This is a complete list of the flags used in the island of Cyprus. For the national flags, see flag of Cyprus, flag of Northern Cyprus, and flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 2006–present | National Flag of Cyprus | An outline of the island of Cyprus above twin olive branches on a white field. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
![]() | 1984–present | National Flag of Northern Cyprus | A red star and crescent slightly to the left of the centre between two horizontal red bars on a white field. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
![]() | 1960–present | Flag of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | The flag of the United Kingdom is used. |
![]() | 1974–present | Flag of United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus | The flag of the United Nations is used. [12] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 2006–present | Presidential Standard of Cyprus | Square version of the national flag. |
Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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?–present | Democratic Party | Party logo on a white background. [13] | |
![]() | 2008–present | ELAM | [14] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1950–present | Unifying flag of Cyprus (Enotiki Simaia) | Used by a small number of Greek Cypriots until today. It represents the willing of Greek Cypriots for union with Greece (Enosis). [15] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1960–present | Flag of Nicosia | A white field with the emblem in the center. [16] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1964–present | 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. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1978-1984 (used today by the Greek Cypriots) | Flag of Greece | Five equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross. |
![]() | 1975-1978 | Flag of Greece | A White cross on a blue field. [17] |
![]() | 1974-1975 | Flag of Greece under the Colonels' regime. | The sea flag, in ratio 7:12 and in very dark shade of blue (dark "midnight blue"). The old "land" version was restored as national flag in 1975. [18] |
![]() | 1974-1984 (used today by the Turkish Cypriots) | Flag of Turkey | a Red field with a White Crescent and a 5 pointed star. |
![]() | 1960-2006 | 2nd Flag of Cyprus | An outline of the island of Cyprus above twin olive branches on a white field. |
![]() | 1960 | 1st Flag of Cyprus | A transparent outline of the island of Cyprus above twin olive branches on a white field. [19] |
![]() | 1955–1959 | Flags of Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters), Greek Cypriot organisation that fought for the end of British rule in Cyprus, for the island's self-determination and for eventual union with Greece. | The first consist a white cross on a blue field with Cyprus in the middle. It is used until today in Cyprus by many Greek Cypriots. The second flag of EOKA with blue and white segments sewn together to form a white cross on a blue background. Embroidered red thread Greek script lettering, including 'EOKA' and 'ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ Ή ΘΆΝΑΤΟΣ' (Freedom or Death) and 'ΖΗΤΩ Η ΕΛΛΑΣ' (Ηail Greece) [20] |
![]() | 1922-1960 | 2nd and Last flag of British Cyprus | A blue ensign defaced with the 2 red lions of Cyprus. |
![]() | 1922-1960 | Civil Ensign of Cyprus | A red ensign defaced with the 2 red lions of Cyprus. |
![]() | 1922-1960 | Flag of the governor of Cyprus | |
![]() | 1881-1922 | 1st flag of British Cyprus | A blue ensign defaced with the emblem of Cyprus. [21] [22] |
![]() | 1881–1905 | Flag of the High Commissioner of Cyprus | |
![]() | 1878-1960 (used today in Akrotiri and Dhekelia) | Flag of The United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
![]() | 1844-1878 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Cyprus) | a Red field with a White Crescent and a 5 pointed star. [23] |
![]() | 1793-1844 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Cyprus) | a Red field with a White Crescent and an 8 pointed star. |
![]() | 1571-1793 | Flag of The Ottoman Empire | a Red field with a Green disc in the center with 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc. |
![]() | 1489-1571 | Flag of The Republic of Venice (Venetian Cyprus) | A gold Lion of St. Mark on a field of dark red accompanied by six sestiere on the fly. [24] |
![]() | 1400-1489 | Royal banner of Janus of Cyprus | A quartered Flag with the heraldry of Jerusalem, de Lusignan, Armenia and Cyprus, declaring a claim to reign over the former kingdoms of Cilician Armenia and Jerusalem. [25] |
![]() | 1350-1400 | Royal Flag as reported by the Book of All Kingdoms | A 2 horizontal striped banner, one white with The Jerusalem Cross and one blue with 5 golden Fleur-de-lis. [26] |
![]() | 1198–1219 | Flag of The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | A red crowned lion on a white field. |
![]() | 1192 | Flag of The Kingdom of Jerusalem | A White Field with The Jerusalem Cross in the center. |
![]() | 1192 | Battle Flag of The Knights Templar | 2 horizontal striped flag of black and white and a red cross in the center. |
![]() | 1191-1192 | Royal Banner of King Richard I | Gules, three lions passant regardant in pale or. |
![]() | 661–680 | Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate | A White Field. |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1959 | Proposed Flag | A White Field with a K letter in the center. |
![]() | 2003 | Flag of the "United Republic of Cyprus" proposed as part of the Annan Plan | A yellow flag with 4 stripes, one blue, 2 white and one red. [27] [28] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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![]() | 1984–present | National flag of Northern Cyprus | A red star and crescent slightly to the left of the centre between two horizontal red bars on a white field. [29] [7] [30] [31] [10] [32] |
![]() | 1984–present | Flag of the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | [33] |
![]() | 1983-1984 | Reported flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from 1983 to 1984 | [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] |
The flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the national flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and is based on the flag of Turkey, with the colors reversed and two additional horizontal red stripes at the top and bottom. The flag was drawn by the Turkish Cypriot artist Emin Çizenel. It was adopted in 1984 by Northern Cyprus, a self-declared state that is recognized only by Turkey, after its unilateral declaration of independence in 1983.
Fatma Ekenoğlu is a Turkish Cypriot politician. She was the first female Speaker of the Republican Assembly of Northern Cyprus from 14 January 2004 to 1 May 2009. She is a member of the Republican Turkish Party. Pursuant to Article 105 of the Constitution of Northern Cyprus, she served as Acting president "in the event of the President of the Republic being temporarily absent from his office". Ekenoğlu studied at the Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine at Istanbul University.
The Turkish Resistance Organisation was a Turkish Cypriot pro-taksim paramilitary organisation formed by Rauf Denktaş and Turkish military officer Rıza Vuruşkan in 1958 as an organisation to counter the Greek Cypriot Fighter's Organization EOKA. The name of the organization was changed twice. In 1967 to "Mücahit", and became the Security Forces Command in 1976. Its members (soldiers) are called Mücahit (Mujahideen).
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Northern Cyprus:
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Hakkı Atun is a former Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He held this office between 1994 and 1996. He was born in Famagusta in 1935. In 1959, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University as an engineer architect. He studied urban planning at Manchester and Nottingham Universities. In 1961–1975, he held various public positions. In 1963, he became the Regional Director of Limassol-Paphos Planning, in 1967 became the Head of the Planning and Construction Department, and in 1975, the Undersecretary of Housing.
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