Written questions

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 ...