two questions about cyprus?

Question

What was it importance in the sixteenth century?

What were the politics of the countries nearest it?

Answer 1

At the time of the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire would have been at its height. Cyprus was eventually part of this Empire in the 16th century. So the politics of this area was a Muslim Sultanate. In terms of importance, it would have been shipping. A lot ships passed in this area.

Answer 2

Cyprus has always been a strategic island in the Mediterranean, and many major civilizations have tried to lay claim to it from the Phoencians, to the Romans, Egyptians and Ottomans. During the sixteeth century, the then Venetian rulers were fighting to keep Cyprus from the invading Ottoman empire, with little success. The invasion came to a head at the Siege of Famagusta, when the forces of Lala Mustafa Pasa finally took the city after bombarding it for ten months. If tyou visit the old walled city of Famagusta today, you can still see cannonballs lying around from this siege, and walk the ramparts - very impressive and atmospheric! And just down the road is evidence that all this invading was nothing new - the ancient Roman city of Salamis which was destroyed hundreds of years earlier by the invading Egyptian Ptolemy rulers. For more information on Ottoman North Cyprus, see the links below.

Answer 3

Cyprus In The 16th Century

Answer 4

Cyprus was a part of Turkish empire (also known as ottomans) at that time. There weren't any countries nearby, nearly half of the mediterranian shores were belong to Ottomans.
You can see the European map around 16th century from this link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Europe_map_1648.PNG

In general around 16th century Eastern Europe was an arena of conflict for domination between Sweden, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. This period saw a gradual decline of these three powers which were eventually replaced by new enlightened absolutist monarchies, Russia, Prussia and Austria.

None of this stuff has direct effect on Cyprus tho. Indirectly we can come up with this solution; Starting from 16th century, Turks started losing their lands gradually. If we consider Anatolia as Turkish main land, starting from external territories ottomans gradually lost their lands

This whole weakining of Ottomans did not have any direct effect on Cyprus until 19th century when ottomans rent Cyprus to Britishs. (Due to weakness of empire)

Then Turks lost nearly all of their lands due to WW1.

Ottomans then started a battle against the occupation forces (winners of the WW1; UK, Italy,France,Greece,Spain).
They won the war and took big part of their lands back but Ataturk (founder of modern Turkey) had to give up Cyprus to UK in 1923.
This part may confuse you;
Turks rent the Cyprus to Brits in 1878 and gave it up in 1923.

Hope this helps...

Answer 5

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two questions about cyprus?
What was it importance in the sixteenth century?

What were the politics of the countries nearest it?

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I agree with you, and what I can tell you is that Turkish Cypriots are not satisfied with this situation either, they didn't invite the settlers, in fact they consider them a big problem, as in most countries people view immigrants, but even worse, because they are too many and cause a real alteration to the TC society.

Answer 7

well it was pretty important seeing as greece and turkey both shared cyprus and and about ur 2nd question:they were pretty political hope i helped u mate