# Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration

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Body created after the 1974 Turkish invasion

Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration Özerk Türk Kıbrıs Yönetimi (Turkish) 1974–1975 Flag Status De facto autonomous region Capital North Nicosia Government • President Rauf Denktaş History • Decision to establish the administration 1 October 1974 • Decision to establish the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus 13 February 1975 Currency Cypriot pound (first 2-3 months) Turkish lira Preceded by Succeeded by Provisional Turkish Cypriot Administration Turkish Federated State of Cyprus

The **Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration** ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Otonom Kıbrıs Türk Yönetimi*) was the name of a *[de facto](/source/De_facto)* administration established by the [Turkish Cypriots](/source/Turkish_Cypriots) in present-day [Northern Cyprus](/source/Northern_Cyprus) immediately after the [Turkish invasion of Cyprus](/source/Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus) in 1974.

## Politics

Part of a series on the History of Northern Cyprus Before 1983 (see History of Cyprus) Events: Cyprus Emergency (1955–1959) Independence of Cyprus (1960) Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 Turkish Cypriot enclaves (1963–1974) UN Peacekeeping Force (1964–present) Greek coup (1974) Turkish invasion (1974) States: Turkish Cypriot General Committee (1963-1967) Provisional Turkish Cypriot Administration (1967-1974) (called Turkish Cypriot Administration from 1971 on) Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration (1974–1975) Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (1975–1983) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (from 1983) Declaration of Independence (1983) Cyprus reunification referendums (2004) Outline of Northern Cyprus v t e

The first "executive committee" of the administration assumed office on 26 August 1974, but the administration was officially established on 1 October 1974. The decision to establish it was "necessitated by the political reflection of the massive social change in the island". The executive committee was replaced by the first Turkish Cypriot cabinet on 8 October 1974.[1][2] The administration kept Northern Cyprus under a [state of emergency](/source/State_of_emergency) until 20 December 1974.[3]

The administration was nominally autonomous under the [Republic of Cyprus](/source/Republic_of_Cyprus), with [the republic's constitution](/source/Constitution_of_Cyprus) being in place. The president, [Rauf Denktaş](/source/Rauf_Denkta%C5%9F), was called "Vice President and President of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration", with reference to the [vice-presidential](/source/Vice_President_of_Cyprus) position reserved for Turkish Cypriots in the republic. The members of the parliament also kept their previous positions, representing districts like [Paphos](/source/Paphos_District), which were now in the south.[3]

Within three months of its establishment, the administration created four new ministries to meet demands, these were the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Ministry of Refugees and Rehabilitation and Ministry of Tourism.[4]

According to Andrew Borowiec, the immediate functioning of the administration was hindered by the heavy military presence on its territory. On 30 August, when the administration had recently been unofficially established, there were reportedly 17 roadblocks between [Famagusta](/source/Famagusta) and Nicosia.[5]

## Economy

The minister of Labor and Social Works of the administration was [İsmet Kotak](/source/%C4%B0smet_Kotak). The administration reorganised the customs of the port of [Famagusta](/source/Famagusta) and reopened it on 6 September 1974. Initially, the [Cypriot pound](/source/Cypriot_pound) was used as the currency, but the severed ties with the Cypriot central bank and resulting monetary difficulties prompted the administration to switch to the [Turkish lira](/source/Turkish_lira). The [Ercan International Airport](/source/Ercan_International_Airport), then called the Tymbou Airport, was opened to chartered flights and some 75,000 tons of [citrus](/source/Citrus) fruits grown in the territory were exported. Efforts were made to reopen the closed tourism establishments,[6] and nine hotels were reopened until November 1974.[4] With help from the [Turkish Airlines](/source/Turkish_Airlines), the [Cyprus Turkish Airlines](/source/Cyprus_Turkish_Airlines) was established and started flights to Turkey by January 1975.[7]

The administration received great economic and administrative help from Turkey, which ran development programs headed by the ambassador, [Ziya Müezzinoğlu](/source/Ziya_M%C3%BCezzino%C4%9Flu), and trained Turkish Cypriot officers. Under these programs, [Ziraat Bank](/source/Ziraat_Bank) of Turkey functioned as the central bank under the administration. The connections of Northern Cyprus were established through Turkey, including mail and telephone lines, and a new postal system was set in place, with the officers being trained by their Turkish counterparts. The farms and livestock left behind by Greek Cypriots were "integrated" into the economy. Two state farms were established, one in Famagusta and the other in [Morphou](/source/Morphou). More than 100 factories in the territory were incorporated into a company with public shares.[4]

## Society

See also: [Turkish settlers in Northern Cyprus](/source/Turkish_settlers_in_Northern_Cyprus)

The administration allowed Turkish military personnel who participated in the invasion to obtain Turkish Cypriot citizenship and settle in Northern Cyprus.[8] The resettlement of displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south was overseen.[4]

Andrew Borowiec wrote that Turkey announced plans to settle 5000 farm workers in the island to take up the abandoned rural possessions of Greek Cypriots. This led to Greek and Greek Cypriot accusations that Turkey was purposefully changing the demographic structure of Cyprus.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration (1 February 1974)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120159/http://ubpkktc.com/?page_id=594) (in Turkish). National Unity Party. Archived from [the original](http://ubpkktc.com/?page_id=594) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Former Cabinets"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164127/http://www.basbakanlik.gov.ct.tr/Ba%C5%9Fbakanl%C4%B1k/eskihukumetler2.aspx) (in Turkish). TRNC Prime Ministry. Archived from [the original](http://www.basbakanlik.gov.ct.tr/Ba%C5%9Fbakanl%C4%B1k/eskihukumetler2.aspx) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-zabit_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-zabit_3-1) ["Otonom Kıbrıs Türk Yönetimi Zabıtları"](https://evrak.cm.gov.nc.tr/siteler/belgeler/tutanaklar/Shared%20Documents/OKTY%20DONEM%202%20YIL%205/OKTY-B3.pdf) (PDF) (in Turkish). Assembly of the Republic. Retrieved 10 March 2015.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-m511_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-m511_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-m511_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-m511_4-3) "Müezzinoğlu: "Kıbrıs Türkleri artık bizden yardım almayacak duruma geldi"". Milliyet. 5 November 1974. p. 7.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-borow_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-borow_5-1) Borowiec, Andrew (2000). [*Cyprus: A Troubled Island*](https://books.google.com/books?id=hzEDg6-d80MC&pg=PA98). Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 98–99. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780275965334](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780275965334).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Magosa deniz trafiğine açıldı". Milliyet. 7 September 1974. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "Müezzinoğlu: "Kıbrıs Türkleri artık bizden yardım almayacak duruma geldi"". Milliyet. 5 November 1974. p. 7. With the cooperation of THY and corporations in Cyprus, the efforts to establish the Cyprus Turkish Airlines are in the final stage. Flights between Cyprus and Turkey will start before the new year.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Barış Kuvvetleri mensupları isterlerse Kıbrıs Türk Yönetimi yurttaşı olabilecek". Milliyet. 11 February 1975. p. 6.

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