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class="pagetext"><p><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=mehmetcik+cyprus&cp=10&bav=on.1,or.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl" target="_blank">Click Here for Map<br></a><br>Galateia,or Galatya, is a Turkish Cypriot village situated in the Karpasia/Karpaz peninsula, located eighteen kilometers southwest of <a title="Trikomo, Cyprus" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trikomo,_Cyprus">Yialousa</a>/Yeni Erenköy and three kilometers southwest of Tavros village. The meaning of the name is obscure, but it may have roots in “Gallos,” or “French.” Turkish Cypriots changed the name to Mehmetçik in 1958, meaning “little Mehmet.” Mehmetçik is also used in Turkish to refer to soldiers, and in Cyprus has the connotation of soldiers from mainland Turkey. </div> <div><img alt="" src="/web/20180928185715im_/http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/images/users/1/tables/144.gif" width="368" height="500"></div> <div> </div> <div><b>Historical Population:</b></div> <div> <p>As can be seen from the chart above, in the Ottoman census of 1831, Muslims (Turkish Cypriots) constituted the sole inhabitants of the village. Throughout the British period the village was almost solely inhabited by Turkish Cypriots, with only a small number of Greek Cypriots resident in the village for short periods of time. During the first half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, the village’s population steadily increased from 707 in 1901 to 1270 in 1960. </p> <p><b>Displacement:</b></p> <p>From its original population no one was displaced; however, the village served as a transitory reception centre for displaced Turkish Cypriots in 1964. In 1971, geographer Richard Patrick recorded 59 displaced persons living in the village. From 1964 to 1974, it was the administrative centre of the Turkish Cypriot enclaves of the region. While the micro census conducted by the Republic of Cyprus in 1973 estimated 1,184 persons residing in the village, in 1971, Patrick estimated the village’s population at 1,550.<b></b></p> <p><b>Current Inhabitants: </b></p>Currently the village is mainly inhabited by its original villagers. After 1974, due to the migration of the youth to find jobs in the cities and abroad, the village’s population began to decline considerably, from 1550 in 1971, to 1054 in 1996. However, over the last ten years, some Turkish Cypriots from elsewhere in the island’s north (including returnees from abroad) have bought property, built houses, and settled here, which has had a positive effect on the village’s population growth. The 2006 Turkish Cypriot census puts the village’s population at 1196<b>.</b>  </div> <div><br> <div> <hr> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>REFERENCES</strong></div> <div><strong></strong> </div> <div><strong>Books and Reports:</strong></div> <ul> <li> <div>Colonial Office (1893), “Cyprus: Report on the census of Cyprus, taken 6th April 1891,” Mediterranean, No. 39. London: Colonial Office.</div> <li> <div>Department of Statitstics and Research, 1997. Estimates of Turkish Cypriots and Settlers from Turkey, Ministry of Finance [Republic of Cyprus], Nicosia.</div> <li>Fehmi, Hasan (2003), “Güney’de Kalan Değerlerimiz,” Lefkoşa (Nicosia): Özyay Matbaacılık. <li>Fellahoğlu, Esat (2010), “Ulusal Direnişte Baf Köyleri,” İstanbul: Bayrak Matbaacılık. <li>Giray, Halil: KKTC Yerleşim Birimleri, Yürürlükteki ve Eski İsimler Listesi KKTC İskân Bakanlığı : KKTC Coğrafi İsimler Kataloğu : (Cilt – I and II), Lefkoşa. <li>Goodwin, Jack C. (1984), “An Historical Toponymy of Cyprus (Forth edition),” Nicosia (copy number 6). <li>Hart-Davis, C. H (1922), “Report and general abstracts of the census of 1921, taken on the 24th April, 1921,” London: Waterlow & Sons. <li>Hart-Davis, C. H (1932), “Report of the Census of 1931,” Nicosia: Cyprus Government Printing Office. <li>Hatay, Mete, (2005). “Beyond Numbers: An Inquiery into the Political Integration of the Turkish ‘Settlers’ in Northern Cyprus,” PRIO/Cyprus Centre Report  4/2005, Nicosia/Oslo, PRIO. <li>Hill, Sir George, (1952). A History of Cyprus, Vol. IV., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. <li>Ioannides, Christos P., 1991. “In Turkey’s Image: The Transformation of Occupied Cyprus into a Turkish Province,” Aristide D. Caratzas, New York. <li>KKTC Başbakanlık Devlet Planlama Örgütü Müsteşarlığı, “15 Aralık 1996 Genel Nüfus Sayımı Sonuçları (Özet), 26, November 1997,” Nicosia. <li>Mavrogordato, Alexander (1901), “Report and general abstracts of the census of 1901, taken on the 1st April, 1901,” Nicosia: Government Printing Office. <li>Mavrogordato, Alexander (1912), “Report and general abstracts of the census of 1911, taken on the 2nd April, 1911,” London:  Waterlow & Sons. <li>Menardos, Simos (2001), Τοπωνημικαι και Λαογραφικαι Μελεται (Topographical and Folkloric Studies), Nicosia: