this is called winding -up BillC knows
When the Ottomans took control of Cyprus from the Venetians in 1573, they left a large garrison of soldiers and their families. In addition, there were some Turkic tribes in Anatolia, insubordinate to Ottoman rule, who were deported to Cyprus, as well as some other Anatolians who voluntarily migrated to Cyprus. These people made up the initial Muslim colonists, however, these people are not the only ancestors of today's Turkish Cypriot population by a long way and almost certainly not our villagers' ancestors.
One of the Ottoman Empire's policies after conquering new lands was to allow complete religious freedom - at the cost of a non-Muslim tax, which by my understanding was no trivial amount. It was the empire's way of funding its armies and Sultans' gown and crowns (a bit like speed cameras in the UK today). Less trivial still was the particular disfavour of the Catholic Church, a symptom of which was the slaughter of many. So naturally there were converts to the Islamic faith but, more interestingly, there were groups of people, everywhere but particularly in Dilirga and Louroudjina, who were outwardly Muslim but secretly continued to practise Christianity (most likely under the Catholic Church since our ancestors all have Italian surnames but could just as easily be the Greek Orthodox Church). These people were known as the Linobambaki, which means "cotton and linen" expressing their two sides.
The Linobambaki were predominantly Latin and Maronite (Arab Christian) Cypriots. The Latins (and Maronites?) were Roman Catholic and can be traced back to the Roman period (a long time ago!). On a side note, there are still about 1000 people in Cyprus today who call themselves "Latin Cypriots."
The Linobambaki began to decline with the rise of nationalism in the mid 19th century. And despite maintaining this double-sided way of life for centuries, most remaining Linobambaki were fully "Turkified" by the end of World War I. I find it funny how "Christian," "Muslim," and "Linobambaki" became "Greek" and "Turkish." One source states that most of todays Turkish Cypriots are descended from this sect. Most of the "true" Muslims migrated to Anatolia when the British took over administration of Cyprus.
I haven't been able to find when the village was founded but there's indisputable evidence of people living in Cyprus as far back as the stone age, 10,000 years ago, so I think it's safe to say that people have been living in the area now known as Akincilar for a very long time! It's also had an extremely colorful history of colonization and passing from hand to hand both in the name of peace and by forceful means by a plethora of peoples, empires, kings, name it.
There was a genetic study performed comparing Turkish, Greek, Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot genes. The results found that the Cypriots are essentially from the same gene pool, differing from the "mainland" counterparts. What do I conclude from this? I'd guarantee that there are lines descending from colonists from all the major empires who have conquered our island. But I'd also love to take a bet that you could trace many of our lines back thousands of years and all in Cyprus. I feel very proud to be a Cypriot.
This is a very broad summary of my own personal in comprehensive study of our origins, and my opinions and knowledge are continually developing. Our island and our village in particular have an incredible history. A rich history about people trying to live, simply, in large and hostile world. And I feel very proud also, that in the face of adversity, the people of our small village on our small, forever disputed island are standing the test of time, when great nations have risen and fallen.
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