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
Mike Smith (basketball, born 1963) EuroBasket 1995 and 1997. Mike Smith (basketball, born 1963) Mikel Smith Gibbs (born 10 September 1963) is a retired American-Spanish professional basketball player. Born in New York City, Smith played college basketball for USC–Spartanburg, beginning in 1982. Smith played for twelve years in Spain, notably for Joventut Badalona and Real Madrid. He was the Spanish League's Finals MVP in 1992. With Joventut Badalona, he won the EuroLeague championship of the 1993–94 season, by winning the 1994 EuroLeague Final Four. During Smith's tenure playing professional club basketball in Spain, he acquired Spanish citizenship, and he played for the Spanish national team