 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Panguva yokukunda kweOttoman kwechitsuwa ichi 15701571, vanhu vanenge 40 000 vokuOttoman-Armenian vakashandiswa, zvikurukuru sevashandi. Urongwa hutsva hwezvinhu hwakabatawo nharaunda yeArmenian: vazhinji veOttoman maArmenians vakapona pakukunda vakagara zvakanyanya muNicosia, vachiwedzera huwandu hweArmenian, nepo Armenian Prelature yeCyprus yakazivikanwa seEthnarchy Ազգային Իշխանություն, Azkayin Ishkhanoutiun, kuburikidza ne millet institution. Zvisinei, Bhishopu muFamagusta akabviswa, sezvo vanhu vechiKristu vakaurawa kana kuti kudzingwauye guta rose rakanga rakakomberedzwa nemasvingo rakarambidzwa kune vakanga vasiri vaMuslim kutozosvikira mumakore apakuvamba enguva yeBritain. Somubayiro webasa ravo mukati mekukunda, vaArmenia veNicosia vakapiwa kodzero yekurinda Gedhi rePaphos ropafadzo iyi yakangoshandiswa kwenguva pfupi, nekuda kwemari yakawanda yaidiwa uye, ne firman yakanyorwa muna Chivabvu 1571, vakadzoserwa chechi yeNotre Dame de Tyre inozivikanwawo seTortosa, iyo vaOttoman vakanga vashandura kuva chengetedzo yemunyu. Mukuwedzera, musha wamamongi weMagaravank wakanga wawana nyasha dzevaOttoman uye wakava nzvimbo inokosha yokufamba kwevaArmenia nevamwe vafambi vari munzira kuenda kuNyika Tsvene, pamwe chete nenzvimbo yokuzororera yevafambi uye vaKaturike nevamwe vakuru vechechi vaibva kuKirikia neJerusarema. 