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Oz Karahan is a Cypriot political activist,[1] columnist and current president of the Union of Cypriots.[2][3][4]
Oz Karahan | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Cypriot |
Alma mater | Anglo-American University |
Organization | Union of Cypriots |
Other political affiliations | Jasmine Movement |
Born in Istanbul, in 1990 to a Turkish Cypriot mother and a father of Georgian, Armenian, and Turkish descent, 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 childhood 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] After completing his university studies in Anglo-American University, he became politically active in the United States, Sweden and Germany.[12] 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.[13]
He was one of the founders of the World Union of Turkish-speaking Cypriots (WUTC),[14] 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.[15]
Oz Karahan participated in the European Parliament elections in 2019 as a candidate on the Jasmine Movement independents list,[16][17] and in 2024 as a candidate on the list of the Green Party of Cyprus.[18] He writes in his column “Gavur Imam”[19] for the Avrupa newspaper.[20][21]
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