The Northern Cyprus Parliament by a majority vote

(27 in favor, 9 against) approved the bill on

establishing the National Geographic Data Infrastructure

(KKTC-UCVA). The project will be implemented in

cooperation with the Turkish Ministry of Environment,

Urbanization and Climate Change. Deputy Prime Minister Fikri Ataoğlu

emphasized that this initiative will allow the

unification of all scattered information on land

management, agriculture, meteorology and resources

into a single digital system, which has been

unsuccessfully worked on for the past 25 years.

The adoption of the bill sparked a heated debate

in the General Assembly. Opposition MPs from the CTP

and independent parliamentarians expressed serious concerns

about "digital sovereignty" and data security. According to

them, the transfer of the entire country's "X-ray" - from

real estate registries to electricity and water supply systems -

under the control of the Turkish Ministry and its private

contractors deprives the TRNC of control over strategic

information.

In response to the criticism, Fikri Ataoglu explained that a special

committee will be established to manage the system, which will include representatives

from the relevant government agencies. He assured that the collection and storage of documents in one place is necessary for effective planning and

governance. Despite the opposition's objections regarding the need for prior adoption of data protection laws and the establishment of a specialized department, the protocol has been officially approved and is now entering the implementation phase.