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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. The TRNC is internationally recognized only by Turkey.

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President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides is unveiling a monument for soldiers killed during the 1974 war in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 20, 2024.

Divided Cyprus marks 50th anniversary of Turkish invasion

Greek Cypriots mourned the anniversary of Turkey's partial invasion of the island following a brief Greek-inspired coup.
PoliticsJuly 21, 2024
Nordzypern Werbung auf Russisch für den Verkauf von Immmobilen

Northern Cyprus Draws Russians

Many Iranians and Russians are buying apartments in Northern Cyprus to avoid EU sanctions.
SocietyMarch 22, 202405:08 min
Nordzypern Werbung auf Russisch für den Verkauf von Immmobilen

Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People

Many Iranians and Russians are buying apartments in Northern Cyprus – to avoid sanctions.
SocietyMarch 21, 202426:05 min
Frank-Walter Steinmeier walking alongside Nikos Christodoulides

Cyprus president asks Germany to pressure Turkey over divide

Frank-Walter Steinmeier became the first German president to visit Cyprus on Monday.
PoliticsFebruary 12, 2024
Screenshot 77 Cyprus Debate

Discrimination in Northern Cyprus

In our Street Debate, we shed light on what it takes for Africans to get a degree from Northern Cyprus.
SocietyAugust 17, 202201:41 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Student

Northern Cyprus shatters dreams of African students

In our new series 'Digging Deep', we shed light on what it takes for Africans to get a degree from Northern Cyprus.
SocietyJuly 22, 202215:45 min
Zypern I Staatsbesuch von Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The 77 Percent — Why is Northern Cyprus appealing to African students?

In Northern Cyprus many students end up saddled with debt. Listen to this week’s show to find out more.
SocietyJune 21, 202219:59 min
DW Fokus | Karettschildkröten

Plastic waste endangers turtles

In Northern Cyrus, large amounts of waste are endangering turtles and their offspring.
SocietyOctober 7, 202105:10 min
The abandoned town of Varosha viewed through a fence

Backlash as Northern Cyprus reopens ghost resort

The town has been unoccupied since the 1974 conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
ConflictsJuly 21, 2021
The Greek and Cypriot Republic flags are visible across the separating green line from the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot flags in Nicosia

Greek Cypriots to elect new parliament

Traditional main parties are expected to lose support, resulting in the fragmentation of Cyprus' parliament.
PoliticsMay 29, 2021
Ersin Tatar casts his ballot

Ankara-backed nationalist wins Turkish Cypriot vote

The divided island's Ankara-backed prime minister scored a surprise victory over the pro-unification incumbent.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2020
President of Northern Cyprus Mustafa Akinci

Northern Cyprus set for election runoff

Mustafa Akinci failed to win enough votes to secure a fresh term in the first round, the election council said.
PoliticsOctober 11, 2020
Beach in Varosha

Reopening of Northern Cyprus beach sparks controversy

Varosha was a bustling beach resort frequented by celebrities in the early 1970s. Today, it looks like a ghost town.
PoliticsOctober 9, 2020
Protesters push back against police at a crossing in Nicosia

Protesters, police clash at Cyprus checkpoint

Police have used tear gas on protesters attempting to push through a blocked checkpoint in the divided island's capital.
PoliticsMarch 7, 2020
Zypern Europawahl l Niyazi Kızılyüreks Wahlwerbung

Building bridges for Cyprus at the EU Parliament

Niyazi Kizilyürek is the first Turkish Cypriot MEP to represent the Greek part of the island.
SocietySeptember 26, 201904:15 min
Turkish soldiers and police guard the area after an explosion pre-dawn, outside of village of Tashkent in Turkish Cypriot breakaway north part of the divided Cyprus, Monday, July 1, 2019.

Missile explodes over northern Cyprus

The leaders of Turkish Cyprus said an overnight explosion appears to have been Russian in origin.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2019
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PoliticsJanuary 12, 201729:59 min
Schweiz UN-General-Sekretär Ban Ki-moon kommt in Mont Pelerin an

Cyprus peace talks open in Switzerland

Rival leaders from divided Cyprus meet for UN-backed peace talks in Switzerland to try to end decades-long dispute.
CatastropheNovember 7, 2016
Nordzypern Türkische Zyprioten Wahlkampf Wahlen

Turkish Cyprus - incumbent leads, runoff beckons

Incumbent Dervis Eroglu, who led in the first round, will face Mustafa Akinci in a runoff presidential election.
April 19, 2015
Wahlen in Zypern

Turkish Cypriots vote

Voters in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus voted for a new president on Sunday.
April 19, 2015
A Turkish guardpost at the border to Northern Cyprus Copyright: Petros Karadjias/AP Photo

Turkey in Cyprus

Could Turkey use the financial crisis in Cyprus to increase its influence on the island?
March 28, 2013

Northern Cyprus invaded by Turkey 36 years ago

Efforts to reunite the divided island of Cyprus have been fraught with difficulties and accompanied by much public pessimism, but the UN special envoy there remains upbeat.
July 20, 2010

Court backs Greek Cypriots reclaiming abandoned property in Northern Cyprus

A European Court has supported the claim of a Greek Cypriot to the ownership of land on which a British couple built a holiday home. He was forced to leave his property when Cyprus was divided in 1974.
April 28, 2009
People leaving the Atlas-Jet plane

No Casualties

Hijackers of a Turkish airplane surrendered after releasing their final hostages.
August 18, 2007

Foreign Ministers Meet

After a Monday meeting, EU foreign ministers have issued statements on Iran, Ukraine and Cyprus.
January 22, 2007
The flags of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot State

The Cyprus Question

The EU is unblocking an aid package to the Turkish north of Cyprus aimed at ending its isolation.
October 27, 2006

Who owns what in Northern Cyprus? - Dispossed Greek Cypriots or British expats?

June 12, 2003