Official Name
Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC)
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk cumhuriyeti (KKTC) in Turkish
Form of State
Secular republic and presidential parliamentary democracy,
based on the
Constitution of 1985
State Symbols
National Flag
Coat of Arms
National Anthem
İstiklal Marşı
Head of State
President, directly elected for five-year term.
The current
President
Derviş Eroğlu was elected in
April 2005 as the 2nd President of the Republic.
Next election due in
April, 2015
The Office of the President
Legislature
Unicameral
Legislative
Assembly (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) of
50 members elected for a five-year term by direct universal
suffrage.
Executive
Council of Ministers is appointed by
the President of the
Republic, on the
advice of the Prime Minister.
The present
government is a coalition consisting of the left
of centre
Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and the junior
partner centre right Democrat Party (DP-UG).
The Office of
the Prime Minister
Judiciary
Judicial System in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Turkish-Cypriot Courts - KKTC Mahkemeleri
Main Political
Parties
Parliamentary parties
Republican
Turkish Party, (CTP)
National
Unity Party (UBP)
Democrat Party, (DP)
Communal Democracy Party (TDP)
Non-Parliamentary parties
United Cyprus Party (BKP)
New Cyprus Party (YKP)
Our Party (BP)
Related Links
List of
Ministries and Governmental
organisation sites
Turkish-Cypriot
Europe Forum - Kıbrıs Türk Avrupa Forumu
Turkish-Cypriot Human
Rights Association
