Last update 25.01.2021

The Council of Ministers of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus issued directives regarding passenger entry. Please review the notes below for a safe and healthy travel.

• Passengers who have visited United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark, South Africa and Brazil in the last 14 days are not permitted to enter. Only citizens, university and higher education students studying in TRNC (including the newly enrolled students) and permanent residents of the TRNC who can show proof of residence arriving from these countries are allowed to enter the country and they will be subject to a 14-day quarantine
• As of December 1, 2020, all countries evaluated in three categories (A, B and C) are combined in one category. Passengers arriving from abroad are required to have taken a PCR test with a negative result within 3 days prior to their flight, are subject to 10-day quarantine and at the end of the quarantine period, they will undergo a PCR test.
• In order to enter our country with charter flights, private planes and scheduled flights, the application without quarantine for 3 days or less has been canceled. This application has been extended until a next decision.
• Print outs of the PCR test results not submitted to health authorities at arrival or are not obtained within the last 3 days before the date of travel are not considered valid for entry into the country.
• Quarantine for officials and people who have been to abroad for health purposes will be reviewed when they apply to the Ministry of Health.
• Travel agencies are required to check the HES code of the person before selling a ticket. If the HES code shows the person as 1st contact and/or COVID-19 positive, no flight ticket should be sold. If the 2nd PCR test result of the passenger performed at the entry is positive and the HES code shows the person as 1st contact and/or COVID-19 positive, companies performing the sales will be subject to criminal proceedings initiated within the scope of the relevant articles of the Criminal Code and the Communicable Diseases Law.
• Children between 0-5 years of age (including 5) are not required to submit PCR test results.
• PCR tests should be in Turkish or English.
• NHS test results of passengers arriving from UK will be admitted at the entry. If the passenger was unable to print the test result, the text message sent by NHS will be accepted. All COVID-19 tests conducted by the universities in UK where the students who are TRNC citizens are studying in are valid. This application is valid only for UK.
• Negative PCR test result documents of passengers arriving to TRNC from Turkey should have a QR code.
• In case the QR code does not exist, passengers are not permitted to enter the country and will be sent back.
• To prevent any problems, airline companies are required to check the QR codes of the PCR test results prior to boarding.
• In cases where the QR code cannot be scanned, the laboratory number on the document and the last four digits of the identification number / passport number are entered to the COVID-19 Test Results page in the e-Nabiz system to check the validity.
• QR-coded PCR test result application covers all passengers departing from Turkey. Transit passengers (including Turkish citizens) are exempt from this application.
• Passengers departing from Turkey are required to bring the print outs of the PCR test results (QR-coded) to the Ercan Airport and submit the document to the health authorities upon arrival.
• PCR test results obtained in the last 3 days from TRNC are valid for TRNC citizens who came to Turkey for a short visit on their return to TRNC. These passengers are subject to a 10-day quarantine.

Test and quarantine fees

All test and quarantine fees, whether they are TRNC citizens or not, are paid by the passengers. To enter to TRNC, passengers are first required to transfer the amount to one of the bank accounts specified below and are allowed to fly upon submitting the receipt. Airline companies will not permit passengers on-board if they fail to present a receipt.

For passengers below, the quarantine and PCR test fees are paid by TRNC. 

a) Army officers who have reappointed their mission in TRNC

b) Students studying in TRNC or who will enroll to a school in TRNC

c) TRNC national students who study abroad

d) Individuals who receive social help and disability allowance

e) Patients who have been dispatched by the decision of the health board

f) Officials who come to our country from Turkey for official mission

g) Those officials who go abroad for official mission

14-day quarantine fee: 4100 TRY for one person, and 1800 TRY per person (over 5 years of age) for the others if several people stay in the same room.

10-day quarantine fee: 3050 TRY for one person, and 1400 TRY per person (over 5 years of age) for the others if several people stay in the same room.

Bank Account details and IBAN numbers

Account holder: TRNC Ministry of Finance

Address of the Account Holder: TRNC Ministry of Finance, Nicosia, TRNC

Bank Address: Şht. Mustafa Ahmet Ruso Sokak no: 11 Küçük Kaymaklı, Nicosia, TRNC

Name of the Bank: T.R. Ziraat Bank

Amount to be transferred:

3050 TRY

Account No: 40298710-5001

IBAN: TR290001000860402987105001

389 USD

Account No: 40300032-5001

IBAN: TR470001000860403000325001

320 EUR

Account No: 40298710-5002

IBAN: TR020001000860402987105002

291 GBP

Account No: 40298710-5004

IBAN: TTR450001000860402987105004

(TCZBTR2A)

Non-compliance with the specified conditions are subject to criminal proceedings initiated within the scope of the relevant articles of the Criminal Code and the Communicable Diseases Law.

You can visit the Ministry of Health News page to get updated information about Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus travel restrictions.