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| |common_name = Northern Cyprus | |common_name = Northern Cyprus | ||
| |image_flag = Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg | |||
| |image_coat = TRNC CoA.svg | |||
| |symbol_type = Coat of arms | |||
| |image_map = TRNC_location.png | |||
| |national_anthem = '']''{{spaces|2}}<small>(])<br />''Independence March''</small> | |||
| |official_languages = ] | |||
| |demonym = ]<br />] <small>(max. 50.000)</small> | |||
| |capital = ]<br /><small>('''Lefkoşa''' in ])</small> | |||
| |latd=35 |latm=10 |latNS=N |longd=33 |longm=22 |longEW=E | |||
| |government_type = ] ]{{smallsup|1}} | |||
| |leader_title1 = ] | |||
| |leader_name1 = ] | |||
| |leader_title2 = ] | |||
| |leader_name2 = ] | |||
| |sovereignty_type = ] {{nobold|('']'')}} | |||
| |sovereignty_note = from ] | |||
| |established_event1 = Proclaimed | |||
| |established_date1 = ] ] | |||
| |established_event2 = Recognition | |||
| |established_date2 = By ] only | |||
| |area_rank = 167th ranked together with Cyprus | |||
| |area_magnitude = 1 E9 | |||
| |area_km2 = 3,355 | |||
| |area_sq_mi = 1,295 | |||
| |percent_water = 2.7 | |||
| |population_census = 264,172 | |||
| |population_census_year = 2006{{smallsup|2}} | |||
| |population_density_km2 = 78 | |||
| |population_density_sq_mi = 203 | |||
| |population_density_rank = 89th | |||
| |currency = ] | |||
| |currency_code = YTL ( TRY reserved ) | |||
| |GDP_PPP_year = 2007 | |||
| |GDP_PPP = $4.54 billion<ref name="autogenerated1"></ref> | |||
| |GDP_PPP_rank = 90th | |||
| |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $7,135<ref name="autogenerated1" /> | |||
| |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 93rd | |||
| |time_zone = ] | |||
| |utc_offset = +2 | |||
| |time_zone_DST = ] | |||
| |utc_offset_DST = +3 | |||
| |cctld = ], or ] | |||
| |calling_code = 90 | |||
| |calling_code_note = spec. +90-392 | |||
| |footnote1 = | |||
| |footnote2 = {{PDFlink||88.8 ]<!-- application/pdf, 91019 bytes -->}} Nüfus ve Konut Sayimi. | |||
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| The '''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus''' ('''TRNC''') ({{lang-tr|Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti}}, ''KKTC''), commonly called '''Northern Cyprus''' ({{lang-tr|Kuzey Kıbrıs}}) though its tourist office advertises as '''North Cyprus''', is a ] independent republic<ref name=HISTORY>Antiwar.com. , Leon Hadar, November 16, 2005</ref><ref name=defacto1>Carter Johnson, University of Maryland. , 2005</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Emerson|first=Michael|title= The Wider Europe Matrix|year=2004|publisher=CPSE|isbn=9290794690}}</ref> located in the north of ]. | |||
| The TRNC declared its independence in 1983, nine years after a Greek Cypriot ] attempting to annex the island to Greece triggered ] by ]. It has received ] only from Turkey, on which it is dependent economically, politically and militarily. The rest of the international community, including the ] and ], recognises the sovereignty of the ] over the entire island, including the portion currently under the control of the TRNC. | |||
| The Turkish Army maintains a large force in the TRNC that meets with the approval of much of the Turkish Cypriot population. However, the Republic of Cyprus regards it as an illegal occupation force; its presence has also been denounced in several United Nations Security Council resolutions.<ref name="autogenerated2">UN Security Council resolutions 353(1974), 357(1974), 358(1974), 359(1974), 360(1974), 365(1974)</ref> Attempts to reach a solution to the dispute have so far been unsuccessful. In a 2004 ] held simultaneously in both parts of the island, the ] ] to reunite the island<ref></ref> was accepted by a majority of ]. However, amidst concerns {{Fact|date=July 2008}} that the plan would eliminate the concept of one-person, one-vote largely in favor of ] and would not safeguard ] rights in Northern Cyprus, an overwhelming majority of Greek Cypriots rejected the proposal. | |||
| The TRNC extends from the tip of the ] (]) in the northeast, westward to ] and ] (the Kokkina/Erenköy ] marks the westernmost extent of the TRNC), and southward to the village of ]. The ] or ] stretching between the two areas is under the control of the ]. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| {{main|Cyprus Intercommunal violence |Turkish invasion of Cyprus}} | |||
