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UNITED NATIONS
UN racial discrimination committee questions Cyprus on Turkish language use and citizenship for children of mixed marriages
At the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's public meeting of 17 April 2026 on Cyprus's twenty-fifth periodic report, a Committee expert said the use of Turkish — an official language of the Republic — remained extremely limited, and experts raised obstacles to citizenship for children of mixed marriages; the delegation defended the Republic's record on both.
17 April 2026
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
837 Turkish Cypriots registered to vote in the Republic's May 2026 parliamentary election
Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Elikkos Elia confirmed on 7 February 2026 that 837 Turkish Cypriots were registered to vote in the May 2026 parliamentary election — up three from the 834 registered for the 2024 European Parliament election.
7 February 2026
LANGUAGE
Commission's Green Line report for 2023 records Republic of Cyprus application forms provided in Turkish
The European Commission's twentieth report on the Green Line Regulation, published on 4 July 2024, records that Republic of Cyprus authorities have made application forms for roadworthiness certificates, authorisations and professional driving licences available translated into Turkish, free of charge — alongside obstacles the report records as unresolved, including commercial-vehicle documentation and bank account refusals.
4 July 2024
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
No Turkish Cypriot MEP after the June 2024 European Parliament election
Niyazi Kızılyürek, the first Turkish Cypriot Member of the European Parliament since accession, was not re-elected on 9 June 2024: AKEL's share was insufficient for a second seat, and the sixth seat went to independent candidate Fidias Panayiotou.
9 June 2024