Cyprus: Elections
Commons · Question 92952 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Sir John Whittingdale
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
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 1 Dec 2025
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 ...