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| Region | Keryneia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Feb 1975 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Northern Cyprus, changing legal gender on official identity documents is strictly conditioned on undergoing physical gender reassignment surgery. Under Births and Deaths Registration Law No. 2/1975, applicants must provide medical documentation of a physical transition, which requires approval from the Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital Central Health Board. |
| Sources | https://www.queercyprus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/QCA-DoC-LGR-Booklet-EN.pdf |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Feb 1975 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Northern Cyprus, changing legal gender on official identity documents is strictly conditioned on undergoing physical gender reassignment surgery. Under Births and Deaths Registration Law No. 2/1975, applicants must provide medical documentation of a physical transition, which requires approval from the Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital Central Health Board. |
| Sources | https://www.queercyprus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/QCA-DoC-LGR-Booklet-EN.pdf |