Northern Cyprus ( or North Cyprus ) , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ; Turkish : Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti ) , is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus .
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ) ( Turkish : Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti ) or Turkish Cypriot State ( Kıbrıs Türk Devleti ) is a de facto state in the northern third of the island of Cyprus .