Ramadan Güney
British-Turkish Cypriot businessman and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramadan Güney (18 February 1932 – 2 November 2006) was a British-Turkish Cypriot businessman and politician. He was the owner of Brookwood Cemetery, the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom, with the aim of establishing a Turkish cemetery.[1][2] Güney was also the founder and chairman of the UK Turkish Islamic Trust and had established the first Turkish mosque in London, Shacklewell Lane Mosque, in 1977.[3][4]
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Ramadan Güney | |
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Born | 18 February 1932 |
Died | 2 November 2006(2006-11-02) (aged 74) |
Nationality | British, Turkish Cypriot |
Spouse | Süheyla Güney |
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He was also a founding member of the VOLKAN organisation in Cyprus, established in the 1950s as part of the struggle against the Greek Cypriot nationalists, EOKA. He was in later years a Member of Parliament and presidential candidate in Northern Cyprus.[5]