Centre for Scientific Studies<br>Perry, Frederic W., 1884. Report on the Census of Cyprus 1881, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London. <li>Republic of Cyprus, 1961. “Census of Population and Agriculture, 1960: Volume I: Population by Location, Race, and Sex,” Nicosia <li>TRNC 2006 census preliminary results can be found at:  <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://www.devplan.org/" target="_blank">www.devplan.org</a><br>TRNC Prime Ministry State Planning Organisation Statistics and Research Department, Census of Population: Social and Economic Characteristics of Population, December 15, 1996, TRNC Prime Ministry, Nicosia, 1999. <li>Standing Cypriot Commission for the Standardization of Geographical Names (2007), “Οδηγος Τυποποιησης Ονοματων (Guide to Standardized Names),” Nicosia: Ministry of Education and Culture. <li>Ministry of Finance (1973), “Micro-Census (April 1973) Population by Village and Ethnic Group, Volume I.” Nicosia: Department of Statistics and Research. <li>Özad, Murat Hüsnü (2002), “Baf ve Mücadele Yılları,” Lefkoşa (Nicosia): Akdeniz Haber Ajansı Yayınları. <li>Patrick, Richard (1976), “Political Geography and the Cyprus Conflict: 1963-1971,” Department of Geography, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo. <li>Percival, D.A. (1949), “Census of population and agriculture 1946 report,” Nicosia: Cyprus Government Printing Office. <li>Republic of Cyprus (1962), “Census of population and agriculture, 1960,” Nicosia: Government Printing Office. <li>Republic of Cyprus (1984), “Census of population 1982,” Nicosia: Department of Statistics and Research, Ministry of Finance. <li>Republic of Cyprus (2003), “Census of population 2001,” Nicosia: Department of Statistics and Research, Ministry of Finance. <li>St John-Jones, L. W., 1983. “The Population of Cyprus: Demographic Trends and  Socio-Economic Influences” (with a foreword by W. H. Morris-Jones), Maurice  Temple, Smith Limited, London. <li>T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü (2000), “Osmanlı İdaresinde Kıbrıs (Nüfus-Arazi Dağılımı ve Türk Vakıfları),” Ankara: Osmanlı Arşivi Daire Başkanlığı Yayın No: 43. <li>Yorgancıoğlu,  Oğuz: Kıbrıs’ta Türkçe Yer Adları ve Veriliş Yöntemleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma Kıbrıs Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt : 2, Sayı : 3, Yıl : 96</li></ul> <p><br><strong>Websites:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://www.cyprus-village.com/" target="_blank">http://www.cyprus-village.com/</a> (for the villages) <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://news.karpasha.com/" target="_blank">http://news.karpasha.com/</a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://human-rights-archaeology.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://human-rights-archaeology.blogspot.com/</a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://kypros.org/Occupied_Cyprus/" target="_blank">http://kypros.org/Occupied_Cyprus/</a> (for the villages in the north)<br></li></ul></div></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="30" colspan="3"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="290" align="center" valign="top"><img src="/web/20180928185715im_/http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/images/templates/15/print_icon_back.gif" width="15" height="13"> <a href="default_print.asp?id=572" class="button">Print this page</a></td> <td width="291" align="center" valign="top"><img src="/web/20180928185715im_/http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/images/templates/15/mail.gif" width="15" height="13"> <a href="javascript:mailpage()">Mail to a friend</a></td> <td width="291" align="center" valign="top"><a href="#top"><img src="/web/20180928185715im_/http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/images/templates/15/icon_arrow_up.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0"> Back to Top</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><img src="/web/20180928185715im_/http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/images/templates/15/awmmenupath.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img src="/web/20180928185715im_/http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/images/templates/15/bottom_sec.gif" width="783" height="31"></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <table width="997" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="/web/20180928185715im_/http://www.prio-cyprus-displacement.net/images/templates/15/bottom1.gif" width="517" height="89"/></td> <td width="480" class="bottomfooterback"><table width="430" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td height="60" align="right" class="pagetextwhite">Designed & Developed by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180928185715/http://www.netinfo.eu/" target="_blank">NETinfo Plc</a> <br/> and Comtech Tic. 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