{"id":17108,"date":"2016-02-26T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T13:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/?page_id=17108"},"modified":"2026-01-31T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:08:11","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pio.mfa.gov.ct.tr\/en\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KKTC<\/p>\n

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Government:<\/strong>\u00a0Parliamentarian Democracy<\/p>\n

Establishment:<\/strong>\u00a015 November 1983<\/p>\n

TRNC President:<\/strong> Tufan Erh\u00fcrman<\/p>\n

TRNC Speaker of Assembly:<\/strong> Ziya \u00d6zt\u00fcrkler<\/p>\n

TRNC Prime Minister:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00dcnal \u00dcstel<\/p>\n

Capital:<\/strong>\u00a0Nicosia<\/p>\n

Neighbouring Countries:<\/strong>\u00a0T\u00fcrkiye, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and South Cyprus.<\/p>\n

Districts: <\/strong>Lefko\u015fa, Gazima\u011fusa, Girne, G\u00fczelyurt, \u0130skele and Lefke<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong>\u00a03,248km2<\/p>\n

Population:<\/strong>\u00a0382,836 (de jure population in 2011)<\/p>\n

Religion:<\/strong>\u00a099 % Muslim, 1% others<\/p>\n

International call code:\u00a0<\/strong>+90 392<\/p>\n

Traffic:<\/strong>\u00a0Traffic flows in the\u00a0left lane<\/p>\n

Climate:<\/strong>\u00a0The climate is a typical Mediterranean climate. Summers are hot and dry, while winters are warm and rainy.<\/p>\n

Official Language:<\/strong>\u00a0Turkish.<\/p>\n

Currency:<\/strong>\u00a0Turkish Lira (\u20ba).<\/p>\n

Time Zone: <\/strong>UTC+2<\/p>\n

Electricity: <\/strong>220\/240 Volt<\/p>\n

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Emergency Numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police:<\/strong>\u00a0155<\/p>\n

First Aid\/Ambulance:<\/strong>\u00a0112<\/p>\n

Fire<\/strong>: 199<\/p>\n

Forest Fire:<\/strong>\u00a0177<\/p>\n

Civil Defence:<\/strong>\u00a0101<\/p>\n

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Public Holidays:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 January – <\/strong>New Year’s Day<\/p>\n

23 April – <\/strong>National Sovereignty and Children’s Day<\/p>\n

1 May – <\/strong>Labor Day<\/p>\n

19 May – <\/strong>Commemoration of Atat\u00fcrk, Youth and Sports Day<\/p>\n

20 July – <\/strong>Peace and Freedom Day<\/p>\n

1 August – <\/strong>Social Resistance Day<\/p>\n

30 August – <\/strong>Victory Day<\/p>\n

29 October – <\/strong>Republic Day of T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n

30 March-1 April 2025 <\/strong>Ramazan Bayram \/\u00a0Eid al-Fitr<\/em><\/p>\n

6-9 June 2025 <\/strong>Kurban Bayram \/ Eid al-Adha<\/p>\n

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