Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2019
Head of State
  • English
    The State of Cyprus is an independent and sovereign Republic with a presidential regime, the President being Greek and the Vice President being Turk elected by the Greek and the Turkish Communities of Cyprus respectively as hereinafter in this Constitution provided. (Art. 1)
  • Greek
    Η Κυπριακή Πολιτεία είναι ανεξάρτητος και κυρίαρχος Δημοκρατία, προεδρικού συστήματος, της οποίας ο Πρόεδρος είναι Έλλην και ο Αντιπρόεδρος Τούρκος, εκλεγόμενοι αντιστοίχως υπό της ελληνικής και της τουρκικής κοινότητος της Κύπρου, ως εν τω παρόντι Συντάγματι ορίζεται. (Αρθρον 1)
  • Turkish
    Kıbrıs Devleti, başkanlık rejimine sahip bağımsız ve egemen bir cumhuriyettir; Cumhurbaşkanı Rum ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Türk olup bu Anayasada belirtildiği şekilde Kıbrıs'ın Rum ve Türk Cemaatleri tarafından seçilir. (Madde 1)
Head of State
  • English
    1. The President of the Republic is the Head of the State and takes precedence over all persons in the Republic.
    … (Art. 36)
  • Greek
    1. Ο Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας είναι ο Αρχηγός της Πολιτείας και προηγείται πάντων εν τη Δημοκρατία.
    … (Αρθρον 36)
  • Turkish
    1. Cumhurbaşkanı Devlet Başkanıdır ve Cumhuriyetteki bütün şahıslara başkanlık eder.
    ... (Madde 36)
Head of State
  • English
    1. The election of the President and the Vice-President of the Republic shall be direct, by universal suffrage and secret ballot, and shall, except in the case of a by-election, take place on the same day but separately:
    … (Art. 39)
  • Greek
    1. Η εκλογή του Προέδρου και του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας είναι άμεσος διά καθολικής και μυστικής ψηφοφορίας και, πλην της περιπτώσεως αναπληρωματικής εκλογής, διεξάγεται την αυτήν ημέραν, αλλά κεχωρισμένως.
    … (Αρθρον 39)
  • Turkish
    1. Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının seçimi tek dereceli, genel ve gizli oyla olacak ve ara seçim hariç, aynı günde fakat ayrı ayrı gerçekleşecektir:
    ... (Madde 39)
Head of State
  • English
    A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as President or Vice-President of the Republic if at the time of election such person-
    a. is a citizen of the Republic;
    b. has attained the age of thirty-five years;
    c. has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
    d. is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as President or Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 40)
  • Greek
    Πας τις δικαιούται να θέση υποψηφιότητα προς εκλογήν αυτού ως Προέδρου ή ως Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, εφ’ όσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
    (α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
    (β) συνεπλήρωσε το τριακοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
    (γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθή κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ’ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθή της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου ένεκα οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και τέλος
    (δ) δεν πάσχη εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης τούτον ανίκανον να ασκήση τα καθήκοντα του Προέδρου ή του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας. (Αρθρον 40)
  • Turkish
    Seçim zamanında aşağıdaki vasıflara sahip olan her şahıs Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı seçiminde aday olabilir:
    a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmak;
    b. otuz beş yaşını doldurmuş olmak;
    c. bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya ondan sonra, yüz kızartıcı veya ahlaka aykırı bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçundan dolayı yetkili bir mahkemece ehliyetsiz kılınmamış olmak;
    d. Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı olarak görev görmesine engel bir akıl hastalığı bulunmamak. (Madde 40)
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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2015 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2019). Consolidated version as amended to 2019 not publicly available. 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 2019 (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.