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Oz Karahan

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Oz Karahan
Born1990 (age 33–34)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityCypriot
Alma materAnglo-American University
OrganizationUnion of Cypriots
Other political
affiliations		Green Party of Cyprus

Oz Karahan is a Cypriot political activist,[1] columnist and current president of the Union of Cypriots.[2][3][4]

Life and political career

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Born in Istanbul, in 1990 to a Turkish Cypriot mother and a father of Meskhetian descent, Oz Karahan moved to Famagusta when he was 15 years old.[5] After his studies, he eventually moved to Larnaca, where the Cypriot part of his family originates from.[6][7][8] During his childhood in Istanbul, he took part in the activities of the Turanist movements.[9]

He graduated from Famagusta Namık Kemal High School.[10] From a very young age, he joined and led a youth organization called Linobambaki, which was an active organisation during the 2011 Turkish Cypriot protests against Turkey.[11][12] After completing his university studies in Anglo-American University, he became politically active in the United States, Sweden and Germany.[13] During this time, was a member of the Communist Party USA in United States, as well as a member of the Communist Party in Sweden.[14]

He was one of the founders of the World Union of Turkish-speaking Cypriots (WUTC),[15] which fought against the Turkish occupation and the social and cultural oppression that Turkish Cypriots face in the occupied areas of Cyprus because of Turkey.[16]

Oz Karahan participated in the European Parliament elections as an MEP candidate from the Jasmine Movement independents list in 2019,[17][18] and from the Green Party of Cyprus list in 2024.[19]

He writes in his column “Gavur Imam”[20] for the Avrupa newspaper.[21][22]

At the 7th International Assembly of the International League of Peoples' Struggle, he was elected as a member of the International Coordination Committee and as the Vice Chair for Europe of the organization.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Οζ Καραχάν: Η Τουρκία μας απειλεί «υπακούστε ή φύγετε»" [Oz Karahan: Turkey threatens us "obey or leave"]. Prin (in Greek). Greece. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Homecoming' to a ghost town sparks Greek Cypriot anguish". Associated Press. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Η Έν.Κυπρίων στηρίζει εφημερίδα Αφρίκα - Κίνδυνος φυλάκισης Λεβέντ" [The Union of Cypriots supports Afrika newspaper - Danger of Levent's imprisonment]. SigmaLive (in Greek). Cyprus. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Kıbrıslılar Birliği, Nato ve Savaş Karşıtı Uluslararası Zirveye katılacak". BRTK (in Turkish). Cyprus. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Kıbrıslı Türkler devletlerine geri dönmeli"" [Turkish Cypriots should return to their state]. Bugün Kıbrıs (in Turkish). Cyprus. 3 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Το who is who των έξι υποψηφίων του Γιασεμιού" [Who are the six candidates of the Jasmine]. Reporter (in Greek). Cyprus. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Freedom for All of Cyprus". Dissident Voice. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ Demetriades, Paris (19 April 2019). "O Οζ πιστεύει πως οι δεινόσαυροι πολιτικοί πρέπει να πάνε σπίτι τους" [Oz believes that dinosaur politicians should go home]. Avant-Garde (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ "AP seçimlerinde oy vermek hayati" [Voting in the EP elections is vital]. Yenidüzen (in Turkish). Cyprus. 20 May 2024.
  10. ^ ""Yasemin Hareketi" Avrupa Seçimleri 2019 - Basın Bildirisi" [“Jasmine Movement” European Elections 2019 - Press Release]. Union of Cypriots. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  11. ^ Kagui, Olena (3 April 2015). "Patriots Punished in Northern Cyprus: A Modern Day Political Occupation". Huffington Post. United States. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Οζ Καραχάν: Οι έποικοι έγιναν πλειοψηφία στα κατεχόμενα" [Oz Karahan: The settlers became the majority in the occupied territories] (PDF). Alithia (in Greek). Cyprus. 16 November 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  13. ^ Economidou, Marina (13 March 2019). "Γιασεμί: Είμαστε η φωνή κατά του φασισμού της Τουρκίας" [Jasmine: We are the voice against Turkey's fascism]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Greece. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  14. ^ Schneider, Elke (27 July 2019). "An interview with Oz Karahan". Meeting Halfway. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  15. ^ Beyatlı, Derya (3 May 2019). "Oz Karahan: "İki toplumlu, iki bölgeli demek bizim karşı olduğumuz bir şey"". Yeni Düzen (in Turkish). Cyprus. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  16. ^ Spasic, Mirko (8 March 2019). "Blame Games in Cyprus: What About a Solution?". GEFIRA. Netherlands. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  17. ^ "REPORTĀŽA no Kipras: 15 gadus pēc referenduma apvienošanās ideja joprojām tāla no īstenošanas". Public Broadcasting of Latvia (in Latvian). Latvia. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  18. ^ Günaydın, Enis (18 May 2019). "Türkiye karşıtı Yasemin Hareketi Kıbrıslı Türklerin oylarıyla AP'ye girmeyi hedefliyor". Euronews (in Turkish). France. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Υποψήφιος ευρωβουλευτής με Οικολόγους ο Οζ Καραχάν" [Oz Karahan stands for the European Parliament with the Ecologists]. Phileleftheros (in Greek). Cyprus. 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  20. ^ De Luca, Francesco (17 October 2022). "Gavur Imam: The "sung" hero of Cypriots". News and Letters Committees. United States. ISSN 0028-8969. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  21. ^ Kerekes, Klaudia (30 October 2019). "Prospects for Cypriot Unity". Policy Network. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  22. ^ Gillan, Monica (5 March 2020). "What Is Happening In Cyprus: Anti-Turkism Within Turkish Cypriots". Euroasia Review. ISSN 2330-717X. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  23. ^ "Kıbrıs delegasyonu Oz Karahan ve Alexandros Toufexis'ten oluştu" [Cyprus delegation consists of Oz Karahan and Alexandros Toufexis]. Özgür Gazete (in Turkish). Cyprus. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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