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Hasan Yusuf 'Arap' (Şiliono) Part 2

Gunduro Treboyadi Karaböcek's & Zabidi's are part of this family group



YUSUF HASAN 'Treboyadi' born 1841 1st marriage MELEK İSMAIL 'Tahuredi' 'Melekka'. (must have died at childbirth or a little later as her daughter was given her name, which was custom to do so) 2nd marriage ZİLİHA ALİ ’Öksüz Ali’. No children (1)

their children

1 Melek Yusuf married  ‘Treboyadi/Mudrena’


MELEK YUSUF ’Treboyadi’ married MUSTAFA MEHMET ’Mudra/Babiro’

their children 

1  Mehmet Mustafa 'Mudra/Babiro' (Gazi) born 1899-1980

2  Yusuf  Mustafa 'Mudra/Babiro' (Gazi)  1901-1989

3  İbrahım Mustafa  'Garip/Mudra/Babiro' (Gazi)  born 02,04,1905.2000                 

4  Hasan  Mustafa 'Mudra/Babiro' (Gazi) 1907-1980 

5  Arif  Mustafa 'Mudra/Babiro' (Gazi)   

6  Emine Mustafa  'Mudra/Babiro' (Gazi) 1914-2000  married Arif Mehmet 'Kafa'  Hüseyin  Mustafa  'Mudra/Babiro' (Gazi) 1915-1990 


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Osman was the 2nd son of Hasan Yusuf 'Arap'. He was one of two children born to Hasan 'Araps' 1st wife, who was the daughter of Yusuf İbrahim 'Garaoli' Şerife. After giving birth to Osman, Şerife tragically died. Hasan 'Arap' went on to remarry Şerife the daughter of İbrahim 'Paça' Together they went on to add another 9/10 children to their family. It should be noted that most of the family are now known as Gutsugudi/Karaböcek rather than the original 'Gunduro' [2].   


OSMAN HASAN 'Gunduro's du Hasan Arabi's' born 1844 married ZALİHE HASAN 'Kuvaros''Yumakcı' born 1855 [3].

their children

1 Hasan Osman 'Gunduro' born 1883 (Gutsugudi / Karaböcek ) married Şerife Kocaismail

2 Mehmet Osman 'Gunduro' (Zabidi') born 1890-1973

3 Şerife Osman 'Gunduro' 1st wife of Yusuf 'Muya'

4 Ayşe Osman 'Halilazina/Gunduro ?- 1977 married Halil Aza

5 Dudu Osman 'Gunduro' 1879-1976married Yusuf Adem 'Ademos'

6 Hüseyin  Osman 'Gunduro'. No other information on this person. Probably died young.


HASAN OSMAN 'Gunduro/Gutsugudi' born 1883 married ŞERİFE İSMAIL ‘Koca-İsmail’

their children

1 Osman Hasan Karaböcek 'Gutsugudi’ married Pembe

2 Yusuf Hasan (Avezer) 1917-2014 married  İlmiye from Dali

3 İsmail Hasan Karaböcek

4 Hüseyin Hasan Karaböcek 'Gutsugudi’ 1928-2015

5 Mehmet Hasan Karaböcek D.O.B 1931/32? (Avezer)

6 Ziliha Hasan 1924-2015 married Veli Ramadan Cambulat 


OSMAN HASAN KARABÖCEK ’Gutsugudi’ married PEMBE OSMAN 1916-1995 ’Pemberu/Burundi 

their children

1 Şerife-Şüküfe Osman Karaböcek married Kemal 'Bodiri'

2 Benisev Osman Karaböcek married Osman Kırıcı (Gatsura) 28.12.1945

3 Alsev Osman Karaböcek married Soner 'Mudaho' (Yucelen)

4 Sonkay Osman Karaböcek married Özkan Avcı


ŞERİFE-ŞÜKÜFE OSMAN KARABÖCEK ’Gutsugudi’ married KEMAL YUSUF ’bodiri’

their children

1 Osman Kemal ’Bodiri’

2 Yusuf Osman ’Bodiri’


BENİSEV OSMAN KARABÖCEK ’Gutsugudi’ married OSMAN YUSUF KIRICI ’Gatsura’

their children

1 Yusuf Osman Kırıcı ’Gatsura’

2 Pembe  Osman Kırıcı ’Gatsura’


ALSEV OSMAN KARABÖCEK ’Gutsugudi’ married  SONER MUSTAFA YÜCELEN ’Mavro/Mudaho’

their children

1 Gamze Soner Yücelen ’Mavro’

2 Osman  Soner Yücelen ’Mavro’


SONKAY OSMAN KARABÖCEK ’Gutsugudi’ married OSMAN ÖZKAN MUSTAFA AVCI ’Osman Avcı’

their children

1 Ozan Osman Avcı ’Osman Avcı’

2 Kemal Osman Avcı ’Osman Avcı’


YUSUF HASAN AVEZER 'Avezer’ 1917-2014 married İlmiye (4)

their children

1 Hasan Yusuf (Avezer) born 1955. married Nazif from Alan-ici village

2 Ali Yusuf (Avezer) born 1956 married Gulsen Mehmet Ozlevent 'Levendi'

3 Şermin Yusuf (Avezer) migrated to Australia married Hicret Ömer

4 Zerrin Yusuf (Avezer) born 1960 In Australia

5 Osman Yusuf (Avezer) married Yelda Reşat Çıdam ‘Aligunni


HASAN YUSUF AVEZER born 1955) married NAZIF from Alan İçi

their children

1 Yusuf Hasan Avezer (born 1982) married Ummuhan Gökce

2 İlmiye Hasan Avezer (twin born 1984)

