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Republic of Cyprus. The national flag of Cyprus ( Greek: Σημαία της Κύπρου, romanized : Simaía tis Kýprou; Turkish: Kıbrıs bayrağı) came into use on 16 August 1960, under the Zürich and London Agreements, whereby a constitution was drafted and Cyprus was proclaimed an independent state. The flag was designed by Turkish ...
Cyprus [f] ( / ˈsaɪprəs / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, north of the Sinai Peninsula, south of the Anatolian Peninsula, and west of the Levant. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European.
Jack of the Cyprus Navy. A square flag with a white cross on a blue field, with a crossed anchor, trident and cross in gold superimposed. 1964–present. Flag of The Cypriot National Guard. a 5 horizontal striped flag. one blue, 2 white, one red and one light blue, with the emblem in the center.
Symbols. Flag. Coat of arms. National anthem. Cyprus portal. v. t. e. The national symbols of Cyprus are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Cyprus and of its culture.
Proposed flag of the United Republic of Cyprus. The Annan Plan (named after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan) underwent five revisions before it reached its final version. The fifth revision proposed the creation of the United Republic of Cyprus, covering the island of Cyprus in its entirety except for the UK's Sovereign Base Areas.
The Cyprus Portal. Cyprus ( / ˈsaɪprəs / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, north of the Sinai Peninsula, south of the Anatolian Peninsula, and west of the Levant. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European.
International recognition of the new Republic of Turkey resulted from the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 in which the new Turkish government formally recognised Britain's sovereignty over Cyprus (article 20). The administration was reformed in the latter 1920s, and some members of the Legislative Council (established 1926) were elected by the ...
The name was changed to its present form, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, on 15 November 1983. Recognised only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community to be part of the Republic of Cyprus. In 2002 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan started a new round of negotiations for the unification of the island. In ...