The official language of Northern Cyprus is Turkish with some dialect differences from the language spoken in Turkey.
English is also widely spoken on the island. The English language is widely inherited from the time of British colonization. There are many English Schools in Northern Cyprus which models the UK education curriculum in English language.
In recent years, the Russian language has received an increased interest, where the vast majority of hotels cafes and restaurants have staff who speak Russian.
German is also widely used in most touristic areas, due to the significant number of tourists arriving from these countries.
