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[paul1978]

What is difference between......................
A Cypriot
A Greek Cypriot
A Turkish Cypriot

Why do some cypriots claim to be either one of these?
most cypriots I know claim there identity to be cypriot and dont really give a toss about greece.

[yialousa1971]

The clue is in the language they speak, ie GREEK!

[paliometoxo]

What is difference between......................
A Cypriot
A Greek Cypriot
A Turkish Cypriot

Why do some cypriots claim to be either one of these?
most cypriots I know claim there identity to be cypriot and dont really give a toss about greece.

well the cypriots turkish speaking or greek have many words similar but the obivous difference is the language and religion when talking in person we say kypraios/a cypriot we dont say ellino kyprios/a

cyprus is our home we have been here for thousands of years just like people from america are american and others from england are english..

i find it funny that cyprus is the only island int he world where we dont all agree what nationality we are..

re ellinas we are not greek, whats with the greek video?

[FragnaticDeath]

enosis? wtf?

[paliometoxo]

nai re lalei oti imastin kalamaraes apo thn ellada k kserw go. enosis - kypros blah blah kai oti malakia skefti jeinos. aiston jame.

[Gasman]

Before I ever came to Cyprus, the only Cypriots I knew were those living in London and they did call themselves Greek Cypriots (it's a long time ago!)

The first time I visited Cyprus I was corrected a few times by GCs, saying they were not GREEK Cypriots, they were Cypriots!

I noticed in the year that Greece won some Football Cup that almost ALL the GCs then insisted they were Greek! And flew the Greek flag!

Americans speak English but don't call themselves 'English Americans'.

[Get Real!]

The clue is in the language they speak, ie GREEK!

That's just a label just as "Greek Cypriot" is a label. Prior to the emergence of the Muslim Ottomans there was no such thing as a "Greek Cypriot", as everyone was just a “Cypriot” but social and political "needs" gradually coined labels to differentiate between Christians and Muslims on the island.

It was a very poor choice of a label in the case of the Greek Cypriots, as history was to later prove.

[yialousa1971]

What is difference between......................
A Cypriot
A Greek Cypriot
A Turkish Cypriot

Why do some cypriots claim to be either one of these?
most cypriots I know claim there identity to be cypriot and dont really give a toss about greece.

well the cypriots turkish speaking or greek have many words similar but the obivous difference is the language and religion when talking in person we say kypraios/a cypriot we dont say ellino kyprios/a

cyprus is our home we have been here for thousands of years just like people from america are american and others from england are english..

i find it funny that cyprus is the only island int he world where we dont all agree what nationality we are..

re ellinas we are not greek, whats with the greek video?

Cypriot video you mean.

[yialousa1971]

The clue is in the language they speak, ie GREEK!

That's just a label just as "Greek Cypriot" is a label. Prior to the emergence of the Muslim Ottomans there was no such thing as a "Greek Cypriot", as everyone was just a “Cypriot” but social and political "needs" gradually coined labels to differentiate between Christians and Muslims on the island.

It was a very poor choice of a label in the case of the Greek Cypriots, as history was to later prove.

Turks were never known as Cypriots but Cypriots were always known as being Greek!

[Free Spirit]

The clue is in the language they speak, ie GREEK!

That's just a label just as "Greek Cypriot" is a label. Prior to the emergence of the Muslim Ottomans there was no such thing as a "Greek Cypriot", as everyone was just a “Cypriot” but social and political "needs" gradually coined labels to differentiate between Christians and Muslims on the island.

It was a very poor choice of a label in the case of the Greek Cypriots, as history was to later prove.

Turks were never known as Cypriots but Cypriots were always known as being Greek!

Get Real is a GEEK Cypriot.