Cyprus RightsThe Republic of Cyprus claims the whole island, and owes every right that claim implies to every Cypriot. Cyprus Rights documents where that duty goes unmet for Turkish Cypriots — with sources.

Language

Turkish as an official language of the Republic — in the Constitution, in the Gazette, and in the administration as it actually operates.

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Largely withheld

24/100

Documented share of weighted sub-issues: 67%

Assessed under the published rubric (1.0.0) — Methodology

What the bands mean

Delivered: 80–100
Partly delivered: 60–79
Obstructed: 40–59
Largely withheld: 20–39
Withheld: 0–19
Insufficiently documented: Insufficiently documented — no score

Law and official text

4 criteria · 3 documented

Official language in practice

Largely withheld25/100

Laws issued in Turkish

Courts and interpreters

Parliamentary minutes in Turkish

Insufficiently documented

Public administration

5 criteria · 2 documented

Public-service vacancy notices

Translated administrative forms

Delivered85/100

Signage in public buildings

Insufficiently documented

Airports and crossing points

Insufficiently documented

Main roads

Insufficiently documented

Education in the south

1 criteria · 1 documented

Turkish in state education in the south

Living in the southLargely withheld25/100

These are the sources for the summaries on this page. Each criterion carries its own sources on its page — open a criterion to read them.