Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

The Greek name of Nicosia, "Lefkosia", probably comes from Lefkos, son of Ptolemy I of Egypt, who rebuilt the city in the 3rd century B.C.. Another possibility is that the name originated from the white poplar (lefki) which was abundant in the bed of the city's river. The city also bore the name of Lefkothea - the white goddess.Still known as Lefkosia, the city became the island's capital in the 11th century. It had grown in importance because of threats to the co ...

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As the capital of the Republic, Nicosia is Cyprus's political, economic and cultural head. Greater Nicosia is subdivided into seven municipalities, but the metropolitan authority is the Municipality of Nicosia itself – within whose boundaries the Constitution states that the main government buildings and headquarters must be suited. The other municipalities in the city are Strovolos,Lakatamia, La ...

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.tr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Turkey. It is administered by Middle East Technical University Computer Center. .nc.tr is used as a second-level domain for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, as it has no country code assigned. ...

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To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. areas less than 1000 km² 1,000 km² is equal to: 1 E9 m² in scientific notation 100,000 hectares approx. 386 square miles approx. 247,105 acres. a circle of radius of approx. 18 km. a square of side of approx. 32 km. 1,004 km² -- Samut Prakan Province, Thail ...

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The İstiklâl Marşı (Independence March) is the Turkish National Anthem, officially adopted on March 12, 1921. A total of 724 poems were submitted to a nation-wide competition organized to find and select the most suitable original composition for this National March, and a 10-verse poem written by the renowned poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy was adopted unanimously by the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Twenty-four composers participated in another competition arranged for the selection of a musical composition that would suit the ...

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The 1960 Cypriot Constitution provided for a presidential system of government with independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as a complex system of checks and balances including a weighted power-sharing ratio designed to protect the interests of the Turkish Cypriots. The executive, for example, was headed by a Greek Cypriot president and a Turkish Cypriot vice president, elected by their respective communities for five-year terms and each possessing a right of veto over c ...

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Politics of Cyprus, Politics of Cyprus - United Cyprus, Politics of Cyprus - The secession of Northern Cyprus, Politics of Cyprus - Political conditions, Politics of Cyprus - Constitution, Politics of Cyprus - Executive branch, Politics of Cyprus - Legislative branch, Politics of Cyprus - Political parties and elections, Politics of Cyprus - Political pressure groups and leaders, Politics of Cyprus - Administrative divisions, Politics of Cyprus - International organization participation

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Also Alparslan Türkeş, a Turkish (Cypriot) extremist politician, who served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey was born there. ¹ The TRNC is not recognized internationally, except by Turkey. ...

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Football is the most important sport in Cyprus, and Nicosia is home of two major teams of the island, AC Omonia and APOEL. The two teams dominate the Cypriot Football; Omonia has the record of championships and APOEL the record of the cups. Another team of Nicosia which had success in the past and plays in Cypriot First Division is Olympiakos Nicosia. All of these teams play at GSP Stadium, the biggest in Cyprus, with capacity of 23400. The other big stadium of Nicosia is Makario Stadium with capacity of 16 000 seats. EN THOI Lakatamia is anoth ...

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The French made AMX 30 B2 has been in the arsenal of the Cyprus National Guard since the 1980s. Currently the AMX 30 B2 has undergone several upgrades since its original purpose, none of which is more impressive than the ability to fight in all conditions. Night time fighting ability and the ability to fire while in motion make this main battle tank a worthy opponent on the field of battle. Most notable of all is that the Cyprus National Guard maintains these vehicles in excellent condition. As a result of their high degree of readine ...

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Military of Cyprus, Military of Cyprus - Conscription, Military of Cyprus - Equipment, Military of Cyprus - Main Battle Tanks, Military of Cyprus - Armoured Personnel Carriers, Military of Cyprus - Mobile Anti-Tank Weapons, Military of Cyprus - Airforce

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Although most countries recognise the passports of most other countries, there are a number of exceptions. Generally these exceptions are due to circumstances where one country does not recognise another territory's administration as a sovereign state. Some countries also decline to accept passports that do not afford the bearer the right to live in the issuing country. Most countries make it a policy not to accept passports issued by authorities they do not recognise as states. The usual one-off exceptions are persons involved in neg ...

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Passport, Passport - History, Passport - Types of passports, Passport - Standards, Passport - Technical characteristics, Passport - Languages, Passport - Common passport designs, Passport - Government restrictions and special cases, Passport - Micronations, Passport - Chinas PRC and ROC and colonial passports in Hong Kong and Macau, Passport - Cyprus, Passport - Israel, Passport - Koreas, Passport - Pakistan, Passport - Saudi Arabia, Passport - Spain and Gibraltar, Passport - United States, Passport - International travel without passports, Passport - Reciprocal agreements, Passport - Refugees and stateless persons, Passport - The Vatican City, Passport - States with several types of passport

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Most nations in the world are in some way an occupier of a previous inhabitant's land. Generally, any disputed territory can be seen as occupied by the party that lacks control over it at that moment. Thus, the Germanic tribes displaced the original Celtic population of Europe; Egypt was conquered and absorbed in the 7th century by Arabs who were not its original population. This is particularly true of the region between Egypt and Turkey where repeated population movements and military conquests have occurred duri ...

