Özet:

Cyprus, due to its special location in the Eastern Mediterranean, has attracted the interest of many civilizations and societies who wanted to dominate the region from historical times. Thus, from the early ages, the way of the communities that operate in the Mediterranean has somehow crossed with the Cyprus. The Armenian existence in Cyprus goes back to the end of the 6th century during the Eastern Roman Empire. In the Ottoman state, Armenians are generally known to deal with trade. Therefore, it was unthinkable that the Armenian society was not in a place that played an important role in the Eastern Mediterranean trade like the Cyprus. The activity of the Armenian community living in Cyprus on the island was prominent. The Cypriot Armenians were often engaged in silk production and trade on the island. Some traders from the Armenian community also translated alongside the consulates of the Allied states (especially France, Britain and the Netherlands) who served on the island. One of the Armenians who lived on the island of Cyprus was Serkis veled-i Avak. In addition to the Serkis trade, France was sometimes in office as a consular translator alongside the British console. Meanwhile, Serkis and the other men in his family are understood from the sources that they translated alongside the consoles of different states in various periods. This study focused on all kinds of activities, including trade on the island, of individuals in their family, including Serkis veled-i Avak, who live on the island of Cyprus. In the study, the data obtained from the Cyprus Lefkoşa Shear Register and archive sources in the Presidential Ottoman Archives were supported by domestic and foreign sources. As a result, Serkis and his family, one of the leading leaders of the Armenian society living in Cyprus, have achieved various results on their positive and negative contributions to the political, social and economic life of the island.

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