Turkish federal state of Cyprus
Kıbrıs Türk Federe Devleti | |||||
Turkish federal state of Cyprus | |||||
1975-1983 | |||||
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Official language | Turkish | ||||
Capital | North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) | ||||
Form of government | Federal Republic | ||||
Head of state | Up Denktaş | ||||
Head of government |
Nejat Konuk (UBP, 1976–1978) Osman Örek (1978) Mustafa Çağatay (UBP, 1978–1983) |
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surface | 3355 km² | ||||
currency | Turkish lira | ||||
founding | February 13, 1975 | ||||
resolution | October 15, 1983 | ||||
Time zone | UTC +02: 00 | ||||
Telephone code | +90 392 | ||||
The Turkish Federal State of Cyprus was a state established by the Cypriot Turks in 1975 after the Turkish military offensive after the Turkish Autonomous Administration was dissolved in Cyprus . It did not see itself as a sovereign and independent state, but saw itself as a part of a continuing Cypriot state. Although the question of recognition did not arise under international law, it was only recognized by Turkey . On November 15, 1983 he declared himself independent under the name Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus .
The main town was North Nicosia , the northern part of the divided former capital Nicosia .
literature
- Stefan Talmon : Collective non-recognition of illegal states. Basics and legal consequences of an internationally coordinated sanction, illustrated using the example of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (= Jus publicum. Volume 154). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2006, pp. 45-48.
Web links
Wikimedia Atlas: Turkish Federal State of Cyprus - geographical and historical maps
- Information about Cyprus and its history (German)
- Document of the proclamation of the Turkish Federal State of Cyprus (PDF; Turkish)
- Constitution of the Turkish Federal State of Cyprus (on Wikisource , Turkish)