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Northern Cyprus, [ a] officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ), [ b] is a de facto state [ 6][ 7] that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all other states to be part of the Republic of Cyprus . Northern Cyprus extends from the tip of ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Northern Cyprus: Northern Cyprus – de facto independent republic [1] [2] [3] on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Officially it is the northern territory of the Republic of Cyprus. [4] The territory includes the Kokkina exclave, a pene-enclave "of" the rest of Cyprus ...
First stamps. The first stamps of Northern Cyprus were issued on 8 April 1970 but were valid only for local services in the North. In October 1973 stamps were issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish Republic and these were used for international mail from 27 July 1974. [ 2][ 3]
Northern Cyprus is divided into six districts, which are further divided into 12 sub-districts. [1] [2] Each district is governed by a Governor. On 27 December 2016, the Assembly of the Republic unanimously decided that the Lefke sub-district would be separated from the Güzelyurt District, establishing the Lefke District as the sixth district ...
An unused newspaper wrapper for use in Cyprus. British postcards were first used in Cyprus from 1878, examples of such postcards used in Cyprus are very rare. In April 1880 Great Britain postcards overprinted CYPRUS were issued. Postcards with the name Cyprus in the design were first issued in July 1881. With changes in postage rates and the ...
This is a list of cities, town and villages in Northern Cyprus. [1] The list first lists the Turkish name followed by the English name. Lefkoşa District
Mail sent to the de facto state of Northern Cyprus must instead be addressed to via Mersin 10, TURKEY via Mersin in southern Turkey. However, five-digit postcodes were introduced in northern Cyprus in 2013, [1] in a similar format to those of Turkey, with the first two digits being 99, and the last three indicating the locality.
Tourism has affected the development of Northern Cyprus. Its share of the GDP of Northern Cyprus is significant. In the early 1970s Varosha, Famagusta was the most popular destination in Cyprus, (and popular in the world) before its abandonment in Turkish invasion of Cyprus 1974. Topographic map of Northern Cyprus with the Kyrenia Mountains to ...