Patriki Patriki Patriki (, ) is a village in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, located on the Karpas Peninsula. It is under the "de facto" control of Northern Cyprus. Patriki is the ancestral home of singer George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou). His father, Kyriacos Panayiotou, was born here in 1935 and lived in the village working with family until 1953 when he left for England. The village has been under Turkish occupation since the 1974 invasion. The village used to be inhabited by Greek-Cypriots. In his book "Historic Cyprus" (second edition 1947) Rupert Gunnis (who was Inspector of Antiquities on the
Georgios Theodoridis Georgios Theodoridis Georgios Theodoridis (, born December 12, 1972) is a Greek sprinter specializing in the 60 metres and 100 metres. Born in Athens and raised in Kozani, he finished sixth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships, won the silver medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships, finished seventh at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal in at the 2004 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, the World Championships in 1999 and 2003 and the World Indoor Championships in 1999 World Indoor Championships and 2003 World Indoor Championships