PROPERTY ADMINISTRATION
Electronic payment becomes mandatory for rents on Turkish Cypriot properties
From 1 July 2026, rents relating to immovable property in the Republic must be paid and collected electronically; cash is no longer accepted at Service counters.
1 July 2026
BANKING
Green Line report records continuing bank-account and transfer barriers
The Commission's 2025 report says Turkish Cypriots continued to report difficulties opening accounts and that transfer restrictions hampered Green Line trade.
30 June 2026
EDUCATION
Commission report records 142 Turkish Cypriot scholarships in 2024/25
The twentieth annual report says 142 grants were awarded in 2024/25 and 2,418 since 2007; it does not report alumni outcomes.
30 June 2026
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Aglantzia deputy-mayor by-election records south-resident eligibility and 27.72% turnout
The Central Elections Service said registered Turkish Cypriots residing in government-controlled areas were entitled to vote in the 28 June 2026 by-election; the final notice recorded 4,209 voters, or 27.72% of registered voters.
28 June 2026
WORK AND PENSION
Commission report says Cyprus has no nationwide system to track pension entitlements
The 2026 Cyprus Country Report recorded 837 pension funds in September 2024 and pillar-two assets equal to 13.5% of GDP in December 2024.
3 June 2026
BANKING SUPERVISION
Central Bank reports 179 alleged-infringement reports in 2025
The Annual Report lists 14 reports concerning payment accounts with basic features and fees, while warning that the aggregate figures are not community-specific.
28 April 2026
UNITED NATIONS
UN racial discrimination committee questions Cyprus on Turkish language use and citizenship for children of mixed marriages
At the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's public meeting of 17 April 2026 on Cyprus's twenty-fifth periodic report, a Committee expert said the use of Turkish — an official language of the Republic — remained extremely limited, and experts raised obstacles to citizenship for children of mixed marriages; the delegation defended the Republic's record on both.
17 April 2026
CROSSING POINTS
EU-funded works completed at the Agios Dometios–Metehan crossing
The European Commission said the project expanded crossing capacity and improved traffic management, with implementation involving one Greek Cypriot and one Turkish Cypriot contractor.
13 February 2026
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
837 Turkish Cypriots registered to vote in the Republic's May 2026 parliamentary election
Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Elikkos Elia confirmed on 7 February 2026 that 837 Turkish Cypriots were registered to vote in the May 2026 parliamentary election — up three from the 834 registered for the 2024 European Parliament election.
7 February 2026
EDUCATION
KYSATS announces 2026 exams for recognition of medical qualifications from non-EU countries
The examinations covered Internal Medicine, Paediatrics and Surgery, required 50% in each subject and were offered only in Greek.
16 January 2026
LANGUAGE
Council of Europe opinion says Turkish remains absent from Cyprus's public sphere
The Advisory Committee's Sixth Opinion was published on 21 November 2025 after adoption on 1 July; it calls for more Turkish in official communications.
21 November 2025
PROPERTY
Audit records gaps in the allocation of Turkish Cypriot properties
The Interior Ministry reported 20,093 active leases; the Audit Office found that 35% of professional-premises parcels were not leased to refugees.
11 July 2025
WORK AND PENSION
EU social-security guide names no route for north-resident or pre-1974 records
The Commission's July 2025 guide explains aggregation for EU, EEA and Swiss periods, but is silent on the north and historical contribution records.
1 July 2025
PROPERTY
ECtHR finds excessive delay in K.V. Mediterranean Tours property proceedings
In a judgment adopted on 13 May 2025 and notified on 10 June, the Court required continued efforts to accelerate Immovable Property Commission proceedings and provide an effective remedy for delay.
10 June 2025
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Cyprus votes to lower the voting age to 17, effective from July 2027
Cyprus Mail reported the House of Representatives vote on 22 May 2025; the official constitutional amendment states that the age changes from 18 to 17 and enters into force on 1 July 2027.
22 May 2025
EDUCATION
EU launches 2025/26 scholarship call for the Turkish Cypriot community
The European Commission announced a €5 million programme budget, bringing the initiative's total allocated budget to €43 million.
24 January 2025
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
District administrations tendered Turkish-language interpretation for 2025–2028
The Republic's eProcurement notice covered Turkish interpretation to and from Greek and English for requests and applications by Turkish Cypriot citizens.
22 January 2025
LANGUAGE
Commission's Green Line report for 2023 records Republic of Cyprus application forms provided in Turkish
The European Commission's twentieth report on the Green Line Regulation, published on 4 July 2024, records that Republic of Cyprus authorities have made application forms for roadworthiness certificates, authorisations and professional driving licences available translated into Turkish, free of charge — alongside obstacles the report records as unresolved, including commercial-vehicle documentation and bank account refusals.
4 July 2024
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
No Turkish Cypriot MEP after the June 2024 European Parliament election
Niyazi Kızılyürek, the first Turkish Cypriot Member of the European Parliament since accession, was not re-elected on 9 June 2024: AKEL's share was insufficient for a second seat, and the sixth seat went to independent candidate Fidias Panayiotou.
9 June 2024
CITIZENSHIP
Administrative Court upheld a citizenship waitlist decision in a mixed-parent case
OHCHR's Cyprus report records that on 28 March 2024 the Administrative Court found lawful an October 2019 decision to place a citizenship request on a waiting list for future consideration.
28 March 2024
CITIZENSHIP
OHCHR records excessive delay in a Cyprus citizenship case
The UN human rights office later identified the Administrative Court's 13 March 2024 decision in K.T.E. v. Republic of Cyprus as one of two cases involving unjustified and excessive delays in responding to citizenship requests.
13 March 2024