As can be seen from the chart above, the village was almost always inhabited exclusively by Greek Cypriots. At the turn of the century there were only one or two Muslim (Turkish Cypriot) inhabitants of the village. Its population grew steadily from 53 in 1891 to 140 persons in 1960.
Displacement:
Most of the village’s inhabitants were displaced in 1974, when in July they fled from the advancing Turkish army to the southern part of the island. Some Greek Cypriot residents attempted to remain in the village during the 1974 war. In November 1975, the number of those who were enclaved in the village was nine. That number dropped to three families in February 1976. Shortly afterwards, they departed to the south of the divide. Currently, like the rest of the displaced Greek Cypriots, the Greek Cypriots of Thermeia are scattered throughout the island’s south. The number of the Thermeia Greek Cypriots who were displaced between 1974 and 1976 was around 140 (135 in the1973 census).
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Current Inhabitants:
Today the village is mainly inhabited by displaced Turkish Cypriots from different parts of Cyprus. There are also some Turkish nationals and third-country nationals living in the village. Over the last twenty years, many European citizens and wealthy Turkish Cypriots from elsewhere in the island’s north have bought property, built houses, and settled here. The village is now counted as part of the town of Kyrenia in censuses. The last Turkish Cypriot census put the population of Thermeia/Doğanköy at 457.
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