"Cypriots in Britain: Diaspora(s) Committed to Peace?" – Turkish Studies, 5 (2), Summer 2004 : p. 93-110 1 Cypriots in Britain: Diaspora(s) Committed to Peace? Gilles Bertrand Ph.D in political science, Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris (France), Researcher associate to the South East European Studies Programme, European Studies Centre, St Antony's College, University of Oxford. Abstract: Few scholars have studied the extension of the Cyprus question abroad, particularly in Great Britain, the former colonial power. According to estimates, 170-200,000 Greek Cypriots and British citizens of Greek Cypriot origin, as well as 60-90,000 Turkish Cypriots and British citizens of Turkish Cypriot origin live in Great Britain (compared to 640,000 Greek Cypriots and 90-100,000 Turkish Cypriots living in Cyprus). Turkish Cypriots' and Greek Cypriots' migration pattern is different and the communities are now separated in Cyprus. However, do we observe one or two Cypriot diasporas? While not all of these people mobilize for Cyprus - for or against the status quo - those who do, advocate ending the partition rather than perpetuating it. Nevertheless, there are few bi-communal organizations. The debate between nationalists (partitionists) and Cypriotists (pro-reconciliation) takes mainly place inside each community. Key Words: Cyprus question, Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Cypriot organizations, TRNC, RoC, U.K., diaspora Few scholars have studied the extension of the Cyprus question abroad, particularly in Great Britain, the former colonial power. According to estimates, 170-200,000 Greek Cypriots and British citizens of Greek Cypriot origin, as well as 60-90,000 Turkish Cypriots and British citizens of Turkish Cypriot origin live in Great Britain (compared to 640,000 Greek Cypriots and 90-100,000 Turkish Cypriots living in Cyprus). While not all of these people mobilize for Cyprus - for or against the status quo - those who do, advocate ending the partition rather than perpetuating it. Turkish Cypriots in London often live in the same areas as the Greek Cypriots. This is a situation which has not existed in Cyprus since 1974 (the partition of the island). Can it really then be said that they are in a process of creating two completely different communities which belong to the Greek and the Turkish nations respectively, as claimed by Cypriot Turkish nationalists? Or are they re-creating the multicultural society that Cyprus was, but in exile? Are they one or two diaspora(s)? What might be the consequences for the Cyprus question? Automatic Diasporic Affiliation in Question