Flag of Northern Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	1983
Design	As above, but with red and white inverted. A white star and crescent slightly to the left of the center between two horizontal white bars on a red field.
Variant flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Name	Flag of the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Use	Other
Proportion	2:3
Variant flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Name	Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus reportedly used 1983–84
Use	Other
Proportion	2:3

The flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Bayrağı), a self-declared state since 1974, recognised only by Turkey, is based on the flag of Turkey with the colors reversed and two horizontal red stripes added at the top and bottom. It was the result of a competition to find a new representative flag for the TRNC. The local use of the Turkish flag is somewhat similar to the use of the Greek flag in the rest of the island.

Kyrenia Range

"Ne Mutlu Türküm Diyene" motto and the flag of Northern Cyprus on the Pentadaktylos in Northern Cyprus

The Turkish and TRNC flags were drawn on the Pentadaktylos mountain range, facing south (). "Ne Mutlu Türküm Diyene" is written beneath the Turkish flag in white—an oft-repeated phrase of Kemalism.

In 2010 the Greek Cypriot side officially complained about the flag to the EU Commission, framed as an environmental hazard because of toxic materials used to trans-impose it into the mountain side that are liable to leakage. It is also considered by Greek Cypriots as offensive not only to the environment but also their own community and as an act of provocation.

See also

• Flag of Turkey
• Flag of Cyprus
• Coat of arms of Northern Cyprus
• Gallery of flags with crescents

External links

• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at Flags of the World