Turkish Cypriots

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Turkish Cypriots are an ethnic group of Turkish descent native to the island of Cyprus, primarily residing in the island’s northern region and maintaining distinct cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
citizenshipAssociatedWith Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus

Turkey ⓘ
colonialHistoryWith Ottoman Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Cyprus ⓘ
cuisine halloumi ⓘ
kebabs ⓘ
meze ⓘ
molehiya ⓘ
culturalPractice Turkish Cypriot cuisine ⓘ
bayram celebrations ⓘ
folk dancing ⓘ
diaspora Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Turkish ⓘ
historicalEvent Cyprus conflict ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus dispute

Turkish invasion of Cyprus ⓘ
intercommunal violence in Cyprus ⓘ
language Cypriot Turkish ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ
majorityStatusIn Northern Cyprus ⓘ
minorityStatusIn Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
nativeTo island of Cyprus ⓘ
politicalEntity Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ⓘ
populationCenter Famagusta ⓘ
Kyrenia ⓘ
Nicosia ⓘ
primaryRegion Northern Cyprus ⓘ
recognizedAsCommunityBy Republic of Cyprus constitution ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Anatolian Turks ⓘ
linked to: Turks

Balkan Turks ⓘ
linked to: Balkan Muslims

Greek Cypriots ⓘ
Turks ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousHoliday Eid al-Adha ⓘ
Eid al-Fitr ⓘ
traditionalInstrument oud ⓘ
saz ⓘ
violin ⓘ
traditionalMusic Turkish Cypriot folk music ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greek Cypriots → relatedEthnicGroup → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
House of Representatives of Cyprus → reservedSeatsFor → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus → hasEthnicMajority → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
subject linked to: TRNC
Morphou → post1974PopulationMajority → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
Cyprus Emergency → alsoInvolved → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Turkish diaspora → hasNotableSubgroup → Turks in Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Flag of Cyprus → designerEthnicity → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Hussein Chalayan → ethnicOrigin → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Cyprus dispute → conflictBetween → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
Cyprus dispute → hasParty → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Green Line (Cyprus) → separatesCommunities → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
subject linked to: Green Line
Ledra Palace crossing → usedBy → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
European Union acquis communautaire suspension in northern Cyprus → relatedToEntity → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
United Nations Security Council Resolution 187 → appliesTo → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Dipkarpaz → hasHeritage → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
subject linked to: Dipkarpaz / Rizokarpaso
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Dipkarpaz → hasPopulationGroup → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
subject linked to: Dipkarpaz / Rizokarpaso
Enosis with Greece → opposedBy → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
Fazıl Küçük Ercan → ethnicGroup → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus → represents → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Operation Atilla → hasEffectOn → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Emblem of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus → represents → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Cypriots → majorSubgroup → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
Cypriots → ethnicMajoritySubgroupIn → Turkish Cypriots in Northern Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Cypriots → religiousMajoritySubgroup → Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslim ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Cypriots → minorityStatus → Turkish Cypriots are a minority on the island overall ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Enosis movements in Cyprus → opposedBy → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
Erol Alkan → ethnicOrigin → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Zürich and London Agreements → involves → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
UN buffer zone checkpoint on Ledra Street → usedBy → Turkish Cypriots ⓘ
subject linked to: UN buffer zone checkpoint
İsmet Güney → ethnicGroup → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
İsmet Güney → nationality → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
İsmet Güney → partOf → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Hussein Chalayan → ethnicOrigin → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
subject linked to: Chalayan
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus → reservedFor → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus → constitutionalCommunity → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Hüseyin Çağlayan → ethnicGroup → Turkish Cypriot ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots
Cyprus Constitution of 1882 → hasCommunity → Turkish Cypriot community ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Cypriots