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unusual facts about Turkish Cypriot



Baf Ülkü Yurdu S.K.

The football leagues were set up in Cyprus upon the establishment of Cyprus Football Association in 1934 and Çetinkaya Türk S.K. joined the Cypriot First Division as the sole representative of the Turkish Cypriot community.

Çetinkaya Türk S.K.

Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü was founded in 1930, and was one of the founding members of the Cypriot First Division in 1934, the sole Turkish Cypriot team in the league (with 7 Greek Cypriot teams: AEL Limassol, Trast AC, Olympiakos Nicosia, Aris Limassol, APOEL, Anorthosis Famagusta, and EPA Larnaca).

Hamitköy S.K.

Hamitköy Spor Kulübü is a Turkish Cypriot football club based in Hamitköy, Nicosia District.

Ishia Bennison

In 1985 Bennison became a household name whilst playing Guizin Osman, the long-suffering wife of the womanising Turkish Cypriot, Mehmet (Haluk Bilginer), in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Tatlısu Halk Odası S.K.

Tatlısu Halk Odası Spor Kulübü is a Turkish Cypriot sports club based in Tatlısu, Famagusta District.


see also

2011 Turkish Cypriot demonstrations

2011 Turkish Cypriot demonstrations are demonstrations carried out in the Northern occupied part of Cyprus.

Adalı

Kutlu Adalı (1935–1996), Turkish Cypriot journalist, poet, socio-political researcher and peace advocate.

Gunsel

Suat Günsel (born 1952), billionaire Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur, businessman and founder of the Near East University

Louroujina Salient

In 1974, this village was secured so as to be placed within a contiguous Turkish Cypriot zone, which later became in 1975, the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, then in 1983, the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K.

Mağusa Türk Gücü last won the title of champions of the Turkish-Cypriot Football League Birinci Lig in the 2005-06 season in Northern Cyprus.

Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus

During this phase, the Commando brigade would advance from its positions at Agios Ermolaos to the south towards Morphou, and on the third day would unite with the Turkish-Cypriot enclave of Limnitis (and not with Kokkina (Erenkoy) enclave).

Polycarpos Georgadjis

He was also the leader of the underground Greek Cypriot pro-Enosis movement, initially known simply as the Organisation, which later clashed with the Turkish Cypriot TMT in the intercommunal strife which began in December 1963.