International Relations

Representative Offices / Foreign Diplomatic Missions in TRNC

The TRNC is recognised as an independent state only by Turkey. The rest of the countries don't consider North Cyprus as a sovereign nation, though maintain official and unofficial contacts with the latter.

Since the referendum held in Cyprus on the United Nations plan in 2004, there have been significant changes in international relations of the TRNC with the rest of the world:

• The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has given the TRNC the status of a constituent state which replaced the previous one of a community state. Turkish Cyprus has become an observer member of the OIC.
• In 2005 the OIC issued resolutions calling upon member nations and other states to do more to ease United Nations restrictions imposed upon Northern Cyprus, and to open direct links with the TRNC.
• Azerbaijan has started direct air flights with the TRNC. With this regard, several states of Central Asia have expressed interest in commencing their own air links with North Cyprus.
• Delegations from foreign governments (including US congressmen and a large parliamentary delegation from Kyrgyzstan) have visited North Cyprus and discussed the possibility of closer economic and cultural interaction with the TRNC government.
• The Republic of Cyprus has weakened the embargo placed on the TRNC.

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the TRNC, Serdar Denktas, pursues a policy of raising international awareness of the TRNC and strengthening economic contacts with other countries. He contributes to creating an image of Turkish Cyprus as of an independent and democratic state.

The TRNC carries out contacts with international community, as well as within the United Nations Organisation, via its Representative Offices situated in different countries. These missions do no have formal diplomatic status, but serve as de facto embassies and consulates.

Honorary Representatives, appointed by North Cyprus in various cities, assist the primary TRNC Representative Offices.

Contacts of Representative Offices and Honorary Representatives of the TRNC

Australia	Melbourne Honorary Representative Office 547 Ballarat Road, Sunshine P.O. Box: 687 Sunshine Vic. 3020 Australia Tel.: +61 39 9312 5628 Fax: +61 39 9306 9628
	Sidney Representative Office 136 Wangee Road, Greenacre NSW 2190 Sidney, Australia Tel.: +61 2 975 95133 Fax: +61 2 887 05150
Azerbaijan	Baku Representative Office Füzuli Küç No: 69 Flat 5 Baku Azerbaijan Tel.: +994 12 959 351 Fax: +994 12 932 086
Belgium	Brussels Representative Office 284/286 Avenue Louise BTE-10 1050 Brussels, Belgique Tel.: +32 2 648 4756 / 648 4870 Fax: +32 2 648 7088
Canada	Canada Honorary Representative Office 245 Fisherville Road Toronto Ontario M2R 3S4 Canada Tel.: +1 416 667 0191
Azerbaijan	Baku Representative Office Füzuli Küç No: 69 Flat 5 Baku Azerbaijan Tel.: +994 12 959 351 Fax: +994 12 932 086
China	China Honorary Representative Office RM 701, A International Trade Building, No Longkum Rd., Haikou, Hainan, 570125 Peoples Republic of China Tel.: +86 898 677 9481 Fax: +86 898 679 5625
France	Paris Honorary Representative Office 4 Rue Andre Colledebousuf 75016 Paris France Tel.: +33 (0)1 4050 0177 Fax: +33 (0)1 4647 6868
Germany	Köln Honorary Representative Office Auf Dem Platz 3, 53577 Neustadt Wied Deutschland Tel.: +49 (0) 2683 32748 Fax: +49 (0) 2683 31723
	Bavarian Honorary Attaché Hauptstr 12A 92369 Buchberg/Sengenthal Deutschland Tel.: +49 (0) 9181 907 343 Fax: +49 (0) 9181 296 376
	Bavarian Honorary Representative Office Steiner Strasse 13.91161 Hilpoltstein Deutschland Tel.: 09174 889
Hungary	Hungarian Honorary Representative Office European Office, Karinthy F.U.14, H-1111 Budapest Tel.: +36 1 361 0009 Fax: +36 1 386 6582
Italy	Rome Honorary Representative 14 Viale Gorizia 00198 Rome Italy Tel.: +39 6 841 2353 / 841 2349 Fax: +39 6 841 2354
Pakistan	Islamabad Representative Office 315-B Khayaban - E-lqbal, F 7/2 P.O. Box: 2165 Islamabad, Pakistan Tel.: +92 51 227 8064 / 227 8066 / 227 8067 Fax: +92 51 227 8125 / 227 8065
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia Honorary Representative Office King Abdulaziz Hospital P.O. Box: 31467 Jeddah 21497 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel.: +966 2 637 5555 Fax: +966 2 637 9442
South Africa	South Africa Honorary Representative Office P.O. Box: 1203 Meyerton 1960 Republic of South Africa Tel.: +27 (0) 163 620 299 Fax: +27 (0) 163 620 292
Switzerland	Mission Permanente de la Turquie Aupres de I'ONEI.C.C20 Route de Pre-boisCone Postale: 18071215 Geneva 15Switzerland Tel.: +41 22710 71 51 Fax: +41 22710 71 50
Turkey	Ankara Embassy Rabat Sokak No. 20 Gaziosmanpasa 06700 Ankara Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 446 2920 / 446 0185 / 437 6031 Fax: +90 312 446 5238
	Istanbul Consulate General Yeni Gelin Sokak No. B42/1 Balmumcu, Besiktas Istanbul Turkey Tel.: +90 212 227 3490 / 227 3491 / 227 3492 Fax: +90 212 227 3493
	Antalya Honorary Representative Konyaalti Cad. Yapan Apt. Kat:1 D:1 Antalya Turkey Tel.: +90 242 244 1327 Fax: +90 242 244 1328
	Izmir Representative Office Ziya Gokalp Bulvari, No. 11/2, Alsancak Izmir Turkey Tel.: +90 232 421 7704
	Mersin Consulate Atatürk Caddesi, No 71/3 Mersin 33016, Turkey Tel.: +90 324 237 2482 Fax: +90 324 237 2520
United Arab Emirates	Abu-Dhabi Representative Office Khalifa Bin Zayet Street The Blue Tower Suite 704-A P.O. Box: 45061 Abu-Dhabi, U.A.E Tel.: +971 2 627 2977 Fax: +971 2 627 0844
United Kingdom	London Representative Office 29, Bedford Square, London WCIB 3EG United Kingdom Tel.: +44 207 631 1920 (3 lines) Fax: +44 207 631 1948 Tourism: Tel.: +44 207 631 1930 (2 lines) Fax: +44 207 631 1873
United States of America	Washington Representative Office 1667, K.Street, NW. Suite: 690 Washington D.C. 20006 U.S.A Tel.: +1 202 887 6198 Fax: +1 202 467 0685
	New York Representative Office 821, United Nations Plaza 6th floor New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A Tel.: +1 212 687 2350 Fax: +1 212 949 6872

As far as Foreign Diplomatic Missions in the TRNC is concerned, at the moment, only Turkey maintains a formal embassy on the territory of the TRNC. In Nicosia, both the British High Commissioner to Cyprus and the United States Ambassador to Cyprus have their residences. The EU reported that it was considering opening a representative office in the TRNC. Azerbaijan, Pakistan  and the Gambia have also announced their willingness to formally recognize the TRNC.