, or were part of the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
population that was uprooted from their homes in
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Recog ...
by the
Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-spo ...
when the
island was divided, into the Greek-Cypriot controlled southern two-thirds and the
Turkish-controlled northern one-third in 1974.
Many Greek Cypriots migrated to the UK in the 1950s and 1960s for economic reasons, but many also fled, leaving their island country behind after the
Turkish invasion of 1974. Today, the majority of Greek Cypriots living abroad are in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Nor ...
, particularly in
North London
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The term ''nor ...
, many around the
Southgate neighbourhood. However, thousands more have also relocated to
Australia,
Canada,
South Africa
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, the
United States
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and other
European countries. Many often return to Cyprus and are a major force in advocating
Cypriot issues around the world.
See also
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British Cypriots
*
Notable British Cypriots
*
Cypriot American
Cypriot Americans are Americans of full or partial Cypriot ancestry. Cypriot Americans, alongside English, speak Cypriot Greek, Cypriot Turkish, Cypriot Arabic, or Armenian. The majority of Cypriot Americans are either Eastern Christians (predom ...
s
*
Cypriot Australians
References
External links
NEPOMAK (The World Organisation for Young Overseas Cypriots)Reassessing what we collect website – Greek Cypriot LondonHistory of Greek Cypriot London with objects and images
Greek Cypriot people
Greek
Cypriot
Cyprus–Greece relations
Diaspora by ethnic group
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