Kibkom North Cyprus Forum

I have a query on behalf of a friend in the US. Her son has a Turkish girlfriend and he had the idea of catching up with her in south Cyprus. Someone told me that Turkish passport holders aren't allowed into the south. Is this correct? I've also let him know that the south really isn't likely to be a very friendly place for is Turkish girlfriend regardless of whether she can enter or not.

Surely it would be easier for him to cross to the North. As far as I know from my Turkish friend she cannot cross to the south. If your son's girlfriend is a Turkish Cypriot she can cross with her Kimlik.

Unfortunately, she would not be welcome and would not get across. I am active on a forum based in the South and hatred of Turks is quite endemic in a lot of GCs. It may change in the future, but I wouldn't hold your breath. The present situation re the Turkish exploratory ship, Barbaros, will not help her situation. Get him to come up here in peace.

Turkish Passport Holders are not allowed to cross the border but can access The South via one of the airports. A friend of ours does this every year.

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/A ... enDocument

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4. Travellers entering the Republic of Cyprus via the illegal / closed airports and ports (i.e. all the airports and ports in the occupied areas), are in breach of national law of the Republic of Cyprus. Therefore, you are urged to travel via the recognized ports of entry, so as to avoid any possible problems (provided that a visa has been granted to you). The legal ports of entry into the Republic of Cyprus are the airports of Larnaca and Paphos and the ports of Larnaca, Limassol, Latsi and Paphos, which are situated in the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. Any entry into the territory of the Republic of Cyprus via any other port or airport in the area of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic does not exercise effective control (Turkish occupied area) is illegal”.
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........List of countries, whose citizens are required to have a visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus (ANNEX I):

115,,,,Turkey
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5.Provisional booking( or the Itinerary of travel arrangements, i.e. round-trip ticket with fixed dates) is necessary. You are advised that tickets should not be purchased before the visa is issued.

Thanks very much for your responses, couldn't reply before as I haven't been able to access KibKom. I'll pass this info on to my friend's mother in the US. I pretty much thought she should give the south a miss.