Linobambaki

The Linobambaki or Linovamvaki were a Crypto-Christian community in Cyprus, predominantly of Catholic and Greek Orthodox descent[1] who were persecuted for their religion during Ottoman rule. They assimilated into the Turkish Cypriot community during British rule.[2][3]

  1. ^ Selim Deringil (2012). Conversion and Apostasy in the Late Ottoman Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-107-00455-9.
  2. ^ Chrysostomos Pericleous (2009). Cyprus Referendum: A Divided Island and the Challenge of the Annan Plan. I.B.Tauris. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-85771-193-9.
  3. ^ Tassos A. Mikropoulos (2008). "Linovamvaki". Elevating and Safeguarding Culture Using Tools of the Information Society: Dusty traces of the Muslim culture. Livanis. p. 94. ISBN 978-960-233-187-3.