3 Pembe Hasan Avezer (twin born 1984) married Hasanoğlu. Children Engin


ALİ YUSUF AVEZER born 1956 married GÜLŞEN MEHMET ÖZLEVENT Levendi/Yakula/Bitirimi’

their children

1 Ender Yusuf Avezer engaged to Gozde from Vadili village (at time of print)

2 Eser Yusuf Avezer married Meyrem from Yeni -Iskele/Trikomo . Children Tuana

3 Değer Yusuf Avezer


OSMAN YUSUF AVEZER 'Avezer' married  YELDA REŞAT ÇIDAM 'Aligunni'

their children

1 Ruzen Yusuf Avezer 'Avezer' married Mert Taluğ from Yeni Tashkent

2 Nazen Yusuf Avezer 'Avezer'


ŞERMİN YUSUF AVEZER married HICRET ÖMER NOÇO in Wollongong NSW Australia [5].

their children

1 Fikriye Ömer born in Wollongong 1985 married Huseyin Yiahayia in 2009 they live in Melbourne VIC. They have 2 children Metin Ahmet born in 2011 and Jeyda born 2014

2 İlmiye Ömer born in Wollongong NSW in 1988, married Hasan Cihan in Melbourne VIC in 2014- they have a daughter Semiha born in 2014.

3 Yusuf Ömer born in Wollongong NSW in 1988, married Sansel Gumusel in Melbourne VIC in 2010.


ZERRİN YUSUF AVEZER born 1960 married  TURGUT in Australia 

No information on their children


İSMAİL HASAN 'Gunduro' (İsmailoko) married ŞERİFE 'Ginezzo'

their children

1 Zafer İsmail

2 Hasan İsmail

3 Zerin İsmail


HÜSEYİN HASAN 'Gunduro' (Gutsugudi / Karaböcek ) married EMİNE VELİ 'Gutsoveli'

their children

1 Şerife Hüseyin (born 1955) married Mustafa 'Buri' (Ağdaç/ Pekri)

2 Hasan Hüseyin (1956) Karaböcek married Filiz Hüdaverdi

3 Veli Hüseyin Karaböcek married Dilber 'Kasap' from Goşi

4 İsmail Hüseyin Karaböcek 'Ismailoko'. married Kiymet Hüdaverdi

5 Bekir Hüseyin Karaböcek 'Bekiro' married Reyhan Süleyman 'Yallitsi' (Parildak)


ŞERİFE HÜSEYİN KARABÖCEK (born 1955) married MUSTAFA 'Buri' (Ağdaç/ Pekri)

their children

1 Ayşe Mustafa Ağdaç 'Pekri'

2 Hüseyin Mustafa Ağdaç 'Pekri'


HASAN HÜSEYİN KARABÖCEK born 1955 married FİLİZ KEMAL HÜDAVERDİ (HÜDASOY)

no information on children


VELİ HÜSEYİN KARABÖCEK born 1963 married DİLBER HÜSEYİN BAYRAMOĞLU 'Kasap' from Goşi

their children

1 Hüseyin Veli Karaböcek ’Gutsugudi’ born 1991 married Ayşe Hüseyin Bekler ’Bekler’

2 Pinar Veli Karaböcek ’Gutsugudi’ married Mehmet Zorlu from Nicosia


HÜSEYİN VELİ KARABÖCEK ’Gutsugudi’ born 1991 married AYŞE HÜSEYİN BEKLER ’Bekler’

no information on children


PINAR VELİ KARABÖCEK ’Gutsugudi’ married MEHMET ZORLU from Nicosia

no information on children


İSMAİL HÜSEYİN KARABÖCEK 'İsmailoko' 'married KIYMET HÜDAVERDİ HÜDASOY ’Burundi’

their children

1 İrem Hüseyin Karaböcek ’Gutsugudi’

2 Ekin Hüseyin Karaböcek ’Gutsugudi’


BEKİR HÜSEYİN KARABÖCEK 'Bekiro' married NİLHAN BURHAN PARILDAK 'Yallitsi' 

their children

1 Burak Bekir  Karaböcek ’Gutsugudi’

2 Deniz  Karaböcek ’Gutsugudi’


MEHMET HASAN Gutsugudi' 'Gunduro' born 1931/32? married Gülsen Hüseyin Ademgil ’Eşeo’

their children

1 Şerife Mehmet Karaböcek ’Gutsugudi’


