Northern Cyprus Occupation

[BalkanTurk]

Cypriots who changed their faith to Muslim during the Ottoman period and chose to receive Ottoman/Turkish education during British occupation.

They know their ancestors were converts though. My aunt married a Turkish Cypriot and his 2nd great grandparents were all, except one, Greek Cypriots that converted to Islam. He knows it, but he doesn't identify himself with the Greeks.

[Bosniensis]

Cypriots who changed their faith to Muslim during the Ottoman period and chose to receive Ottoman/Turkish education during British occupation.

Interesting.

It seems that Cyprus along with Albania doesn't have state religion implemented.

On Balkans Religion = Nationality in 99,9% cases.

[Thanas Django]

Do you have any relatives that used to live up in the north? What's your opinion on the fact that the Greek part of Cyprus have 25% of it's population being Turkish Cypriots while Greek Cypriots up in the north don't make even 1% of the population there?

It's just further proof of the nature of Turkey's illegal occupation of 37% of the island.

[Thanas Django]

They know their ancestors were converts though. My aunt married a Turkish Cypriot and his 2nd great grandparents were all, except one, Greek Cypriots that converted to Islam. He knows it, but he doesn't identify himself with the Greeks.

I don't expect any of them to identify with Greeks. I am surprised he doesn't think his ancestors conquered China.

[The Illyrian Warrior]

Because there was/is a Turkish minority, doesn't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out when you also attempted to occupy Asia Minor with same pretext century ago.

[Kamal900]

It's just further proof of the nature of Turkey's illegal occupation of 37% of the island.

Do you hope that the two peoples would find some reconciliation in the future? I mean, they did vote for that nationalist party in Northern Cyprus who is very..racist you can say towards non-Turks. Anyway, I do hope Cyprus would be free one day.

[Bosniensis]

I don't expect any of them to identify with Greeks. I am surprised he doesn't think his ancestors conquered China.

[BalkanTurk]

He is a Turkish nationalist but dislikes Turan. He thinks us Turks from the Mediterranean are seperate from Central Asian Turks and wants unity between Turks from the Balkans, Anatolia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus etc.

[BalkanTurk]

I am surprised you even identify as Bosniak, descendant of devşirme Janissary Serbs.

[Bosniensis]

I am surprised you even identify as Bosniak, descendant of devşirme Janissary Serbs.

"BalkanTurk" hahahahaha

Balkan Turan

That's like saying: Japanese Pharaoh of Egypt or Serbian Samurai Warriors (oh wait that existed nevermind).