Oz Karahan Explained

Oz Karahan
Birth Date:28 November 1990
Birth Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality:Cypriot
Organization:Union of Cypriots
Otherparty:Jasmine Movement
Alma Mater:Anglo-American University

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

Life and political career

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

He graduated from Famagusta Namık Kemal High School. 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.[10] [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]

In 2019, he was nominated as an MEP candidate by the Jasmine Movement,[17] [18] and in 2024, he ran as a candidate under the Green Party of Cyprus in the European Parliament elections.[19] He writes in his column “Gavur Imam”[20] for the Avrupa newspaper.[21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. News: 21 October 2021 . Οζ Καραχάν: Η Τουρκία μας απειλεί «υπακούστε ή φύγετε» . Oz Karahan: Turkey threatens us "obey or leave" . Greek . . Greece . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021124829/https://prin.gr/2021/10/oz-karahan/ . 21 October 2021 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  2. News: 10 September 2021 . Homecoming' to a ghost town sparks Greek Cypriot anguish . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911030825/https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-middle-east-business-travel-migration-688a421c8baef8a410e268282bb6e04c . 11 September 2021 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  3. News: 16 May 2019 . Η Έν.Κυπρίων στηρίζει εφημερίδα Αφρίκα - Κίνδυνος φυλάκισης Λεβέντ . The Union of Cypriots supports Afrika newspaper - Danger of Levent's imprisonment. Greek . . Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20190523175741/http://www.sigmalive.com/news/local/568148/i-enkyprion-stirizei-efimerida-afrika-kindynos-fylakisis-levent . 23 May 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  4. News: 11 June 2021 . Kıbrıslılar Birliği, Nato ve Savaş Karşıtı Uluslararası Zirveye katılacak . Turkish . . Cyprus. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025085502/https://brtk.net/kibrislilar-birligi-nato-ve-savas-karsiti-uluslararasi-zirveye-katilacak/ . 25 October 2021 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  5. News: 3 April 2023 . KIBRISLI TÜRKLER DEVLETLERİNE GERİ DÖNMELİ" . Turkish Cypriots should return to their state . Turkish . Bugün Kıbrıs . Cyprus .
  6. News: 13 March 2019 . Το who is who των έξι υποψηφίων του Γιασεμιού . Who are the six candidates of the Jasmine . Greek . Reporter . Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20190318194626/http://www.reporter.com.cy/politics/article/471130/ . 18 March 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  7. Web site: 7 December 2019 . Freedom for All of Cyprus . Dissident Voice . https://web.archive.org/web/20191208090647/https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/freedom-for-all-of-cyprus/ . 2019-12-08 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  8. Web site: 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 . Greek . Avant-Garde . https://web.archive.org/web/20191002195040/http://avant-garde.com.cy/stiles/cam-as-you-are/cam-as-you-are-oz-den-eisai-typical-os-kiprios-politikos/ . 2 October 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  9. News: 20 May 2024 . AP seçimlerinde oy vermek hayati . Voting in the EP elections is vital . Turkish . . Cyprus .
  10. News: Kagui . Olena . 3 April 2015 . Patriots Punished in Northern Cyprus: A Modern Day Political Occupation . . United States . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609160053/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/patriots-punished-in-nort_b_6993574 . 9 June 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  11. News: 16 November 2020 . Οζ Καραχάν: Οι έποικοι έγιναν πλειοψηφία στα κατεχόμενα . Oz Karahan: The settlers became the majority in the occupied territories . Greek . . Cyprus. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128201132/http://www.alithia.com.cy/digital/arxeiopdf/2020-11-16.pdf . 28 November 2020 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  12. News: 3 April 2023 . KIBRISLI TÜRKLER DEVLETLERİNE GERİ DÖNMELİ" . Turkish Cypriots should return to their state. Turkish . Reporter . Cyprus .
  13. News: Economidou . Marina . 13 March 2019 . Γιασεμί: Είμαστε η φωνή κατά του φασισμού της Τουρκίας . Jasmine: We are the voice against Turkey's fascism . Greek . . Greece . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323102042/https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/giasemi-eimaste-i-foni-kata-toy-fasismoy-tis-toyrkias . 23 March 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  14. Web site: An interview with Oz Karahan . Schneider . Elke . 27 July 2019 . Meeting Halfway . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923080413/http://meetinghalfway.eu/2019/07/an-interview-with-oz-karahan/ . 23 September 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  15. News: Beyatlı . Derya . 3 May 2019 . Oz Karahan: "İki toplumlu, iki bölgeli demek bizim karşı olduğumuz bir şey" . Turkish . . Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503143659/http://www.yeniduzen.com/oz-karahan-iki-toplumlu-iki-bolgeli-demek-bizim-karsi-oldugumuz-bir-sey-114715h.htm . 3 May 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  16. Spasic . Mirko . 8 March 2019 . Blame Games in Cyprus: What About a Solution? . GEFIRA . Netherlands . https://web.archive.org/web/20190308211339/https://gefira.org/en/2019/03/08/blame-games-in-cyprus-what-about-a-solution/ . 8 March 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  17. News: 24 April 2019 . REPORTĀŽA no Kipras: 15 gadus pēc referenduma apvienošanās ideja joprojām tāla no īstenošanas . Latvian . . Latvia . https://web.archive.org/web/20190425160431/https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/arzemes/reportaza-no-kipras-15-gadus-pec-referenduma-apvienosanas-ideja-joprojam-tala-no-istenosanas.a316866/ . 25 April 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  18. News: Günaydın . Enis . 18 May 2019 . Türkiye karşıtı Yasemin Hareketi Kıbrıslı Türklerin oylarıyla AP'ye girmeyi hedefliyor . Turkish . . France . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518155948/https://tr.euronews.com/2019/05/18/turkiye-karsiti-yasemin-hareketi-kibrisli-turklerin-oylariyla-ap-ye-girmeyi-hedefliyor . 18 May 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  19. News: 1 March 2024 . Υποψήφιος ευρωβουλευτής με Οικολόγους ο Οζ Καραχάν . Oz Karahan stands for the European Parliament with the Ecologists . Greek . . Cyprus . https://web.archive.org/web/20240301232427/https://www.philenews.com/politiki/article/1444567/ipopsifios-evrovouleftis-me-ikologous-o-oz-karachan/ . 1 March 2024 . 2 April 2024 . live .
  20. News: De Luca . Francesco . 17 October 2022 . Gavur Imam: The "sung" hero of Cypriots . . United States . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028202327/https://newsandletters.org/discussion-article-gavur-imam-the-sung-hero-of-cypriots/ . 0028-8969 . 28 October 2022 . 20 November 2022 . live .
  21. Web site: Prospects for Cypriot Unity . Kerekes . Klaudia . 30 October 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030200031/https://policynetwork.org/opinions/essays/prospects-for-cypriot-unity/ . 30 October 2019 . 25 October 2021 . live .
  22. Gillan . Monica . 5 March 2020 . What Is Happening In Cyprus: Anti-Turkism Within Turkish Cypriots . Euroasia Review . 2330-717X . https://web.archive.org/web/20200305105611/https://www.eurasiareview.com/05032020-what-is-happening-in-cyprus-anti-turkism-within-turkish-cypriots-oped/ . 5 March 2020 . 25 October 2021 . live .

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