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The United Nations member states may all become member countries of the UPU. The 191 United Nations member states are all UPU member countries except Andorra, Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau whose situation with regard to the UPU has not yet been settled. A non-member state of the United Nations may also become a UPU member if two-thirds of the UPU member countries approve its request. Vatican City is a UPU member country and a non-mem ...

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Universal Postal Union, Universal Postal Union - Member countries, Universal Postal Union - A, Universal Postal Union - B, Universal Postal Union - C, Universal Postal Union - D, Universal Postal Union - E, Universal Postal Union - F, Universal Postal Union - G, Universal Postal Union - H, Universal Postal Union - I, Universal Postal Union - J, Universal Postal Union - K, Universal Postal Union - L, Universal Postal Union - M, Universal Postal Union - N, Universal Postal Union - O, Universal Postal Union - P, Universal Postal Union - Q, Universal Postal Union - R, Universal Postal Union - S, Universal Postal Union - T, Universal Postal Union - U, Universal Postal Union - V, Universal Postal Union - Y, Universal Postal Union - Z, Universal Postal Union - External link

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List of unrecognized countries - Europe. Banat Republic (proclaimed in 1918). Now part of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Hungary. Baranya-Baja Republic (proclaimed in 1921). Now part of Hungary and Croatia. Carpatho-Ukraine (1939). Now part of Ukraine. Chechnya (1996-1999). Now part of Russia. Crimea (1992-1995). Now part of Ukraine. Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945). Between 1945 and 1991, Croatia was a socia ...

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As the TRNC passport is not recognized by any government outside of Turkey, Azerbaijan, United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland (only TRNC passports with British visas), naturalized TRNC citizens have to resort to other nations' passports in order to travel internationally. Unlike Turkish Cypriots born in Cyprus with parents who can trace their Cypriot residence before the partition, none of the naturalized TRNC citizens are eligible for a Republic of Cyprus passport. Also, since several settlers have bought property in the TRNC, they are at risk of losing their investmen ...

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Naturalized TRNC citizens, Naturalized TRNC citizens - Naturalization Policy, Naturalized TRNC citizens - Republic of Cyprus viewpoint, Naturalized TRNC citizens - Practical difficulties, Naturalized TRNC citizens - Recent policy changes

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The city of Nakhichevan was first mentioned in Ptolemy's "Geography" as Naksuana and was said to be established in 4400 BCE. Naksuana is ancient Greek for "the land of sweet water". Since it frequently changed empires, sultanates, and khanates, the name of Nakhichevan was altered many times, changing to: Nakshijahan, Nuhchikhan (the place where Noah landed), Nesheva and etc. Throughout history Nakhichevan land brought up prominent persons such as Hindushah ibn Nakhchivani, Abdurrakhman en Neshevi, Ekmouladdin Nakhchivani, Ejemi Nakhchivani, ...

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Main article: China and the United Nations The Republic of China was one of the five original founders of the UN in 1945. However, at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Kuomintang-controlled ROC government fled to Taiwan, with the Communist government of the newly-declared People's Republic of China taking control of most of the territory of China. Representatives of the Nationalist government continued to represent China at the UN, though it was often alleged that this was somewhat unfair, given the size of the ROC' ...

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List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria. Kabyles Proposed state: Kabylia Political: Mouvement pour l'Autonomie de la Kabylie List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Angola. Cabinda Government-in-exile: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Political: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Violent: Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FAC) ...

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Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - The European Union. Main articles: Accession of Turkey to the European Union, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]See also:

Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Policies, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - The European Union, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - The Balkans, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Southern Caucaus, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Afghanistan, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Organizations, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - NATO, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Trade blocs, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Disputes, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - WWI Armenian issue, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Border dispute with Armenia, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Territorial dispute with Greece, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Cyprus, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Illicit drugs, Foreign relations of Republic of Turkey - Source

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The following listed kingdoms and empires were at some time ruled by Turkic kings/khans/shahs or other dynasties. Mentioning of any particular entity in this place should not be read to mean that the entity as a whole was Turkic or even had more than a significant minority of Turkic subjects. Desht-i-Kypcak Gokturk State (552-744) Bulgars (2nd-9th century) Great Bulgaria (580s-635) Volga Bulgaria (800-1236) Pechenegs (860-1091) Khazars (7th-10th century)See also:

List of Turkic states and empires, List of Turkic states and empires - Historical kingdoms and empires, List of Turkic states and empires - Turkic-Mongolian States, List of Turkic states and empires - Turkic States in Eastern Europe, List of Turkic states and empires - Modern Turkic Countries, List of Turkic states and empires - Autonomous Turkic republics in the Russian Federation, List of Turkic states and empires - Other Autonomous Turkic regions

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List of territorial disputes - In Africa and neighbouring seas. Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Islands: France and Madagascar Badme: Ethiopia and Eritrea Bakassi: Nigeria and Cameroon Canary Islands: Spain and Morocco Ceuta and Melilla: Spain and Morocco Chagos Archipelago: United Kingdom, Mauritius and Seychelles Glorioso Islands: France, Madagascar and the Seychelles Hala'ib Tri ...

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List of flags - A. Flag of Afghanistan - Flag of Albania - Flag of Algeria - Flag of American Samoa - Flag of Andorra - Flag of Angola - Flag of Anguilla - Flag of Antarctica - Flag of Antigua and Barbuda - Flag of Argentina - Flag of Armenia - Flag of Aruba - Flag of Australia - Flag of Austria - Flag of Azerbaijan - List of ...

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