North Cyprus declares nine individuals as prohibited immigrants, bans 16 from entering

The north Cyprus Council of Ministers has declared nine individuals as prohibited immigrants and barred 16 others from entering the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on grounds of alleged links to international crime organizations.

The decision was taken following the submission of security reports, which indicated that the individuals were involved in activities such as serious assault, shootings, and deliberate damage, and had connections with organized crime groups. Authorities concluded that their presence posed a threat to public order, administrative integrity, and general morality.

Prohibited Immigrants

Under Article 6(1)(g) of Chapter 105 of the Aliens and Immigration Law, the following individuals were declared prohibited immigrants. Eight are Turkish nationals and one holds German citizenship:

Ali Çiçek

Hakan Özgısı

Durmuş Zümrütyaprak

Koray Oksay

Vitali Naumov

Yağmur Gültemur

Faysal Çeker

Mehmet Hüseyin İpek

Akın Ölçen

Entry Ban to TRNC

Separately, under Article 7 of the same law, 16 individuals — 15 Turkish nationals and one Portuguese national — were banned from entering the TRNC:

Gencay Kudret

Timuçin Açık

Ersin Akkaya

İbrahim Kudret

Aleks Shumskiy

Hasan Koluman

Burak Yazıcı

Barış Bışaroğlu

İsmail Atız

Şiyar Atız

Yakup Kayhan

Hamit Can Polat

Özkan Demirtaş

Mert Hasan Kazın

İlkay Soylu

Metehan Arıcı

The government emphasized that the measures were necessary to safeguard national security and public safety.