Ahmet Ahmet was born in Toronto, Canada in 1973. His parents migrated to Canada earlier in the decade due to the intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Ahmet provides a Turkish Cypriot perspective on the events of 1974 that are often ignored in the mainstream discourse on the Cyprus issue.
[00:00:18] Biographical and familial background
[00:03:04] Lack of connection with Turkish Cypriot culture
[00:05:34] Turkish versus Turkish Cypriot dialect
[00:06:10] Reasons his family chose Canada
[00:07:26] Events with Turkish Cypriots in his youth
[00:09:07] Reasons for not visiting Cyprus
[00:10:08] His family’s mixed emotions about Cyprus
[00:11:50] Interactions with Turkish Cypriots
[00:15:22] Ethnic diversity in Canadian schools
[00:16:16] Meeting Greeks and Greek Cypriots
[00:18:08] Communication with family abroad
[00:20:50] Fading interest in audiovisual preservation
[00:21:50] The link between familial and cultural ties
[00:25:25] Feeling more Canadian than Cypriot
[00:26:23] Turkish Cypriot perspective on 1974
[00:29:30] His father’s relations with Greek Cypriots
[00:30:36] Hopes for the future of Cyprus
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