Kurds in Cyprus

01The programme

This programme brings together Kurds living in Cyprus, city by city. Its charter form is a Diaspora Chapter, fitted to local law and to the risks members face.

Forming Diaspora Chapter: not yet chartered.

02Cities

Subdivisions of Cyprus

Each first-level subdivision has a local page. It gathers official services, learning, safety and civic life.

• Famagusta DistrictCY-04
• Kyrenia DistrictCY-06
• Larnaca DistrictCY-03
• Limassol DistrictCY-02
• Nicosia DistrictCY-01
• Paphos DistrictCY-05

The list follows UN sources first: OCHA COD-AB, then UN SALB, then ISO 3166-2. It takes no position on any status or boundary.

Subdivisions in the profile

03How statistics see the community

No official statistic counts Kurds here.

Counts of Kurds differ by what they measure: birthplace, citizenship, language or self-identification. Each figure names its measure, year and source, and none are summed.

The Cyprus profile

04Areas

• Academy

  Every field of knowledge, courses in all Kurdish varieties, and communities of practice.

• Heritage

  History from the Zagros to today, memory, faiths, arts, literature and food.

• Language

  Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki, Southern Kurdish and Gorani, in every script.

• Research

  Kurdish studies: the observatory, reading lists and new research.

• Opportunities

  Livelihoods, skills, jobs, mentoring and diaspora-to-region bridges.

• Civic

  Civic education, rights literacy, statelessness help and dialogue.

• Development

  Social programmes, livelihoods and disaster preparedness for Kurdish communities.

• News and events

  Kurdish and regional news with every outlet labelled, and the calendar of Kurdish days.

05Learn in the Academy

Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.

A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

All disciplines