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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
Flag of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Flag
Coat of arms of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Coat of arms
Capital
and largest city
Northern Nicosia
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Ersin Tatar
• Prime Minister
Ünal Üstel
• Assembly Speaker
Zorlu Töre
History
• Turkish invasion of Cyprus
20 July 1974
• Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration
1 October 1974
• Turkish Federated State of Cyprus
13 October 1975
• Independence from the Republic of Cyprus
15 November 1983


The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, commonly referred to as Northern Cyprus and as The pseudo-state by Greek and Greek Cypriot media, is a country recognized only by Turkey in north Cyprus.

History[edit | edit source]

Invasion of Cyprus[edit | edit source]

After Greece tried to annex Cyprus in 1974, Turkey invaded the island and occupied the northern portion. Then, in 1975, the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus got established and after that, in 1983, it got succeeded by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is claimed by the Republic of Cyprus.[1]

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