LEFKOSA - Population census started in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Sunday.
A curfew was declared in the TRNC between 5.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m.
Unofficial results of the census will be made public within 2-3 days. Official results are expected to be announced within six months.
Representatives of foreign missions in Cyprus are allowed to monitor the census under diplomatic rules.
Earlier, TRNC officials called on the United Nations Security Council, the European Commission and the Council of Europe to send observers.
The latest census was held in TRNC on December 15th, 1996. In the census, TRNC's population was announced as 200,587.