Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

The Turkish Republic with the capital Nicosia and an area of 3,355 sq. km has about 260,000 inhabitants. The Turkish Republic is the official language in a state north of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus island, but not the internationally recognized as a state, except by Turkey and Bangladesh.

Geographically, the entire island of Cyprus, the easternmost island in the Mediterranean. Between the Greek and Turkish parts are still the British military bases, representing about 4% of the land claim. After Sicily, Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean. The Turkish mainland is from the south coast about 75 km from the west coast of Syria is about 95 km and Egypt about 320 km. Cyprus and thus also of Northern Cyprus is geographically the interface between Europe, Asia and Africa. On the island there are two mountain ranges (Besparmak and Troodosgebirge). Highest mountain is the Olympos (1.952m) in Troodosgebirge in the southern inland. Along the 671 km coast line you will find extensive sand and gravel beaches but also steeply sloping rocky coastline with pretty bays.

Demo Graphically define the population in part from Cyprus-Turks, who before jahrhunderten on the island have taken root but due to the Cyprus conflict in their home villages in the south had to leave Cyprus and northern Cyprus and relocated to another part of the Greek Cypriots, which in turn from the north to the south of the island had been distributed. The occupation of northern Cyprus by the Turkish army moved many people from the Turkish mainland there, because the Republic of Northern Cyprus granted them citizenship.

The Republic of Cyprus came into effect on 01 May 2004 the EU and the so-called Green Line (demilitarized zone between the two parts of the country) was completely ignored by Brussels. Due to the position of the EU island of Cyprus as a whole to have and not as separate states, it was possible that EU citizens in the north to the island, the southern border to cross without Strafkonventionen and further to the south of Cyprus travel.