Northern Cyprus
de facto state on the island of Cyprus
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Summary
Northern Cyprus is a state with limited recognition[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of state with limited recognition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,668 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Organization of Turkic Culture[3], Organisation of Islamic Cooperation[4], Economic Cooperation Organization[5], Organization of Turkic States[6]
- Country: Northern Cyprus[7]
- Head of government: Ünal Üstel[8]
- Continent: Asia[9], Europe[10]
- Instance of: island country[11], disputed territory[12], puppet state[13], country[14], de facto regime[15]
- Head of state: Tufan Erhürman[16]
- Capital: North Nicosia[17]
- Official language: Turkish[18]
- Currency: Turkish lira[19]
- Shares border with: Cyprus[20], United Kingdom[21], Turkey[22]
- Anthem: İstiklâl Marşı[23]
- Basic form of government: unitary state[24], semi-presidential system[25]
- Flag: flag of Northern Cyprus[26]
- Legislative body: Assembly of the Republic[27]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Northern Cyprus[28]
- Commons category: Northern Cyprus[29]
- Located in time zone: Eastern European Time[30], UTC+02:00[31], Eastern European Summer Time[32], Asia/Famagusta[33]
- Local dialing code: 392[34]
- Telephone country code: +90[35]
- Diplomatic relation: European Union[36], Turkey[37], Azerbaijan[38], The Gambia[39], Kuwait[40], Libya[41], Somalia[42], United Kingdom[43], United States[44]
- Inception: 1983[45]
- Located in/on physical feature: Cyprus[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northern Cyprus[47]
- Commons gallery: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti)[48]
- Population: 286,257[49], 476,214[50], 462,747[51], 448,268[52], 419,810[53], 420,556[54], 145,000[55], 148,501[56], 150,283[57], 152,086[58], 153,239[59], 155,521[60], 157,984[61], 160,287[62]
Why It Matters
Northern Cyprus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 166 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]