# Emergency Numbers and Hospitals in North Cyprus (2026) > 112 calls an ambulance only — police is 155, fire 199. The full TRNC emergency numbers table, Famagusta-area hospitals and on-duty pharmacies, 2026. - Canonical: https://www.kiprarent.com/en/guide/emergency-numbers-hospitals-north-cyprus/ - Updated: 2026-06-13 - Language: English - Publisher: Kipra Rent A Car — https://www.kiprarent.com/ --- The single most important thing on this page: in North Cyprus, **112 is the ambulance line only** — it is not the all-in-one EU emergency number you may be used to. Police is **155**, fire is **199**, as of 2026 per the TRNC Police. Screenshot the table below before you travel; everything else here — hospitals, pharmacies, insurance — is detail you will hopefully never need. ## What are the emergency numbers in North Cyprus? The TRNC emergency numbers, from the official police site, as of 2026: | Number | Service | | --- | --- | | **155** | Police | | **112** | Ambulance (medical only — NOT police) | | **199** | Fire | | **158** | Coast guard | | **177** | Forest fire | | **156** | Narcotics police | The 112 habit is the one that catches EU visitors: dialling it after a traffic incident gets you a paramedic, not an officer — for anything involving police attendance, **155 is always the number**. The same numbers and the road-rule context appear in our [North Cyprus driving rules guide](/en/blog/north-cyprus-driving-rules/), which is worth ten minutes before your first drive. ## When do 158 and 177 matter to a tourist? More often than the labels suggest, given where visitors spend their time. **158 (coast guard)** is the number for anything at sea or off the beach — a swimmer in trouble, a drifting inflatable, a boat incident off Long Beach or the Famagusta coast. **177 (forest fire)** matters because North Cyprus summers are long and dry: if you see smoke in scrubland or forest, especially out toward the Karpaz, report it on 177 rather than assuming someone else has. Neither replaces **112** for injuries — call both services when a situation involves casualties and water or fire. ## What to save before you travel A two-minute setup that covers every scenario on this page: - The three core numbers — **155 / 112 / 199** — plus **158** if your holiday is beach-based. - The 24/7 private hospital line for your area: **0392 444 11 33** (Famagusta) or **+90 392 371 37 90** (İskele/Long Beach). - Your travel insurer's emergency assistance line, from the policy document. - The KTEB on-duty pharmacy page (**kteb.org**) bookmarked. - Your rental company's contact number — it is printed on the rental agreement, so photograph the agreement at handover. ## Which hospitals serve Famagusta and Long Beach? The Famagusta–İskele corridor where most visitors stay has one state hospital and two 24/7 private options, as of 2026: | Hospital | Type | Where | Emergency line | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Gazimağusa State Hospital** | State | Famagusta | via **112** | | **Mağusa Yaşam Hastanesi** | Private, 24/7 | Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvarı, Famagusta | **0392 444 11 33** | | **Long Beach Medical Center** | Private, 24/7 emergency + own ambulance | Şht. İlker Karter Cad. 38/B, İskele | **+90 392 371 37 90** | Two practical notes. First, **İskele has no state hospital** — if you are based at Long Beach, the Long Beach Medical Center is the nearest 24/7 emergency room, and it operates its own ambulance. Second, for non-urgent care, the private hospitals are where visitors usually end up — both serve international patients, so ask for an itemised invoice for your travel insurer. ## How does the on-duty pharmacy (nöbetçi) system work? Outside normal shop hours, every district — including Gazimağusa, İskele and the Karpaz — has a rotating **on-duty pharmacy (nöbetçi eczane)**, published daily by the Cyprus Turkish Pharmacists Association (KTEB) at **kteb.org**, with duty typically running until around **midnight**, as of 2026. The routine when you need medicine at 21:30: 1. Open the KTEB daily list and pick your district. 2. Drive or taxi to the listed pharmacy — there is always at least one per district per night. 