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Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is a de facto state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey and its territory is considered by the international community to be part of the Republic of Cyprus.
See also: Cyprus · Türkiye

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 108 entities connected with Northern Cyprus. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Northern Cyprus. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Northern Cyprus

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Northern Cyprus.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 101 entities identified as PEPs connected with Northern Cyprus.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Assembly of the Republic-248

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the 11th Parliament of Northern Cyprus-47-
President of Northern Cyprus-31
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Cyprus-3-
Minister of Transport of Northern Cyprus-1-

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...