Oz Karahan is a Cypriot political activist, columnist and the current president of the Union of Cypriots.

From a young age, he joined the predecessor movements of the Union of Cypriots that were also active during the “Communal Survival Rallies” in Cyprus against Turkey in 2011. After studying at the Anglo-American University in Czech Republic, he continued his education in the field of World Politics and Conflicts Analysis at the United Nations University for Peace. He lived and became politically active in the United States of America, as well as other countries in Europe. During these times, he was a member of the Communist Party USA and the Communist Party in Sweden.

In 2019, he was an MEP candidate from Şener Levent’s Jasmine Movement in the European Parliament elections. He writes in his column “Gavur Imam” for the Avrupa newspaper (previously known as “Afrika”) published in Cyprus. He had been a speaker at many events hosted by major international and regional organizations around the world.

You can read published articles of Oz Karahan in Avrupa newspaper by clicking here.

ΟΖ ΚΑΡΑΧΑΝ

Ο Οζ Καραχάν είναι Κύπριος πολιτικός ακτιβιστής, αρθρογράφος και νυν πρόεδρος της Ένωσης Κυπρίων.

Από νεαρή ηλικία έλαβε μέρος στα προηγούμενα κινήματα της Ένωσης Κυπρίων, τα οποία συμμετείχαν και στα «Συλλαλητήρια Κοινοτικής Ύπαρξης» στην Κύπρο κατά της Τουρκίας το 2011. Αφού σπούδασε στο Αγγλο-Αμερικανικό Πανεπιστήμιο στην Τσεχία, συνέχισε τις σπουδές του στον τομέα της Παγκόσμιας Πολιτικής και Ανάλυσης Συγκρούσεων στο Πανεπιστήμιο των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για την Ειρήνη. Έζησε και ανέπτυξε πολιτική δραστηριότητα στις ΗΠΑ, καθώς και σε άλλες χώρες της Ευρώπης. Παράλληλα, υπήρξε μέλος του Κομμουνιστικού Κόμματος των ΗΠΑ και του Κομμουνιστικού Κόμματος στην Σουηδία.

Το 2019, ήταν Υποψήφιος Ευρωβουλευτής με το Κίνημα Γιασεμί του Σενέρ Λεβέντ για τις Εκλογές του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου. Γράφει στην στήλη του «Γκιαούρ Ιμάμ» για την εφημερίδα Αβρούπα (πρώην «Αφρίκα») που εκδίδεται στην Κύπρο. Υπήρξε ομιλητής σε ποικίλες εκδηλώσεις που διοργανώθηκαν από μεγάλες διεθνείς και περιφερειακές οργανώσεις από όλο τον κόσμο.

Μπορείτε να διαβάσετε τα δημοσιευμένα άρθρα του Οζ Καραχάν στην εφημερίδα Αβρούπα κάνοντας κλικ εδώ.

OZ KARAHAN

Oz Karahan, Kıbrıslı siyasi aktivist, köşe yazarı ve Kıbrıslılar Birliği mevcut başkanıdır.

Erken yaştan itibaren, 2011’de Kıbrıs’ta Türkiye’ye karşı düzenlenen “Toplumsal Varoluş Mitingleri” sırasında da aktif olan Kıbrıslılar Birliği’nin öncül hareketlerine katılmıştır. Çek Cumhuriyeti’ndeki Anglo-Amerikan Üniversitesi’ndeki eğitiminden sonra öğrenimine Dünya Siyaseti ve Çatışmalar Analizi alanında Birleşmiş Milletler Barış Üniversitesi’nde devam etmiştir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve Avrupa’nın çeşitli ülkelerinde yaşayarak, siyasi faaliyetler içinde yer almıştır. Bu süreler zarfında ABD Komünist Partisi ve İsveç’te Komünist Parti üyeliğinde bulunmuştur.

2019 yılında gerçekleşen Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimlerinde Şener Levent’in Yasemin Hareketi’nden Avrupa Parlamentosu milletvekili adayı olmuştur. Kıbrıs’ta yayımlanan Avrupa (eski ismiyle “Afrika”) gazetesindeki “Gavur İmam” adlı köşesinde yazmaktadır. Dünya üzerindeki ana uluslararası ve bölgesel kuruluşların ev sahipliği yaptığı birçok etkinlikte konuşmacı olarak yer almıştır.

Oz Karahan’ın Avrupa gazetesinde yayınlanan köşe yazılarını okumak için buraya tıklayınız.