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Shouldn’t it be called a “state with limited recognition” like Abkhazia, Taiwan, SADR, or Transnistria? PlebeianTribune (talk) 03:31, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@PlebeianTribune Abkhazia, Taiwan, SADR and Transistria have a) more recognition, b) they are not occupied territories. Hellenic Rebel (talk) 02:20, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Transnistria (PMR) is not recognized by any UN member states, only the other members of Cis-2. Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is recognized by one UN member state (being Turkey). We could also say unrecognized state.

Calling TRNC an occupied territory but not saying the same thing about a place like Taiwan or Abkhazia (who both rely heavily on foreign support to survive) is not really consistent.

It seems my request has been added. but further discussion is welcome. PlebeianTribune (talk) 17:18, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@TheJoebro64: first can you stop citing "X article states that, X section states that". No it doesn't. There is a difference between considering it part of Cyprus because it's a UN country and calling it under Turkish occupation. Most countries do not even give a slightest crap about the issue. "all other states" or "international community" consider it as a Turkish occupation is just misleading. Beshogur (talk) 17:24, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

From reliable sources:

• An Island in Europe: The EU and the Transformation of Cyprus, p. 15: "Classified as illegal under international law, the occupation of the northern part leads automatically to an illegal occupation of EU territory since Cyprus' accession"
• The Statehood of Palestine, p. 164: "The international community found this declaration invalid, on the ground that Turkey had occupied territory belonging to Cyprus and that the putative state was therefore an infringement on Cypriot sovereignty."
• "Gendering the Law of Occupation", p. 110: "Turkey broke off negotiations on August 14, 1974, and has since held a third of the Island. This occupation continues to provoke condemnation and Turkey remains the only country to recognize the subsequent formation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus."
• "The Cyprus Problem, the EU and the UN", p. 81: "It is essential to convey the message that there is one legitimate member state of the UN and the EU on the island, the Republic of Cyprus. Then, there is the 'TRNC,' an occupation entity that has been created and recognized only by Turkey."

Reliable sources describe it as a Turkish occupation, and say the international community concurs with that assessment, in accordance with international law. If you read the article, you'd see this is already mentioned multiple times throughout:

• "The United Nations considers it a territory of the Republic of Cyprus under Turkish occupation."
• "The European Union considers the area not under effective control of the Republic of Cyprus as EU territory under Turkish military occupation and thus indefinitely exempt from EU legislation until a settlement has been found."
• "The presence of the mainland Turkish military in Cyprus is highly controversial, having been denounced as an occupation force by the Republic of Cyprus and the international community."

JOEBRO⁶⁴ 19:17, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In the second paragraph, "taksim" is mistakenly spelled "takism". This should probably be corrected. TheLunarLlama (talk) 11:56, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for pointing it out. --Onorem (talk) 12:04, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ersin Tatar should be replaced by his name Cenk Begün (talk) 14:16, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]