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 and the crescent and the star in red. It was the result of a competition to find a new representative flag for the 'TRNC'.
Flag of TRNC waves in the countries where TRNC has diplomatic representations.
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.
The Turkish and TRNC flag which have been drawn into a mountain side, can be seen from space. 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.
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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.
The 'TRNC' is recognized as an independent state only by Turkey.
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.
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