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'''Ghyka'''. Albanian family from Kipruoriginating from Kiupru, [[Albania, which from ]]. From very humble beginnings a branch of the Ghyka family raised to prominence during the [[Ottoman]] empire period, . It all began when [[Gheorghe Ghyka]] was identified by his childhood friend in [[Istanbul]], selling water melons. His friend, who soon after did become a very prominent Vizier, helped Gheorghe to become in 1658 , Prince of Moldavia and 1659 Prince of Wallachia. His Gheorghe descendents joined the Greek [[Phanariote]] rangs and were brought up under Greek influences as it was the rule of the day. Most of his children, grand children and great grand children married Greek Phanariotes.