Turkish Cypriots
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turkish-cypriots-190-1927048
title:
Turkish Cypriots
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Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land once they arrived in Cyprus. Additionally, many of the island's local Christians converted to Islam during the early years of Ottoman rule. Nonetheless, the influx of mainly Muslim settlers to Cyprus continued intermittently until the end of the Ottoman period. Today, while Northe
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Ethnic group in Cyprus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Cypriots
date created:
2004-08-27T11:43:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T16:16:11Z
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