flag of Northern Cyprus
Also known as Northern Cyprus flag
national flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Key facts
- Use
- National flag and ensign
- Proportion
- 2:3
- Adopted
- 7 March 1984
- Design
- A red star and crescent slightly to the left of the centre between two horizontal red bars on a white field.
- Designed by
- Emin Çizenel
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg
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- Commons category
- Flags of Northern Cyprus
- inception
- 1983-00-00
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Flags of Turkey and Northern Cyprus, North Nicosia The flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Bayrağı) is the national flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and which is based on the flag of Turkey, with the colors reversed and two additional horizontal red stripes at the top and bottom. The flag was drawn by the Turkish Cypriot artist Emin Çizenel. It was adopted in 1984 by Northern Cyprus, a self-declared state that is recognized only by Turkey, after its unilateral declaration of independence in 1983.
Although there is no official statement on the meaning of the flag, it can be interpreted as the star and crescent meaning Turkishness, the red color representing the blood of the Turkish Cypriots, and the stripes indicating Turkey (top) and Northern Cyprus (bottom). Before the current flag, the flag of Turkey was used.