| The modern history of the TRNC begins with the gaining of independence of a united Cyprus from British rule in August 1960. Independence was only achieved after both Greek and Turkish Cypriots agreed to respectively abandon plans for 'enosis' (union with Greece) or partition. The agreement involved Cyprus being governed under a constitution which apportioned Cabinet posts, parliamentary seats and civil service jobs on an agreed ratio between the two communities. However, the Constitution of ], while establishing an independent and sovereign republic, was, in the words of ], an authority on constitutional law, "unique in its tortuous complexity and in the multiplicity of the safeguards that it provides for the principal minority; the Constitution of Cyprus stands alone among the constitutions of the world."<ref name=HISTORY> Council of Europe</ref> Within three years, tensions between the two communities in administrative affairs began to show. In particular, disputes over separate municipalities and taxation created a deadlock in government. In 1963 President ] proposed unilateral changes to the constitution via ], which some observers viewed as an unconstitutional attempt to tilt the balance of power in the Republic. <ref>David Hannay, 2005. Cyprus the search for a solution. I.B Tauris.</ref> Turkey and the ] rejected the proposed amendments as an attempt to settle constitutional disputes in favor of the Greek Cypriots<ref name=REJECTION> The Cyprus Conflict</ref> and as a means of demoting the Turks' status as co-founders of the state to one of minority status, removing their constitutional safeguards in the process. The President defended his amendments as being necessary "to resolve constitutional deadlocks."<ref name=HISTORY/> The Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1965, described the policy of the Turkish Cypriot leaders in this way: "''The Turkish Cypriot leaders have adhered to a rigid stand against any measures which might involve having members of the two communities live and work together, or which might place Turkish Cypriots in situations where they would have to acknowledge the authority of Government agents. Indeed, since the Turkish Cypriot leadership is committed to physical and geographical separation of the communities as a political goal, it is not likely to encourage activities by Turkish Cypriots which may be interpreted as demonstrating the merits of an alternative policy. The result has been a seemingly deliberate policy of self-segregation by the Turkish Cypriots"'' | |||
| On ] ], a Turkish Cypriot crowd clashed with the plainclothes special constables of Yorgadjis. Almost immediately, intercommunal violence broke out with a major Greek Cypriot paramilitary attack upon Turkish Cypriots in ] and ]. Though the ] — a Turkish resistance group created in ] to promote a policy of '']'' (division or partition of Cyprus), in opposition to the Greek Cypriot nationalist group ] and its advocacy of '']'' (union of Cyprus with Greece) — committed a number of acts of retaliation, historian of the Cyprus conflict ] noted that "there is no doubt that the main victims of the numerous incidents that took place during the next few months were Turks."<ref name=REJECTION/> Seven hundred Turkish hostages, including women and children, were taken from the northern suburbs of Nicosia. ], a nationalist and future coup leader, led a group of Greek Cypriot irregulars into the mixed suburb of Omorphita and attacked the Turkish Cypriot population.<ref> Andrew Borowiec, 2000. Cyprus: A troubled island. Praeger/Greenwood p.56</ref> By 1964, 193 Turkish Cypriots and 133 Greek Cypriots had been killed, with a further 209 Turks and 41 Greeks missing and presumed dead. | |||
| ] before 1974 military operations]] | |||
| Turkish Cypriot members of the government had by now withdrawn, creating an essentially Greek Cypriot administration in control of all institutions of the state. Widespread looting of Turkish Cypriot villages prompted 20,000 refugees to retreat into ], where they remained for the next 11 years,<ref name=HISTORY/> relying on food and medical supplies from Turkey to survive. Turkish Cypriots formed paramilitary groups to defend the enclaves, leading to a gradual division of the island's communities into two hostile camps. The violence had also seen thousands of Turkish Cypriots attempt to escape the violence by emigrating to Britain, Australia and Turkey. <ref> Quoted in Andrew Borowiec, 2000. Cyprus: A troubled island. Praeger/Greenwood p.58</ref> | |||
