The Embassy of Turkey in North Nicosia is the sole embassy in Northern Cyprus as the rest of the international community locate their embassies to the Cyprus island in the Republic of Cyprus. The island is divided between four sides; the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to the north, the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus to the south, the United Nations buffer zone separating the two, and the British overseas territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognised by Turkey, therefore its embassy is in the capital North Nicosia. Turkey does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus. The incumbent ambassador is Metin Feyzioğlu since 28 November 2022.
History In June 1925, Consulate of Turkey to Cyprus (Turkish: Türkiye Şehbenderliği) opened in Larnaca. It was connected to Turkish Embassy in London. The consulate then moved to Nicosia in 1939. The new building was reflecting the traditional Turkish Cypriot architecture. After signing of the Zurich and London Treaties, the consulate in Nicosia became an embassy in 1960. Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the embassy became very close to the UN Buffer Zone. It moved to across the Turkish Northern Cyprus Parliament Building in 1978. The chancery and the residence is still located in the same place.
Sub-divisions The embassy has several sub-divisions for different purposes. These include a military attaché and a press office. There are also consultancy offices for labor, social security, religious services, education, customs, treasury, finance and commercial activities. Yunus Emre Cultural Center which opened in 2015 also makes activities in the culture field.
List of ambassadors
İnal Batu, 1979-1984 Bedrettin Tunabaş, 1984-1987 Ertuğrul Kumcuoğlu, 1987-1991 Cahit Bayar, 1991-1995 Aydan Karahan, 1995-1996 Ertuğrul Apakan, 1996-2000 Hayati Güven, 2000-2004 Aydan Karahan, 2004-2006 Türkekul Kurttekin, 2006-2008 Şakir Fakılı, 2009-2010 Kaya Türkmen, 2010-2011 Halil İbrahim Akça, 2011-2015 Derya Kanbay, 2015-2018 Ali Murat Başçeri, 2018-2022 Metin Feyzioğlu, 2022-2025 Ali Murat Başçeri, 2025 -https://lefkosa-be.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/Message
See also Embassy of Northern Cyprus in Ankara List of diplomatic missions of Turkey
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