Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 92952

Cyprus: Elections

Tabled: 20 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Sir John Whittingdale

ConservativeMaldon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether the recent presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was conducted in a free and fair manner.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' as an independent state.We respect the right of the Turkish Cypriot community ...

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