Over 5,100 Turkish Cypriots Granted Citizenship Since 2004
The Cypriot Interior Ministry announced that a total of 5,176 Turkish Cypriots have obtained Cypriot citizenship since 2004. The largest share of 2,972 naturalizations occurred between 2004 and February 2007, before the government established formal criteria for approving such cases. After the introduction of the criteria, the number of annual naturalizations declined significantly.