A party must cross the electoral threshold (5% of the total vote) to be awarded any seats.

In Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates.

The parliament building is located on Osmanpaşa Caddesi, opposite the Turkish embassy in North Nicosia.

In 2004, the Turkish Cypriot community was awarded "observer status" in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

Since then, the two Turkish Cypriot representatives to PACE are elected by the Assembly of Northern Cyprus.