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We're on the island as we speak, and the Ledra street, Ledra Palace and Metehan crossings are indeed no longer equipped with stamps, only Ercan airport, the ferry terminals in Girne and Gazimagusa and (apparently) the Astomeritis crossing (don't know about the others)
At the ferry terminals (well, at least Girne), stamps are automatically put in foreign (including mainland Turkish) passports, while ID card holders (including myself) are given an (Turkish-only) entry receipt to fill out, which is then stamped.
Upon entry at Ercan airport, I wasn't able to make a clear observation due to the noise from other pax, but it seemed that only some officers were stamping mainland Turkish and EU passports (though my friend asked for one immediately upon handing in his passport). To the side of the booth, there's a pile of (Turkish/English) entry receipts and a pen, but the officer said I didn't have to fill it out (though I did anyway, just to be safe).
Upon exiting through Ercan, however, all foreign passports were consistently stamped
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We crossed at Astromeritis/Zodhia on January 6, 2018, and the TRNC side is most definitely equipped with stamps. It was clear the officer hadn't used it for a while, as she had to first get it out of a drawer and then change the date, month and year of entry, but she was happy to stamp our passports.
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I crossed that border a year ago in Nicosia. All I had to do is to show the passport. Not sure if they even have the stamps, as the north Cyprus is not admitted as an independent state by most of the countries (afaik, all except Turkey). You may ask for that, however, it is unlikely, that such things exist.
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Here is my explanation of how the system worked when I traveled there in 2013. Some details may have changed but the broader picture has not.
(This description makes use of the terms "North Cyprus" to refer to the predominantly Turkish speaking "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" nation-state that has limited international recognition and "Republic of Cyprus" to refer to the primarily Greek speaking country which is a member of the EU which makes claim to the whole island but only controls the southern portion.)
As an aside, even if a border guard wouldn't normally stamp your passport you can politely ask for a stamp and they will normally provide one.