Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the internationally recognized southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which controls the northern one-third of the island. The Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has remained a non-recognized entity (except by the Government of Turkey) since it's UDI in 1983. Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Official language Turkish Capital Nicosia (LefkoÅŸa) (35° 10′ 28″ N, 33° 21′ 25″ E) Founder Rauf DenktaÅŸ President Mehmet Ali Talat Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer House Speaker Fatma EkenoÄŸlu Area  - Total  - % water 3,355 km² 2. ... Non-recognized nations are states that have declared their independence, but not been acknowledged as such by the international community at large. ...

In 1974, following a coup by the Greek backed National Guard and the arrival of Turkish troops in response (claiming that their authority to do so was under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee), the Turkish Cypriots formally set up their own institutions under the title Turkish Federated State of North Cyprus. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriots unilaterally declared independence as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC). In 1985, they adopted a constitution and held elections--an arrangement thus far recognized only by Turkey. The Cypriot National Guard (Greek Εθνική Φρουρά) is the combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus. ... The 1960 Treaty of Guarantee was a pact designed to preserve the territorial independence of the Republic of Cyprus. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Eight years after the Turkish Federative State of North Cyprus was proclaimed (in 1975), The UDI of North Cyprus was presented to the Northern Cypriot Parliament in North Nicosia by Turkish Cypriot... Jump to: navigation, search 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Political conditions

From 1975 to 2005, the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was Rauf Denktaş. An ardent nationalist, he persued a policy of trying to gain international recognition of the TRNC. However, this stance proved to be a major stumbling block to reconciliation efforts. This stance - while initially supported by the Turkish Cypriot populace, began to work against him when the Greek Cypriot South joined the European Union. Rauf R. DenktaÅŸ Rauf Raif DenktaÅŸ (pronounced Denktash; born January 27, 1924) is a Turkish Cypriot political leader. ...

The TRNC held multi-party parliamentary elections in 1993, removing the long-ruling National Unity Party in favour of a coalition of the Democratic(DP) and Republican Turkish(CTP) parties. However, in August 1996, a new coalition was formed between the two main rightist parties, the National Unity Party and the Democratic Party, which stayed in power for the next eight years. In 2003, the CTP and DP formed a new government, placing CTP leader Mehmet Ali Talat as the new Prime Minister. Jump to: navigation, search 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The National Unity Party is a party in Albania - National Unity Party Burma - National Unity Party Canada - National Unity Party Cyprus - National Unity Party Fiji - Party of National Unity Turkey - National Unity Party This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Jump to: navigation, search The Democratic Party (Demokrat Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ... The Republican Turkish Party (Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... M.A. Talat, President of TRNC Mehmet Ali Talat (July 6, 1952) is the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a wannabe de facto state which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus (which is considered a puppet of the Turkish Army by the internationally-recognized... Jump to: navigation, search A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and...

In 2005, Rauf Denktaş retired from the presidency. Talat won the Presidential Election, becoming the TRNC's second President. He resigned as Prime Minister, which was taken over by CTP Deputy Leader Ferdi Sabit Soyer. Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... F.S. Soyer, TRNC PM Ferdi Sabit Soyer (b. ...

UN-sponsored negotiations to develop institutional arrangements acceptable to both communities began in 1968; several sets of negotiations and other initiatives followed. Turkish Cypriots focused on bi-zonality, security guarantees, and political equality between the two communities. The Greek Cypriots however emphasized the rights of unrestricted population movement, recovery of property, resettlement, and the return of territory to their control. Turkish Cypriots favour a federation of two nearly autonomous societies living side by side with limited contact, and allowing Turkish migrants to stay, while Greek Cypriots envision a more integrated structure, and requiring the Turkish migrants to leave the island. Jump to: navigation, search 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Naturalized TRNC Citizens are persons granted TRNC Citizenship by the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ...

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan tried to present a compromise formula which would have enabled a federal state to be established on the island. While there were serious compromises made on both sides, neither the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaderships were happy with the final plan. Nontheless, it was decided to put the issue to the voters. Jump to: navigation, search Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat and the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...

In 2004, the Annan Plan was supported in a referendum by two thirds of the Turkish Cypriots voting. However, it was defeated by nearly three-quarters of the Greek Cypriots. Had the plan been accepted by both communities, the United Cyprus Republic would have resulted. however, the rejection by the Greek Cypriots meant that only they could benefit from EU membership. This has started to change international attitudes towards the Turkish Cypriots as the Republic of Cyprus government still insists upon maintaining the international embargoes on the TRNC despite the results of the vote. Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Annan Plan was a United Nations proposal to bring about the reunification of the divided island nation of Cyprus as the United Cyprus Republic. ... The Annan Plan was a rejected United Nations proposal to bring about the reunification of the divided island nation of Cyprus as the United Cyprus Republic. ...

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
conventional short form: TRNC

Data code: .nc.tr nc. ...

Government type: republic
note: a disaggregation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began after the outbreak of communal strife in December 1963; this separation was further solidified following the Turkish military intervention in July 1974 following a Greek junta-based coup attempt, which gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government on the island; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktash declared independence and the formation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which has been recognized thus far only by Turkey; both sides publicly call for the resolution of intercommunal differences and creation of a new federal system (Greek Cypriot position) or confederal system (Turkish Cypriot position) of government Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Junta may refer to: The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines a junta as a body of persons acting towards a common aim, especially political clique or faction after revolution or coup détat. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rauf R. DenktaÅŸ Rauf Raif DenktaÅŸ (pronounced Denktash; born January 27, 1924) is a Turkish Cypriot political leader. ...

