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Northern Cyprus, [ a] officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ), [ b] is a de facto state [ 6][ 7] that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all other states to be part of the Republic of Cyprus . Northern Cyprus extends from the tip of ...
Euro. The northern part of Cyprus is legally part of the EU, but law is suspended due to it being under the control of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which the EU does not recognise. The North uses the Turkish lira instead of the euro, although the euro circulates alongside the lira and other currencies.
After it was occupied by Turkey, Northern Cyprus' relations with the rest of the world were further complicated by a series of United Nations resolutions which declared its independence legally invalid. A 2004 UN Referendum on settling the Cyprus dispute was accepted by the Turkish Cypriots but rejected by the Greek Cypriots.
Historical background. The roots of the close relationship between Northern Cyprus and Republic of Turkey can be traced back to the Cyprus conflict and subsequent events. . Following intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in the 1960s and the coup d'état by Greek nationalists in 1974, Turkey intervened militarily on the island, leading to the de facto division of Cyprus ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Northern Cyprus. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is recognized only by Turkey, and consequently has only one embassy with de jure recognition, along with six consulates-general. [ 1] However this has not prevented the TRNC authorities from opening representative offices elsewhere.
The ECJ ruled against the acceptance of Turkish Cypriot goods, and thus in effect instituted an embargo against Northern Cyprus. The decision has been criticized as the ECJ stepping beyond its scope and precipitating an embargo that should only be imposed by political bodies. [3] The decision also exposed Turkish Cypriot goods to an additional ...
The USSR established diplomatic relations with the newly independent Republic of Cyprus on 18 August 1960. Cooperation between both countries has increased since the 1990s and the fall of the USSR. Cyprus has an embassy in Moscow and consulates-general in Krasnodar, Saint Petersburg, Samara and in Yekaterinburg.
The 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the subsequent and ongoing dispute, in which Turkey continues to occupy Northern Cyprus, complicates Cyprus' relations with NATO. [ 14][ 15] Any treaty concerning Cyprus' participation in NATO, either as a full member, PfP or Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, would likely be vetoed by Turkey, a full ...