Retiring in North Cyprus
Everything here is written to inform, not to sell property: residence permit routes for over-60s, what each title-deed type actually means, and the income thresholds indexed to the current minimum wage.
Guides
- Retiring in North Cyprus: Residence Exemptions, Pension Transfer and Health Care
Untangles North Cyprus's three separate age-based residence provisions (a one-off transitional clause, the over-60 health-condition waiver, and the over-65 Turkish-citizen exemption), the income-free permit route for Turkish Social Security pensioners, how a Turkish pension is paid while resident in North Cyprus, and verified hospital/pharmacy contacts.
- Residency Through Property: The 2026 Rules
Buying property in North Cyprus and living there: the foreign-ownership rules changed by decree in May 2026 and the permanent law is still before Parliament. What the short-term property-owner residence permit requires (no title deed needed — a registered contract, one third paid and an income test), the 125,000-euro permanent residence route under Law 51/2015 art. 5, and where to apply.
- Residence Permit Types and Income Thresholds
North Cyprus residence permit types from the official source: the 90-day rule, short-term permit categories, the minimum-wage-indexed income thresholds behind the income-based and property-owner routes, family permits and exemptions.