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Cyprus Social Structure
The structure of Turkish Cypriot society changed
dramatically
during the twentieth century, especially after World War
II. The
main force for change was the growth of a modern and
prosperous
economy that required a variety of occupations, encouraged
urbanization, made education more accessible, and
permitted more
contact with the outside world. The de facto partition of
the
island in 1974 also strongly changed how Turkish Cypriots
lived.
The evolution of a Western-style family out of the
traditional
family structure was perhaps the most socially significant
of these
changes.
Data as of January 1991
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