Kalopsida ( el, Καλοψίδα; tr, Çayönü) is a village in the
Famagusta District of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
, east of
Lysi
Lysi ( gr, Λύση, tr, Akdoğan or ) is a village located in the Mesaoria plain in Cyprus, north of the city of Larnaca. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. Lysi is also the administration center for the villages of Beyar ...
. It is under the ''
de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
'' control of
Northern Cyprus.
Before 1974, Kalopsida was an exclusively
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 r ...
village; its residents were displaced during 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-s ...
. In 1973, 1,023 Greek Cypriots lived in Kalopsida. Presently, it is inhabited by displaced
Turkish Cypriots
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,0 ...
from the south and some families from Turkey. It was renamed in Turkish in 1975; is the Turkish name of
Paramali, which is where many of the Turkish Cypriots who now live in Kalopsida originate from.
''Kalopsidiotes'' (pronounced ; residents of Kalopsida) were known for being very brave and constantly carrying knives, which they regarded as a symbol of pride.
The village has a football club (Çayönü) in
Northern Cyprus K-Pet 2nd League.
Haber Kibris, 26 December 2013
K-Pet 2nd League
References
Populated places in Gazimağusa District
Communities in Famagusta District
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