Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 1983
On 15 November 1983, the area of Cyprus to the north of the United Nations buffer zone north unilaterally declared its independence as the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”. Only Turkey recognised it; the international community rejected it. In 1984 it adopted a flag, designed by Turkish Cypriot artist Emin Çizenel, It displays a red star and crescent slightly to the left of the centre between two horizontal red bars on a white field. Its aspect ratio is 2:3.