Özet:

This article aims to analyse the period of formation, development and change of the Turkish Cypriot legal system. In this regard, the subject is dealt from a historical perspective, analysing the Turkish Cypriot Law since the Ottoman era until TRNC. Throughout the analysis, respective acts of legislation put into force by succeeding political entities are assessed. At the end of this assessment it is concluded that the Turkish Cypriot legal system is affected by the laws of the ruling powers of the Island throughout history and mainly by Anglo-American Law, however underlining the fact that since 1974 substantive rules of Turkish Cypriot Law correspond gradually the rules of Turkish Law

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