The Northern Cyprus Turkish Scouts ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk İzcileri) is a

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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Reco ...

, and has strong ties to the Scouting and Guiding Federation of Turkey.

References

*http://www.avrupagazete.com/avrupa.asp?Id=5209 *http://www.tif.org.tr/haberler/2006/mart/21/tif_pro.html

External links

Official website
Scouting and Guiding in Cyprus Organisations based in Northern Cyprus {{NCyprus-stub