Turkish Cypriots

Turkish Cypriots are a group of Turkish people. Most of them live in Northern Cyprus. They speak the Turkish language. The history of the Turkish Cypriots dates back to 1571, when the Ottoman Empire conquered Cyprus. In 1974, Turkish Cypriots were killed at the Maratha, Santalaris and Aloda massacre by Cypriot Greeks.  The Turkish Cypriots are Sunni Muslims. Their practice of religion has traditionally been secular, but Eid festival is an integral part in their culture, like Wedding, Sünnet of the boys and Turkish Oil Wrestling.

Turkish Cypriot culture include traditional Wood carving, production of Olive oil, embroidery and Silk -wrapping as Souvenir for Tourism. There are also many Turkish Cypriots living outside Cyprus. Mostly, they live in England and Australiahttps://web.archive.org/web/20110718165220/http://www.sam.gov.tr/perceptions/Volume2/June-August1997/volII2ANOTEONTHEPOPULATIONOFCYPRUS.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110726223113/http://www.kibristakulturmucadelesi.org/Kitaplar/dosya/Ahmet%20An%20-%20Origins%20of%20Turkish%20Cypriots%20and%20their%20culture.pdf.

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Category:Northern Cyprus
Category:Ethnic groups in Turkey