| The Republic of Cyprus has argued that the Turkish Cypriots' withdrawal from the government and their retreat into enclaves was a voluntary action, prompted by their desire to form a state of their own. In support of this view, a ] statement has been cited in which the then–], ], stated that Turkish Cypriots had furthered a policy of "self-segregation" and taken a "rigid stand" against policies which might have involved recognizing the government's authority.<ref></ref> Turkish Cypriots, for their part, point to a ruling of Cyprus's Supreme Court which found that Makarios had violated the constitution by failing to fully implement its measures and that Turkish Cypriots had not been allowed to return to their positions in government without first accepting the proposed constitutional amendments.<ref>Stephen, Michael, (1987) '''' Bow Educational Briefing No.5. London, Pages 1-7</ref> | |||
| ]]] | |||
| On ], ], the ] backed a Greek Cypriot military ] in Cyprus. President Makarios was removed from office and Nikos Sampson took his place. Turkey claimed that, under the 1960 ], the coup was sufficient reason for military action to protect the Turkish Cypriot populace, and thus Turkey invaded Cyprus on ], ]. Following Turkey's military intervention, the coup failed and Makarios returned to Cyprus. Turkish forces proceeded to take over the northern third of the island (about 37% of Cyprus's total area), causing large numbers of Greek Cypriots to abandon their ]. Approximately 160,000 Greek Cypriots fled to the south of the island, while 50,000 Turkish Cypriots fled north. Approximately 1,500 Greek Cypriot and 500 Turkish Cypriots remain missing.<ref name=FLEEING> BBC News</ref> | |||
| In 1975 the "Turkish Federative State of Cyprus" (''Kıbrıs Türk Federe Devleti'') was declared as a first step towards a future federated Cypriot state, but was rejected by the Republic of Cyprus, the UN, and the international community. After eight years of failed negotiations with the leadership of the Greek Cypriot community, the north declared its independence on ], ] under the name of the ''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus''. This ] was rejected by the UN and the Republic of Cyprus. | |||
| In recent years the politics of reunification has dominated the island's affairs. It was hoped that Cyprus's planned accession into the ] would act as a catalyst towards a settlement, and in ] a United Nations–brokered peace settlement was presented in a referendum to both sides. The proposed settlement was opposed by both the president of Cyprus, ], and Turkish Cypriot president ]; in the referendum, a majority of Turkish Cypriots accepted the proposal, but Greek Cypriots overwhelmingly rejected it. As a result, Cyprus entered the European Union as a divided island, with the north (TRNC) effectively excluded. Denktaş resigned in the wake of the vote, ushering in the pro-solutionist ] as his successor. | |||
| {{See also|History of Cyprus|Cyprus under the Ottoman Empire|Cyprus dispute|Operation Atilla}} | |||
| == Government and politics == | |||
| {{Main|Politics of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}} | |||
| Politics of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus takes place in a framework of a ] ] ], whereby the ] is ] and the ] ], and of a ]. ] is exercised by the government. ] is vested in both the ] and the ]. The ] is independent of the executive and the legislature. | |||
| The president is elected for a five-year term. The current president is ] who won the presidential elections on April 17, 2005. The legislature is the Assembly of the Republic, which has 50 members elected by ] from five electoral districts. In the elections of February 2005, the ], which favors a peace settlement and the reunification of Cyprus <ref></ref>, retained its position as the largest parliamentary party, but failed to win an overall majority. | |||
| ==International status and foreign relations== | |||
| {{main|Foreign relations of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}} | |||
| The international community, with the exception of Turkey, does not recognise the TRNC as a sovereign state, but recognises the de jure sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the whole island. The United Nations considers the declaration of independence by the TRNC as legally invalid in several of its resolutions.<ref name=RECOGNITION></ref><ref> Official Documents System of the United Nations</ref> | |||