Capital: Nicosia (Turkish name: Lefkoşa) Jump to: navigation, search Nicosia, Cyprus For the Italian town, see Nicosia, Sicily Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) or LefkoÅŸa (Turkish), population 177,410 (1992), 200,686 (2001), is the capital of Cyprus and of the Turkish Republic of Northern...

Independence: 15 November 1983 (unilaterally declared)
note: Self-rule declared on 13 February 1975 from Republic of Cyprus. Jump to: navigation, search November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Eight years after the Turkish Federative State of North Cyprus was proclaimed (in 1975), The UDI of North Cyprus was presented to the Northern Cypriot Parliament in North Nicosia by Turkish Cypriot... Jump to: navigation, search February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

National holiday: Independence Day, 15 November Jump to: navigation, search November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ...

Constitution: 5 May 1985 Jump to: navigation, search May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legal system: based on common law, with civil law modifications

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Mehmet Ali Talat
deputy chief of state : Speaker of the House Fatma Ekenoglu
head of government: Prime minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer
Council of Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister and endorsed by the President. Current cabinet sworn in on April 28, 2005. Cabinet members are (Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister) Serdar Denktaş, (Minister of Interior) Özkan Murat, (Minister of Finance) Ahmet Uzun, (Minister of National Education and Culture) Canan Öztoprak, (Minister of Economy and Tourism) Derviş Kemal Deniz, (Minister of Public Works and Communications) Salih Usar, (Minister of Health and Social Welfare) Eşref Vaiz, (Minister of Labour and Social Security) Sonay Adem, (Minister of Agriculture and Forestry) Hüseyin Öztoprak, (Minister of Youth and Sports) Özkan Yorgancıoğlu.
elections:president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held April 2005 (Mehmet Ali Talat: 55.59%, Dervis Eroglu: 22.73%). M.A. Talat, President of TRNC Mehmet Ali Talat (July 6, 1952) is the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a wannabe de facto state which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus (which is considered a puppet of the Turkish Army by the internationally-recognized... F. Ekenoglu, TRNC Parliamentary Speaker Fatma Ekenoglu is the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ... F.S. Soyer, TRNC PM Ferdi Sabit Soyer (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serdar DenktaÅŸ, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister of the TRNC Seal of the Deputy PM and FM of the TRNC Serdar Denktash (Serdar DenktaÅŸ) is the one surviving son of the NOV 1983 - APR 2005 President of the de factoTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Rauf Denkta... Özcan Murat, TRNC Interior Minister Özcan Murat is a minister in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ... Ahmet Uzen, TRNC Minister of Finance Ahmet Uzen is the Minister of Finance in the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ... Canan Öztoprak, TRNC Minister of National Education and Culture Canan Öztoprak is a TRNC Cabinet Minister appointed in the April 2005 TRNC Government of Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. ... TRNC Minister of Economy and Tourism, Derviş Kemal Deniz Derviş Kemal Deniz is the TRNC Minister of Economy and Tourism. ... Salih Usar, TRNC Minister of Public Works Salih Usar is the Minister of Public Works and Communications in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. ... Eşref Vaiz, TRNC Health and Social Welfare minister Eşref Vaiz is a minister in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, under Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. ... TRNC Labor and Social Security minister Sonay Adem Sonay Adem is the Labor and Social Security Minister in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus government under Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. ... Hüseyin Öztoprak, TRNC politician Hüseyin Öztoprak is the Agriculture and Forestry Minister in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus under Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer. ... TRNC Minister of Youth and Sports, Ozcan Yorgancioglu Özcan Yougancioğlu is the TRNC Minister of Youth and Sports. ... Jump to: navigation, search April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Dervis Eroglu Dr. Derviş Eroğlu was from 1985 thru 2004, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and leader of the National Unity Party. ...

Legislative branch: unicameral - Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held December 2003 (next to be held 2008).
election results: Assembly of the Republic - percent of vote by party - CTP: 44.5% (24 seats), UBP: 31.7% (19 seats), DP: 13.5% (6 seats), BDH: 5.8% (1 seat). 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2003. ...

Judicial branch: Supreme Court. Judges are appointed by the President.

Political parties and leaders: Communal Liberation Party or TKP [Mustafa AKINCI]; Democratic Party or DP [Serdar Denktas]; National Birth Party or UDP [Enver Emin]; National Unity Party or UBP [Dervis Eroglu]; Our Party or BP [Okyay Sadikoglu]; Patriotic Unity Movement or YBH [Ozker Ozgur]; Republican Turkish Party or CTP [Mehmet Ali Talat]

Political pressure groups and leaders: Federation of Turkish Cypriot Labor Unions (or Turk-Sen)

International organization participation: OIC (observer-state member)

Flag description:

White with a red star and crescent in the center, based on the design of the flag of Turkey. Two horizontal red bars are placed one above and one below the star and crescent. This design was the result of a competition. Image File history File links photo of TRNC flag. ... TRNC Flag The flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the Turkish flag, except that the colors of the objects and background are reversed, and the white background also has two red stripes at the top and bottom. ...

Coat of Arms description:

Outline depiction of the Republic of Cyprus coat of arms (not colored). Identical except for the removal of '1960' from the shield and the adding of a star and cresent emblem with the number '1983' above the shield. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Trnc-arms. ... TRNC Arms The Coat of Arms of Northern Cyprus are styled closely on the arms of the Republic of Cyprus, except that the arms are not colored and that the 1960 was removed from the shield underneath the dove. ...

See also

• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  
• Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus
  
• Naturalized TRNC citizens