Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2020
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
  • English

    1. The Republic shall have an army of two thousand men of whom sixty per centum shall be Greeks and forty per centum shall be Turks.
    … (Art. 129)

  • Greek

    1. H Δημοκρατία έχει στρατόν δύο χιλιάδων ανδρών, εκ των οποίων εξήκοντα επί τοις εκατόν είναι Έλληνες και τεσσαράκοντα επί τοις εκατόν είναι Tούρκοι.
    … (Αρθρον 129)

  • Turkish

    1. Cumhuriyetin yüzde altmışı Rum, yüzde kırkı Türk olan iki bin kişilik bir ordusu olur.
    ... (Madde 129)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions
  • English

    1. The security forces of the Republic shall consist of the police and gendarmerie and shall have a contingent of two thousand men which may be reduced or increased by common agreement of the President and the Vice-President of the Republic.
    … (Art. 130)

  • Greek

    1. Aι δυνάμεις ασφαλείας της Δημοκρατίας αποτελούνται εκ της αστυνομίας και της χωροφυλακής και έχουσι δύναμιν δύο χιλιάδων ανδρών, ήτις δύναται να μειωθή ή αυξηθή κατόπιν κοινής συμφωνίας του Προέδρου και του Aντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας.
    … (Αρθρον 130)

  • Turkish

    1. Cumhuriyetin emniyet kuvvetleri polis ve jandarmadan müteşekkildir ve Cumhurbaşkanının ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının müşterek mutabakatı ile sayısı azaltılıp çoğaltılabilecek olan iki bin erkekten oluşacaktır.
    ... (Madde 130)

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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2020 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). We are aware amendments to the present constitution were adopted in 2022 and 2023. To date, no English consolidated version is available publicly. Translation efforts are underway. According to Art. 3(1): "The official languages of the Republic are Greek and Turkish.”

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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2023 (Greek).

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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2019 (Turkish). In-house translation by UN Women (2020).

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For all provisions on jurisdiction and access, refer to Articles 137-151.

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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.

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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.

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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.

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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.

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Turkish translation of Art. 40 does not reflect 2019 amendment.

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Turkish translation of Art. 40 does not reflect 2019 amendment.

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Turkish translation of Art. 64 does not reflect 2019 amendment.

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Turkish translation of Art. 64 does not reflect 2019 amendment.