| ].]] In wake of the April 2004 referendum on the United Nations ], and the support of the Turkish Cypriot community for the plan, the European Union made pledges towards ending the isolation of northern Cyprus. These included measures for trade and 259 million euro in aid. | |||
| The ] gave the TRNC the status of a ], making the "Turkish Cypriot State" an observer member of the organization.<ref name=OIC> Zaman</ref> A number of high profile formal meetings have also taken place between President Mehmet Ali Talat and various foreign leaders and politicians including US Secretary of State ], the then British foreign minister, ] and Pakistani President ]. | |||
| The European Union considers the area not under effective control of the Republic of Cyprus as EU territory under Turkish military occupation and thus indefinitely exempt from ] until a settlement has been found. The status of TRNC has become a recurrent issue especially during the recent talks for Turkey's membership of the EU where the division of the island is seen as a major stumbling block in Turkey's long road to membership.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Gow|coauthors=Helena Smith|title=EU puts Turkey on a long road to accession|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,12700,1321511,00.html|publisher=]|date=2004-10-07|accessdate=2007-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=EU Sets Deadline for Turkey to Open Up Its Ports|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2243855,00.html|publisher=]|date=2006-11-21|accessdate=2007-01-30}}</ref> | |||
| On ], ], The TRNC became one of the first nations to acknowledge the ] of the Republic of ], in direct opposition to the stance of the ], which rejects the Kosovo UDI. It is argued by the Turkish and TRNC media that the independence of Kosovo could be a good model for the TRNC's recognition. It is to be stressed however that the TRNC's government has not yet formally recognized the government of Kosovo, despite President Talat's message of congratulations to Kosovo. | |||
| ==Military == | |||
| The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has an indigenous 5,000-man '']'' (TCSF), which is primarily made up of conscripted Turkish Cypriot males between the ages of 18 and 40. There is also an additional reserve force consisting of about 11,000 first-line, 10,000 second-line and 5,000 third-line troops conscripted up to the age of 50. The TCSF is lightly armed and heavily dependent on its mainland Turkish allies, from which it draws much of its officer corps. It is led by a Brigadier General drawn from the Turkish Army. It acts essentially as a ] charged with protection of the border of the TRNC from Greek Cypriot incursions and maintaining internal security within the TRNC.<ref name="janes">"Cyprus." ''Jane's Sentinel: Eastern Mediterranean'', issue 22, 2007.</ref> | |||
| In addition, the mainland ] maintain a '']'' (CTPF) consisting of around 30-40,000 troops drawn from the 9th Turkish Army Corps and comprising two divisions, the 28th and 39th. It is equipped with a substantial number of ]-made ] ]s and artillery weapons. The ], ] and ] also have a presence in Northern Cyprus. Although formally part of Turkish 4th Army, headquartered in İzmir, the sensitivities of the Cyprus situation means that the commander of the CTPF also reports directly to the Turkish General Staff in ]. The CTPF is deployed principally along the ] and in locations where hostile amphibious landings might take place.<ref name="janes" /> | |||
| The presence of the mainland Turkish military in Cyprus is highly controversial, having been denounced as an illegal occupation force by the Republic of Cyprus government. Several ] resolutions have called on the Turkish forces to withdraw,<ref name="autogenerated2" /> though failed ] of 2004 allowed for some troops to remain. | |||
| ==Administrative divisions== | |||
| The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is divided into five administrative regions: | |||
| *] (Nicosia) | |||
| *] (Famagusta) | |||
| *] (Kyrenia) | |||
| *] (Morphou) | |||
| *] (Trikomo) | |||
| ==Geography and climate==<!-- no info about geography yet, only climate--> | |||