3. After the duty window closes, hospital emergency departments cover genuinely urgent needs. Worth knowing: pharmacies here handle a broader first-line role than in much of Europe — for minor complaints, a pharmacist consultation is the normal first stop before a doctor. Long-stay visitors and winter residents quickly learn their neighbourhood rota; if that is your situation, our [long-term car rental page](/en/long-term-car-rental/) covers the month-plus mobility side of settling in. ## Is EHIC valid in North Cyprus? No — the **European Health Insurance Card is not valid in northern Cyprus**, per the European Commission's own EHIC guidance, as of 2026. EHIC covers you in the Republic of Cyprus (south) only; north of the line you are a private patient. The practical consequence is simple: **take out private travel insurance** that explicitly covers North Cyprus, and check the territorial wording — policies written as "Cyprus" sometimes mirror the EHIC boundary. Keep your insurer's emergency line saved next to the local numbers above, and keep every hospital and pharmacy invoice — claims here are paid-then-reimbursed, so the paperwork is the claim. ## Practical health notes for visitors - **Pharmacy first** for minor issues — faster and cheaper than a hospital visit, and pharmacists will redirect you if it is beyond them. - **Private hospitals for speed** — for a tourist with insurance, the 24/7 private emergency rooms above are the low-friction route. - **Carry your documents** — passport and insurance details speed up admission at any hospital. - **Sun and hydration** — the boring classics, not anything exotic, drive most holiday health complaints; the summer sun here is fierce, so treat water and shade as part of the day's plan. This page covers health and emergency services only; if the emergency involves your rental car — collision, breakdown, parked-car damage — the sequence of calls and photos is its own topic, covered step by step in the [rental car accident procedure guide](/en/guide/rental-car-accident-procedure/). For the car side of any incident, one sentence suffices: call Kipra Rent A Car — the Famagusta-based local rental company — on **+90 546 996 1004** (phone and WhatsApp, the same number printed on your rental agreement). Two adjacent reads: travellers with reduced mobility get an honest picture of hospital and city access in the [accessible travel guide for North Cyprus](/en/guide/accessible-travel-north-cyprus/), and pharmacy and bank closures around the bayrams follow the [2026 public holiday calendar](/en/guide/public-holidays-north-cyprus/) — worth a glance before a holiday-week trip. The rest of arrival day lives in the [first-time visitor's guide](/en/guide/first-time-visitors-north-cyprus/). --- Numbers saved, insurance sorted — the car takes two minutes: [book a car](https://app.kiprarent.com/en/book/cars) · WhatsApp [+90 546 996 1004](https://wa.me/905469961004) — English spoken. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Does 112 work in North Cyprus?** Yes, but it calls an ambulance only — in the TRNC, 112 is not the unified EU emergency number. For police dial 155, for fire 199. Saving all three takes ten seconds and covers every scenario. **Are there English-speaking doctors?** The private hospitals serving the Famagusta and Long Beach area routinely treat international patients, and English is commonly available at them. If language is critical for you, call ahead — both private hospitals listed on this page run 24/7 lines. **What are pharmacy hours like?** Daytime pharmacies keep normal shop hours, and every district has a rotating on-duty (nöbetçi) pharmacy after closing time, typically serving until around midnight. The Cyprus Turkish Pharmacists Association publishes the daily on-duty list at kteb.org. **What if my rental car breaks down or has an accident?** For any accident, call the police on 155 first — a rental insurance claim requires the official police report — then call Kipra on +90 546 996 1004. The full step-by-step lives in our rental car accident procedure guide. ## Sources - TRNC Police — official emergency numbers: https://www.polis.gov.ct.tr/ - TRNC Ministry of Health — Gazimağusa State Hospital: https://saglik.gov.ct.tr/ - Mağusa Yaşam Hastanesi — 24/7 private hospital, Famagusta: https://magusayasam.com/ - Long Beach Medical Center — 24/7 emergency, İskele: https://lbmccy.com/ - KTEB — daily on-duty pharmacy list: https://www.kteb.org/ - European Commission — EHIC validity (Cyprus note): https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies-and-activities/moving-working-europe/eu-social-security-coordination/european-health-insurance-card/how-use-card/cyprus-european-health-insurance-card_en --- Kipra Rent A Car — Famagusta, North Cyprus. No-deposit, no-credit-card car rental; VAT + insurance included. Rezervasyon / Booking: https://app.kiprarent.com/book/cars · WhatsApp: +90 546 996 1004