Is same-sex marriage legal in Cyprus?
Civil unions
Same-sex couples can enter a civil union or registered partnership, but not marry.
Cyprus is one of 13 countries classified “Civil unions” for same-sex marriage — 9% of the 152 with data. (Also searched as gay marriage.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Lebanon
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Israel
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Palestine
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Syria
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Turkey
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
- Jordan
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition.
Other laws in Cyprus
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Limited (step-child / single)
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.