| ]The winter in Northern Cyprus is cold and rainy, particularly between December and February, with 60% of annual rainfall.<ref>Section source. www.cypnet.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-09-14.</ref> These rains produce winter torrents that fill most of the rivers, which typically dry up as the year progresses. Snow may fall on the Kyrenia Range, but seldom elsewhere in spite of low night temperatures. The short spring is characterized by unstable weather, occasional heavy storms and the "meltem", or westerly wind. Summer is hot and dry enough to turn low-lying lands on the island brown. Parts of the island experience the "Poyraz", a north-westerly wind, or the ], a wind from Africa, which is dry and dusty. Summer is followed by a short, turbulent autumn. | |||
| Climate conditions on the island vary by geographical factors. The Mesaoria Plain, cut off from the summer breezes and from much of the humidity of the sea, may reach temperature peaks of 60°C. Humidity rises at the Karpaz Peninsula. Humidity and water temperature (16°C–28 °C) combine to stabilize coastal weather, which does not experience inland extremes. The Southern Range blocks air currents that bring rain and atmospheric humidity from the south-west, diminishing both on its eastern side. | |||
| == Education == | |||
| There are 6 Universities holding over 40,000 students; | |||
| -] (established in 1988) | |||
| -] | |||
| -]-North Cyprus Campus | |||
| -] | |||
| -] | |||
| -] | |||
| Also ] will open a North Cyprus Campus in the following years. | |||
| == Economy == | |||
| {{Main|Economy of Northern Cyprus}} | |||
| ] in Famagusta (Gazimağusa). Formerly Τhe Saint Nicolas Cathedral prior to its conversion in 1571. Tourism remains an important source of revenue for Northern Cyprus.]] | |||
| The economy of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is dominated by the services sector including the public sector, trade, tourism and education, with smaller agriculture and light manufacturing sectors. The economy operates on a free-market basis, with a great portion funding of the administration costs offered by ]. | |||
| Because of its status and the embargo, the TRNC is heavily dependent on Turkish military and economic support.<ref></ref> It uses the ] as its currency; this used to link its economic status to the vagaries of the Turkish economy. All TRNC exports and imports have to take place via Turkey, unless they are produced locally, from materials sourced in the area (or imported via one of the island's recognised ports) when they may be exported via one of the legal ports. | |||
| The continuing Cyprus problem adversely affects the economic development of the TRNC. The ], as the internationally recognised authority, has declared airports and ports in the area not under its effective control, closed. All U.N. Member countries and E.U. member countries respect the closure of those ports and airports according to the declaration of the Republic of Cyprus. The Turkish community argues that the Republic of Cyprus has used its international standing to handicap economic relations between TRNC and the rest of the world. | |||
| Despite the constraints imposed by its lack of international recognition, the TRNC economy turned in an impressive performance in the last few years. The GDP growth rates of the TRNC economy in 2001-2005 have been 5.4%, 6.9%, 11.4%, 15.4% and 10.6%.<ref name="Oxford">University of Oxford, European Studies Centre, Workshop on Cyprus 10-11 March 2006</ref> This growth has been buoyed by the relative stability of the Turkish Lira and a boom in the education and construction sectors. | |||
| Studies by the World Bank show that the per capita GDP in TRNC grew to 76% of the per capita GDP in the Republic of Cyprus in PPP-adjusted terms in 2004. (USD 22,300 for the Republic of Cyprus and USD 16,900 for the TRNC).<ref name="Oxford"/> | |||
| Although the TRNC economy has developed in recent years, it is still dependent on monetary transfers from the Turkish government. Under the 2003-06 economic protocol, Ankara plans to provide around $550 million to the TRNC. | |||
| The number of tourists visiting Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus during January-August 2003 was 286,901.<ref name=TOURISM> North Cyprus Ministry of Economy and Tourism</ref> | |||
| The Turkish Cypriot economy has also benefited from an abundance of universities including ], ], ], ] and ] as well as ] which is internationally recognised with more than 1000 faculty members coming from 35 countries. There are 15000 students in the university comprised of 68 different nationalities. EMU has been approved by Higher Education Council of Turkey. It is full individual member of the institutions like the European University Associations, Community of Mediterranean Universities, Federation Universities of Islamic World And International Association of Universities. | |||
