Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus judicial system

The process of achieving the national laws of the Turkish Cypriots was completed in 1983 with the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The fact of being a citizen, the language of law and legal institutions are the continuation of this nationality. In addition, arbitration which is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR), has taken place in the legislation in terms of integration into international law. The courts of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have a two-level jurisdiction system and appeal is the only the way of legal remedy against the decisions of the courts of first instance. Also, the judicial system does not differ from civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative jurisdiction, but the Supreme Court acts as the Supreme Administrative Court. In this study, based on the history of Cyprus; legislation review has been examined from past to present; Anglo-Saxon judicial system and Continental European judicial system have been included in proportion to the issue. In the last part of the study, the principles and indices related to the functioning of the judicial system are included and the judicial system of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is evaluated within this scope. Also in this part, there have been legislation, some jurisdictions and institutions, opinions on the laws of the British period and some suggestions for the solution of identified problems which was mentioned in the doctrine about the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Keywords: TRNC, Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Judicial System