Oz Karahan | |
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Nationality | Cypriot |
Alma mater | Anglo-American University |
Organization | Union of Cypriots |
Other political affiliations | Jasmine Movement |
Oz Karahan is a Cypriot political activist, [1] columnist and current president of the Union of Cypriots. [2] [3] [4]
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]
Oz Karahan | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Cypriot |
Alma mater | Anglo-American University |
Organization | Union of Cypriots |
Other political affiliations | Jasmine Movement |
Oz Karahan is a Cypriot political activist, [1] columnist and current president of the Union of Cypriots. [2] [3] [4]
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]