Representative Office of Northern Cyprus to the United States

The United States does not formally recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and therefore the office is legally a commercial enterprise.

Hilmi Akil serves as the current de facto TRNC Ambassador (officially regarded as the Washington D.C. Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Community).

Kemal Gökeri serves as the current de facto TRNC Chief of Mission (officially regarded as the Representative of the Turkish Cypriot Community in New York City), succeeding Reşat Çağlar in January 2007.

An American attorney, Athan Tsimpedes, filed a lawsuit against the representative office in 2010, claiming that it operated as a commercial enterprise and sold stolen properties owned by British citizens.

Objections to the presence of this office by the internationally recognized government of the Republic of Cyprus are countered by the status of this mission—and its staff—as a commercial, non-diplomatic entity.