President of Northern Cyprus

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[1] and the current president, Mustafa Akıncı.

President of the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti cumhurbaşkanı
Presidential Standard
Incumbent
Mustafa Akıncı
since 30 April 2015
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderRauf Denktaş
Formation15 November 1983
Websitewww.kktcb.org
Northern Cyprus
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Northern Cyprus

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. It is also necessary that he/she has lived in the country for five years, has received secondary education and he/she is over 30 years old.[2]

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.[3]

The president is represented by the speaker of the Assembly of the Republic when the president is abroad.[2]

List
No. Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Elected Term of office Political party
1 Rauf Denktaş
(1924–2012)		1985
1990
1995
2000		15 November 198324 April 2005National Unity Party
2 Mehmet Ali Talat
(born 1952)		200524 April 200523 April 2010Republican Turkish Party
3 Derviş Eroğlu
(born 1938)		201023 April 201030 April 2015National Unity Party
4 Mustafa Akıncı
(born 1947)		201530 April 2015IncumbentCommunal Democracy Party

Latest election
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Mustafa AkıncıIndependent29,03026.9467,03560.50
Derviş EroğluIndependent30,32828.1543,76439.50
Sibel SiberRepublican Turkish Party24,27122.53
Kudret ÖzersayIndependent22,89521.25
Arif Salih KırdağIndependent5300.49
Mustafa OnurerCyprus Socialist Party4280.40
Mustafa UlaşIndependent2590.24
Invalid/blank votes2,562–2,679–
Total110,303100110,799100
Registered voters/turnout176,91662.35176,98064.12
Source: High Election Committee - first round, run-off
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See also

References
  1. Northern Cyprus's new president: Enter Eroglu (The Economist) Retrieved on 2011-06-01.
  2. "KKTC hakkında, Cumhubaşkanı (About the TRNC, the President)". TRNC Department of Promotion. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  3. "KKTC Devleti Fonksiyonel - Kurumsal Gözden Geçirme Çalışması" (PDF) (in Turkish). The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


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