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 Helakis Georgios Helakis Georgios (George) Helakis () is a Greek sports journalist, famous for his passionate live radio broadcasting of international football matches, particularly Champions League and 2004 UEFA European Championship. During Euro 2004 opening match he compared the Greek national football team to a "pirate ship", a name which has become the official nickname of the squad since Greece won the tournament. Born in the village Seliana in Aigeira in 1964, Helakis is co-owner and commentator for numerous sports media outlets, including "SportDay" (Greece's best selling sports daily) and SportFM (Greece's most popular sports radio station). For a short period