Ahmet Ahmet

FAMREF015

Interview Details
Categories and Themes
Content
Media
Participants
Ahmet Ahmet
Intervieweer(s)
Theo Xenophontos
Date and Location
July 25, 2023
Burlington, ON
Languages
English
Permalink
Project
Film as Mediator: Cultivating a Cypriot Canadian Community Audiovisual Media Archive
Reference ID
FAMREF015
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Categories
Associational Life
Canadian Society
Culture and Tradition
Education
Historical Events
Migration
Tags
Cypriot Canadian Identity
Cyprus 1974
Dance
Discrimination
English Learning
Intercommunal Violence
Military Service
Pre-1974 Migration
Religion
Traditions
UK
Decades Referenced
1950s
1960s
1970s
Locations Referenced
Cyprus; Nicosia; Northern Cyprus; Turkey; Toronto; Albion & Islington; Rexdale; Burlington; Brampton; Mississauga; Oakville; Hamilton; Bronte Creek; Heron Park; The United Kingdom
Occupation(s)
Parents Occupation(s)
His father was a cab driver in Canada, but as a teenager and young adult the father served in the Turkish Cypriot military.
Names Referenced
Filiz Hilmi

[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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