Flag of Northern Cyprus
The flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti bayrağı) is based on the flag of Turkey with the colors reversed and two horizontal red stripes added at the top and bottom. It was the result of a competition to find a new representative flag for the 'TRNC'.
The flag of TRNC waves in the countries where TRNC has diplomatic relations, i.e. Turkey and the non sovereign Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan.
The flag of the TRNC is used in opposition to the flag of Cyprus as the flag of Northern Cyprus. The local use of the Turkish flag is somewhat similar to the use of the Greek flag in the rest of the island.
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[edit] Kyrenia Range
The Turkish and TRNC flag which have been drawn, facing south and onto the Greek side, into a mountain side of the Πενταδάκτυλος or Beşparmak (meaning five-fingered in Greek and Turkish respectively) range, and can be seen from space[citation needed]. The coordinates are 35°16′58″N 33°22′31″E / 35.282902°N 33.375263°E allowing this image to be seen via Google Earth. Beneath the Turkish one is written in white, Ne Mutlu Türküm Diyene, an oft-repeated phrase of the Kemalist ideology meaning: Glad to be Turks.
In 2010 the Greek Cypriot side officially complained about the flag to the EU Commission, framed as an environmental hazard because of toxic materials used to transimpose it into the mountain side that are liable to leakage. It is also considered by Greek Cypriots as offensive not only to the environment but also their own community and as an act of provocation.[1]
[edit] National State flag
The ensign of Northern Cypriot Turkish Peoples retains the white field of the flag of Cyprus. The crescent with the star is the symbol of the Turkic peoples.[citation needed]
[edit] Presidential flag
The flag used by the President of the TRNC is identical to the state flag, but with the addition of a red-and-yellow star in the upper left corner. The top red stripe is terminated just before the star. The flag also has a yellow fringe.
[edit] Coat of arms
The coat of arms resembles that of the Republic of Cyprus, except that it says 1983 at the bottom, i.e. the year when the people voted at referendum for unilateral declaration of independence. It also has the crescent and star at the top, rotated 90° left.
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