President of Northern Cyprus
| President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | |
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| Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (Turkish) | |
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| Residence | Presidential palace North Nicosia |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Rauf Denktaş |
| Formation | 15 November 1983 |
| Salary | ₺45,000 annually (2021)[1] |
| Website | www |
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The president of Northern Cyprus is the head of state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Rauf Denktaş was the first and founding president of Northern Cyprus, and retired in 2005. His position was taken over by Mehmet Ali Talat, followed by Derviş Eroğlu,[2] then Mustafa Akıncı, and the current president, Ersin Tatar.
The president is elected every five years. Presidential elections are held in two rounds if no candidate gains more than 50% of the votes in the first round. It is necessary that the president is originated from the island of Cyprus. The president must have lived in the country for five years, received secondary education and be over 30 years old.[3]
The presidency is not a ceremonial position in the semi-presidential political system of Northern Cyprus. The president reserves the right to dismiss the Assembly of the Republic in case a government cannot be formed within sixty days or three successive governments receive votes of no confidence. They also can preside over the Council of Ministers if they wish to do so, approve the appointments of the judges and president of the Supreme Court and have the right to send laws approved by the Assembly of the Republic to the Supreme Court. The president has also traditionally been the chief negotiator for the resolution of the Cyprus dispute and been responsible for the foreign relations of Northern Cyprus.[4]
The president is represented by the speaker of the Assembly of the Republic when the president is abroad.[3]
The most recent presidential election was held on 11 October 2020. Ersin Tatar is the current president.[5]
List
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Elected | Term of office | Political origin | |
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| Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus | ||||||
| 1 | Fazıl Küçük (1906–1984) |
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1959 1968 |
16 August 1960 | 18 February 1973 | Cyprus is Turkish party |
| 2 | Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012) |
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1973 | 18 February 1973 | 15 July 1974 (deposed) |
Independent |
| President of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration | ||||||
| 1 | Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012) |
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— | 1 October 1974 | 13 February 1975 | Independent |
| President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus | ||||||
| 1 | Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012) |
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1976 1981 |
13 February 1975 | 15 November 1983 | Independent (until 11 October 1975) National Unity Party (11 October 1975 onwards) |
| President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | ||||||
| 1 | Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012) |
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1985 1990 1995 2000 |
15 November 1983 | 24 April 2005 | National Unity Party |
| 2 | Mehmet Ali Talat (born 1952) |
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2005 | 24 April 2005 | 23 April 2010 | Republican Turkish Party |
| 3 | Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938) |
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2010 | 23 April 2010 | 30 April 2015 | National Unity Party |
| 4 | Mustafa Akıncı (born 1947) |
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2015 | 30 April 2015 | 23 October 2020 | Independent |
| 5 | Ersin Tatar (born 1960) |
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2020 | 23 October 2020 | Incumbent | National Unity Party |
Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Ersin Tatar | National Unity Party | 35,825 | 32.35 | 67,322 | 51.69 | |
| Mustafa Akıncı | Independent | 33,053 | 29.84 | 62,910 | 48.31 | |
| Tufan Erhürman | Republican Turkish Party | 24,008 | 21.68 | |||
| Kudret Özersay | Independent | 6,356 | 5.74 | |||
| Erhan Arıklı | Rebirth Party | 5,937 | 5.36 | |||
| Serdar Denktaş | Independent | 4,653 | 4.20 | |||
| Fuat Türköz Çiner | Nationalist Democracy Party | 327 | 0.30 | |||
| Arif Salih Kırdağ | Independent | 282 | 0.25 | |||
| Alpan Uz | Independent | 156 | 0.14 | |||
| Ahmet Boran | Independent | 83 | 0.07 | |||
| Mustafa Ulaş | Independent | 69 | 0.06 | |||
| Total | 110,749 | 100.00 | 130,232 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 110,749 | 95.66 | 130,232 | 97.24 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,027 | 4.34 | 3,699 | 2.76 | ||
| Total votes | 115,776 | 100.00 | 133,931 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 198,867 | 58.22 | 199,029 | 67.29 | ||
| Source: Kibris Online, Kibris Online | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Vekillerden maaş haberine isyan". 11 February 2020.
- ^ Northern Cyprus's new president: Enter Eroglu (The Economist) Retrieved on 2011-06-01.
- ^ a b "KKTC hakkında, Cumhubaşkanı (About the TRNC, the President)". TRNC Department of Promotion. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ "KKTC Devleti Fonksiyonel - Kurumsal Gözden Geçirme Çalışması" (PDF) (in Turkish). The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Ersin Tatar elected new Turkish Cypriot leader". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28.