Filiz Hilmi

FAMREF014

Participants
Filiz Hilmi
Intervieweer(s)
Theo Xenophontos
Date and Location
July 24, 2023
Woodbridge, ON
Languages
English
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Project
Film as Mediator: Cultivating a Cypriot Canadian Community Audiovisual Media Archive
Reference ID
FAMREF014
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Categories
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Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
York, Ontario; Rexdale; T.L. Kennedy Secondary School; Mississauga; Bronte Creek; Brampton; Agios Nikolaos (Paphos District); Paphos; Nicosia; Cyprus; Ercan International Airport; Northern Cyprus; Istanbul; Turkey
Occupation(s)
Parents Occupation(s)
Her father served in the military.

[00:00:03] Biographical and familial background

[00:01:27] Her parents living among Greek Cypriots

[00:04:06] Her parents migrating to Canada due to tensions

[00:10:10] Similarities between Turkish and Greek Cypriots

[00:15:46] Assimilation versus maintaining Cypriot heritage

[00:23:05] Similarities between the Cypriot dialects

[00:28:26] 1974 and Turkey's control over the north

[00:34:01] Communication with family in Cyprus

[00:36:35] Involvement with Turkish Cypriot groups in Canada

[00:41:34] Audiovisual documentation

[00:42:53] Secular nature of Turkish Cypriot life

[00:45:33] Importance of social media and cuisine

[00:49:24] Generational differences, re: ethnic conflict

[00:56:29] Connection with Cypriot heritage

[00:59:57] Hopes for the future of Cyprus