By Ismail Veli Kirlapo Like the rest of the world, the second world war affected many aspects of Cypriot life. Despite the harsh conditions, many youngsters began to organise cultural, sporting and other social activities. This blog gives a taste of some of the key aspects of life in Lurucina. Lurucina Türkish Youth Club Like the rest of the world the second world war effected many aspects of Cypriot life, despite the harsh conditions...
A Brief Look at Mehmet Katri’s family
By Ismail Veli Kirlapo The name Katri originates from Qadiriyyah. The Qadiri Order is one of the oldest Sufi Orders. It derives its name from Abdul Qādir Gīlānī [Turkish: Abdülkâdir Geylânî] (1077-1166), a native of the Iranian province of Mazandaran. The order is one of the most widespread of the Sufi orders in the Islamic world, and spread to Central Asia, Turkey, Cyprus, Balkans and much of East and West Africa. The Qadiriyyah have...
World War II Veterans of Lurucina
By Ismail Veli Kirlapo This page is dedicated to the World War 2 Lurucina veterans who volunteered to serve in the Cyprus Regiment and Cyprus Volunteer Force. The 42 men from Lurucina were part of the 19. 829 Cypriots who fought for the British and other Commonwealth nations in the World War against Nazism. The information compiled and published by Petros Papapolyviou (an academic and historian at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia),...