ZELİHA HASAN Gutsugudi' 'Gunduro' born 1924-2015 married VELİ RAMADAN 'Cambulat/Lao’

their children

1 Ramadan Veli ’Cambulat’

2 Hasan Veli ’Cambulat’

3 Raziye Veli ’Cambulat’


MEHMET OSMAN 'Zabidi / Gunduro' 1890-1973. 1st marriage ŞERİFE SÜLEYMAN ’Gebe’. 2nd marriage FATMA İBRAHİM ’Karamidi 1904-1983

children from 1st marriage

1 Osman Mehmet 'Zabidi / Gunduro' married Şaziye Tahsin  from Nicosia

2 Süleyman Mehmet Zabidi/Gunduro died as a child

children from 2nd marriage

3 Hasan Mehmet Zabidi / Gunduro' married Hatem Hüseyin ’Guççuki’

4 Yusuf Mehmet Zabidi / Gunduro' married Jale Süleyman ’Mavromustago’

5 Hüseyin Mehmet Zabidi / Gunduro' married Netice Yusuf ’Zabidi’

6 Zeliha Mehmet Zabidi / Gunduro' married Hasan Bekir ’Gutsoveli’

7 Şerife/Şermin Mehmet Zabidi / Gunduro' 1944-2015 married Halil Mehmet Şanlıel 1938-2002

8 Nazime Mehmet Zabidi / Gunduro'


OSMAN MEHMET 'Zabidi' married ŞAZİYE TAHSİN from Nicosia

their children

1 Mehtap Osman Zabidi


HASAN MEHMET 'Zabidi/Gunduro' married HATEM HÜSEYİN ’Guççiki’

their children

1 Onay Hasan ’Zabidi’

2 Şermin Hasan ’Zabidi’

3 Pembe Hasan ’Zabidi’

YUSUF MEHMET 'Zabidi/Gunduro' married JALE SÜLEYMAN  ’Mavromustago’ 

had no children


HÜSEYİN MEHMET 'Zabidi/Gunduro' married NETİCE YUSUF ’Zabidi’

their children

1 Yusuf Hüseyin Zabidi

2 Mehmet Hüseyin Zabidi


ZELİHA  MEHMET 'Zabidi/Gunduro' married HASAN BEKİR ’Gutsoveli’

their children

1 Bekir Hasan ’Gutsoveli’

2 Nilgün Hasan ’Gutsoveli’

3 Gonce Hasan ’Gutsoveli’


ŞERMİN MEHMET 'Zabidi/Gunduro' 1944-2015 married HALİL MEHMET ŞANLIEL 1938-2002

their children

1 Mehmet Halil ’Şanlıel

2 Fatoş Halil ’Şanlıel

3 Yusuf Halil ’Şanlıel married Şerife Hüseyin Şanlıel

4 Nese Halil ’Şanlıel

5 Osman Halil ’Şanlıel


YUSUF HALİL ŞANLIEL married ŞERİFE HÜSEYİN PARILDAK ’Yallitsi’

their children

1 Melek Yusuf Şanlıel

2 Nazlı Yusuf Şanlıel


ŞERİFE OSMAN ’Gunduro’ married YUSUF SÜLEYMAN ’Muya/Truko’ born 1870

their children

1 Osman Yusuf ’Ganari/Muya’ 1903-1981

2 Ayşe Yusuf ’Muya’

3 Süleyman Yusuf ’Muya’


AYŞE OSMAN ’Ayşeli/Halilazina/Gunduro’ born 1877? - 1977  married HALİL OSMAN 'Mulla Aza' born 1874-

their children

1  Osman Halil  'Halil Aza' 1904-1995, 1st marriage Arzu Mehmet ’Mustafuri’ 1917-1950. 2nd marriage Misliye Mustafa 1919-2008 from Kadalyonda

2  Sittiga Halil    'Halil Aza' 1902-1988  married Osman Veli Bekir then Yusuf İbrahim 'Yapıcı'

3  Şerife  Halil  'Halil Aza'  married Arif Yusuf 'Gebe'

4  Melek  Halil   'Halil Aza'  1916-1999  married Arif  İsmail 'Şago'

5  Zalihe Halil  'Zardila/Halil Aza’ 1911-1985  married Mehmet Hasan 'Karaca'


DUDU OSMAN ’Ademena/Gunduro’ 1879-1976 married YUSUF ADEM HÜSEYİN ’Eşeo’ 1880-1970

their children

1 Hüseyin Yusuf Ademgil ’Eşeo’ 1910-1983

2 Osman Yusuf Ademgil ’Eseo’

3 Rabia Yusuf ’Eşeo’



[1] Records of İbrahim Tahsildar. Pages 86-103 Yusuf Mustafa 'Şilioni' family.& personal interviews with Mehmet Veli 'Kirlapo'

[2] Turkish Cypriots were obligated to take on permanent surnames. Many converted their Greek/Latin family nicknames/Lakabs to Turkish equivalents.

[3] Ottoman census 1879 Doc No; 158-a-2 page 315

[4] details from personal correspondence with Hasan Avezer

[5] details from personal correspondence with Şermin Yusuf Avezer

[6] Ottoman census 1879. Doc; 158-a-2 page 315


The photos on this page have been kindly shared by courtesy of Pembe Kırıcı Gümüş

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