| ==Communications and transport== | |||
| ] | |||
| International telephone calls are routed via a Cyprus or Turkish ]: +90 392, as the TRNC has neither its own country code, nor official ]. Similarly, the TRNC has no ] of its own, and is under the Turkish second-level domain ], while mail must be addressed 'via Mersin 10, TURKEY' as the ] does not recognise the TRNC as a separate entity. ] operators sometimes use ]s beginning with "1B", but these have no standing for awards or other operating credit. | |||
| Direct flights to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the trade traffic through the Turkish Cypriot ports are restricted as part of the embargo on Turkish Cypriot ports.<ref></ref> The airports of ] and ] are only recognised as legal ports of entry by Turkey and ]<ref></ref>. In addition, the TRNC's seaports in ] and ] had been declared closed to all shipping by the Republic of Cyprus since 1974<ref></ref>. By agreement between northern Cyprus and Syria, despite the protests of the Republic of Cyprus,there is a ship tour between ] and ] (Syria). Since the opening of the Green Line, Turkish Cypriot residents are allowed to trade through Greek Cypriot ports. <ref></ref> | |||
| ] or foreigners carrying a passport stamped by the TRNC authorities may be refused entry by the Republic of Cyprus or Greece,<ref></ref> although after the accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the EU such restrictions have been eased following confidence-building measures between Athens and Ankara and the partial opening of the UN controlled line by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus authorities. The Republic of Cyprus also allows passage across the ] from the part of ] that it controls (as well as a few other selected crossing points), since the TRNC does not leave entry stamps in the passport for such visits. Since May 2004, some tourists have taken to flying to the Republic of Cyprus directly and crossing the green line to holiday in the TRNC. <ref></ref> | |||
| ==Demographics== | |||
| According to a census carried out by the Turkish Cypriot administration, the TRNC has a population of about 264,172,<ref name=POPULATION>{{PDFlink||88.8 ]<!-- application/pdf, 91019 bytes -->}} Nüfus ve Konut Sayimi</ref> of which majority is composed of indigenous ], with the rest including a large number of settlers from Turkey. Of the 178,000 Turkish Cypriot citizens, 74% are native Cypriots (approximately 140,000). Of the remaining people born to non-Cypriot parentage, approximately 16,000 were born in Cyprus. The figure for non-citizens, including students, guest workers and temporary residents stood at 78,000 people.<ref>{{cite news|author=Simon Bahceli|title=Indigenous Turkish Cypriots just over half north’s population|url=http://cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=30725&cat_id=1|publisher=]|date=2007-02-15|accessdate=2007-02-16}}</ref> Estimates by the government of the Republic of Cyprus from 2001 place the population at 200,000, of which 80-89,000 are Turkish Cypriots and 109,000-117,000 Turkish settlers.<ref name="Euromosaic">Quoted after the ''Euromosaic'' report, a study commissioned by the European Commission ({{PDFlink||120 ]<!-- application/pdf, 123698 bytes -->}}</ref>. An island-wide census in 1960 indicated the number of Turkish Cypriots as 102,000 and Greek Cypriots as 450,000<ref></ref>. Estimates state that 36,000 (about 1/3) Turkish Cypriots emigrated in the period 1975-1995, with the consequence that within the occupied area the native Turkish Cypriots have been outnumbered by settlers from Turkey.<ref name="Euromosaic"/> The TRNC is almost entirely Turkish speaking. English, however, is widely spoken as a second language. Many of the older Turkish Cypriots speak and understand Greek - some may even be considered native speakers of the Greek Cypriot ]. | |||
| There are small populations of ]s and ] (about 3,000) living in ] and ] regions. | |||
| == Further reading == | |||
| *''North Cyprus – a Pocket-Guide'', published by Rustem Bookshop, Nicosia, 1. edition 2006, ISBN 994496803x | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| {{Northern Cyprus topics}} | |||
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