Greek Cypriot diaspora

The Greek-Cypriot diaspora refers to the Greek Cypriot population of Cyprus, or people who are of Greek Cypriot origins, who live abroad because of either economic reasons, or were part of the Greek population that was uprooted from their homes in Northern Cyprus by the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus when the island was divided, into the Greek-Cypriot controlled southern two-thirds and the Turkish-controlled northern one-third in 1974.

Many Greek Cypriots migrated to the UK in the 1950s and 1960s for economic reasons, but many also fled, leaving their island country behind after the Turkish invasion of 1974. Today, the majority of Greek Cypriots living abroad are in the United Kingdom, and in particular London, but thousands more have also relocated to Australia, Canada, South Africa the United States and other European countries. Many do often return to Cyprus and are a major force in advocating Cypriot issues around the world.

See also

• British Cypriots
• Notable British Cypriots
• Cypriot Americans
• Cypriot Australians

References

External links

• NEPOMAK (The World Organisation for Young Overseas Cypriots)
• Reassessing what we collect website – Greek Cypriot London History of Greek Cypriot London with objects and images

European diasporas
Central Europe	Czechs Germans Hungarians Poles Kashubians Slovaks Slovenes Swiss
Eastern Europe	Armenians5 Azerbaijanis3 Belarusians Georgians3 Russians1 Ukrainians Tatars
Northern Europe	British English Scottish Welsh Cornish Danes Estonians Finns Sami Icelanders Irish Latvian Lithuanians Norwegians Sami Swedes Sami
Southeast Europe	Albanians Kosovar Bosnians Bulgarians Croats Cypriots Greek Cypriots5 Turkish Cypriots5 Greeks Macedonians Romanians Moldovans Serbs Turkish2
Southern Europe	Italians Calabrians Maltese Portuguese Spaniards Basques Isleños
Western Europe	Belgians Flanders Dutch French Basques
1 Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia, therefore Russia as a whole is included as a European country here. 2 Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Has a small part of its territory (3%) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace. 3 Azerbaijan and Georgia are transcontinental countries. Both have a small part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus. 4 Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe. 5 Armenia and Cyprus(Northern Cyprus) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe.

Greek diaspora
Traditional areas of Greek settlement	Albania (Northern Epirus) Bulgaria Cyprus Egypt France Georgia Greece Italy Republic of Macedonia Malta Moldova Romania Russia Serbia Turkey Ukraine	Map of countries with the largest Greek communities
Western and Central Europe	Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Germany Hungary Netherlands Norway Poland Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom
Former Soviet Union	Armenia Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan
Asia	Israel Lebanon Philippines Syria United Arab Emirates
Sub-Saharan Africa	D.R. Congo Ethiopia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Argentina Bahamas Brazil Canada Toronto Chile Mexico United States by city Uruguay Venezuela
Oceania	Australia Melbourne New Zealand