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
Michael Pickering (footballer, born 1963) 1991 and was traded to Melbourne playing only two seasons with the Demons. He was appointed as coach of the Fitzroy Football Club in Premier C of the VAFA for the 2012 season. Michael Pickering (footballer, born 1963) Michael Pickering (born 30 November 1963) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL/AFL between 1984 and 1991 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1992 until 1993 for the Melbourne Football Club. Pickering was a talented footballer from Vermont whose fine marking was the trademark of his game. Courageous and determined in his approach to the