The aim of this course is to help students
develop skills to examine the recent past of Cyprus from a historical perspective
since the Ottoman conquest, and know more the island. The formation of Muslim community,
Orthodox Christians and other people of Cyprus: Armenians, Maronites, Jewish
and the others, Orthodox Church; Ottoman Modernization: local advisory
councils, the advent of Telegram, Nicosia Rüştiye (first modern secondary
school), non-Muslims’ educational and cultural institutions, Quarantine,
soldiering; British colonial rule and
administrative institutions; cultural, social and economic transformation; The
rise of Greek nationalism, Enosis, Turkish Cypriot nationalism; de-colonization
and foundation of Republic of Cyprus, intercommunal conflicts, the foundation
of TRNC, Cyprus Question, Intercommunal talks, Annan Plan and Referanda, are
the main content of the course.
- Teacher: Hasan Samani