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Names Documented in Kilise Neighbourhood
| Name / Family Connection | Information in the Record | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Serane-oğlu Mihayil | Recorded as visiting Vezirhan and later returning to Lefke. | 1835 |
| Anastaş the Baker | Went to Mihalıç and returned; his son Dimitri was recorded in the same household. | 1835 |
| Father Yani | Resident of Kilise neighbourhood; his elder son Dimitri’s return from Akhisar was recorded. | 1835 |
| Dimitri-oğlu Anastaş | The birth of his son Foti was recorded. | 1835 |
| Kazcı-oğlu Manol | His elder son Yorgi had a son named Manol. | 1835 |
| Serapdar-oğlu İlye | His death was entered in the population survey. | 1835 |
| Tanaş-oğlu Hristo | Recorded as temporarily visiting Pazarköy and obtaining his poll-tax papers there. | 1837–1838 |
| Aksakallı Aci Dimitri | Licensed European-trade merchant and one of Kilise neighbourhood’s wealthy traders. | 1838 |
| Anastaş | Brother of Aci Dimitri, named in jointly held property records. | 1838 |
| Father Dimitri | Neighbourhood priest with income from fields, mulberry groves and vineyards as well as religious duties. | Nineteenth century |
Names Documented in Mengene Neighbourhood
| Name / Family Connection | Information in the Record | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Father Kozak-oğlu Dimitri | Priest living in household no. 1 in Mengene neighbourhood. | 1835 |
| Kostanti-oğlu Aleksan | Came from Akhisar to Lefke and became the son-in-law of Father Kozak-oğlu Dimitri. | 1835 |
| Yorgi | Name given to Aleksan’s son, born after his father’s death. | 1835 |
| Kücik-oğlu Anastaş | A resident who made a religious visit to Mount Athos. | 1835–1836 |
| Yuri | Brother of Yani the Tailor, part of the group visiting Mount Athos. | 1835–1836 |
| Kahya-oğlu Brakçova | Recorded as visiting Mount Athos with his brother. | 1835–1836 |
| Brançova | Brother of Kahya-oğlu Brakçova, named in the Mount Athos journey. | 1835–1836 |
| Aci Dimitri | Important merchant; his son Nikola was recorded as reaching poll-tax liability age. | 1835 |
| Nikola | Son of Aci Dimitri. | 1835 |
| Yani of Ioannina and his wife Marya | Household earning income from baking and mulberry cultivation. | Nineteenth century |
Community Representatives and Prominent Residents
Anastas
Called “çorbacı-i zımmiyân” in the document, interpreted as a kocabaşı or community representative.
Hacı Dimitri
Community notable signing as “çorbacı-i zımmiyân.”
Hacı Yorogi-oğlu Hacı Dimitri
Named among the community’s representatives before the state.
Yanova Çakır Dimitri
Recorded as a community representative in the collective petition.
Esterabi
Appears among the signatories as a Greek Orthodox tailor.
Angelik Yani
A Greek Orthodox Lefke resident named in the 1833 petition.
Macar-oğlu Yani
A tailor and Greek Orthodox resident named in the petition.
Priests, Doctors and Teachers
Father Yani
Documented in Kilise neighbourhood in the 1835 population surveys.
Father Kozak-oğlu Dimitri
Recorded in household no. 1 in Mengene neighbourhood in 1835.
Father Dimitri
Income-tax records show a neighbourhood priest with agricultural as well as religious income.
Ohannes of Ioannina
Recorded in 1845 as Lefke district’s sole doctor, serving the whole town.
Panayot Papa Döpolo
Documented as a Greek-subject physician working in Lefke in 1857.
Diyonisyos
Recorded in 1887 as daskalos, or teacher, at Lefke’s Greek Orthodox primary school.
People Known from Later Periods
Silvia Hacımihalidu
Published oral testimonyAccording to the recollection reported by Taner Bilgin, Silvia of Lefke hid for nine months in the home of Ali and his family. They kept her presence secret.
In the accessible transcription of the book compiled and translated by Herkül Millas, Göç [Migration] , the rescuer is called “Ali Dikici.” Whether “Dikici” is a surname, occupation or nickname remains unverified. The same testimony is identified as A, V3.1 in the book’s note 85.
This personal recollection is not independent confirmation of the events. Exact dates, Ali’s identity and connections with any present-day family remain undocumented.
Source: Bilgin (2016), p. 67, n. 115; Millas (compiler and translator), Göç [Migration] (2014), pp. 121–127. The original interview record was not inspected. Sources and transmission chain.
Evripides Martoglou
Born in Lefke in 1898; worked as a teacher and later as a photographer in Athens.
Dimitris Yiangoglou
Photographer of Lefke origin whose professional activity in Athens is documented.
Aimilios Tsaousoglou
Named as a prominent Greek Orthodox Lefke resident and silk merchant in accounts of 1920.
Father Yorgi
Priest named in the Greek-language account of Lefke relating to 1920.
Sokratis Çavuşoğlu
A Roman stele was recorded at his Lefke home around 1900; ownership of a silk factory remains unverified.
Evripides Martoglou and United Photojournalists
Four Photojournalists
Evripides Martoglou, D. Fotinopoulos, Dimitris Floros and Dimitris Triantafyllou worked together in the United Photojournalists group in Athens. Martoglou’s Lefke birthplace links the town with the history of modern Greek photojournalism.
There is no evidence that the other three photographers were born in Lefke; they are shown as Martoglou’s professional associates.
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