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Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)

Parliament of Northern Cyprus


Summary

Parliament of Northern Cyprus

FieldValue
nameAssembly of the Republic
coa_picLogo of Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus).png
coa_res150px
legislature10th Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
preceded_byTurkish Federated Assembly of Cyprus
native_nameCumhuriyet Meclisi
house_typeUnicameral
foundation
leader1_typeSpeaker of Parliament
leader1Ziya Öztürkler (UBP)
since 21 October 2024
leader2_typeDeputy Speaker of Parliament
leader2Fazilet Özdenefe (CTP)
since 7 March 2022
leader3_typePrime Minister of Northern Cyprus
leader3Ünal Üstel (UBP)
since 12 May 2022
leader4_typeLeader of the Main Opposition of Northern Cyprus
leader4Tufan Erhürman (CTP)
since 22 May 2019
members50
structure1Northern Cyprus parliament at the end of 2022.svg
structure1_res220px
structure1_altCurrent Structure of the Assembly of the Republic
political_groups1Government (29)
* {{Color box#FF7F00bordersilver}} UBP (24)
* {{Color box#DC241Fbordersilver}} DP (3)
* {{Color box#00CCFFbordersilver}} YDP (2)
* {{Color box#008000bordersilver}} CTP (18)
* {{Color boxgainsborobordersilver}} Independents (2)
term_length5 years
voting_system1Party-list proportional representation
D'Hondt method with 5% electoral threshold
last_election123 January 2022
next_election12026
mottoEgemenlik Kayıtsız Şartsız Ulusundur
Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation
meeting_placeAssembly of the Republic Building
Ortaköy, Lefkoşa
Northern Cyprus
background_color#e30a17
websiteAssembly of the Northern Cyprus

since 21 October 2024 since 7 March 2022 since 12 May 2022 since 22 May 2019

  • UBP (24)
  • DP (3)
  • YDP (2) Opposition (20)
  • CTP (18)
  • Independents (2) Vacant (1) D'Hondt method with 5% electoral threshold Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation Ortaköy, Lefkoşa Northern Cyprus The Assembly of the Republic () is the parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It has 50 members, elected for a five-year term by mitigated proportional representation. A party must cross the electoral threshold (5% of the total vote) to be awarded any seats. The parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from six electoral districts, which are coterminous with the districts of Northern Cyprus: Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa, Girne, Güzelyurt, Lefke and İskele.

In Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting.

  • Voters can vote for a party, which in effect is voting for every MP candidate from that party in that district once. The voter can further prioritize the MPs in this kind of voting.
  • Alternatively, the voter may not choose a party, but vote for candidates from different parties. In this kind of mixed voting, the voter cannot choose more than the number of MPs the district is allotted.

Current composition

Main article: 10th Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Main article: 2022 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were last held on 23 January 2022. Note: Each voter may cast multiple votes, one for each seat in the parliament. Hence, the vote totals may exceed the number of registered voters.

Location

The parliament building is located within new TRNC Republic Complex , opposite the TRNC Presidency in North Nicosia. The building is a new modern parliamentary building .

In 2025 National Assembly of Northern Cyprus relocated from Osmanpaşa Caddesi, North Nicosia to a newly designated administrative Complex. The move aimed to modernize parliamentary facilities in TRNC.

Council of Europe assembly representation

In 2004, the Turkish Cypriot community was awarded "observer status" in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Since then, the two Turkish Cypriot representatives to PACE are elected by the Assembly of Northern Cyprus.

  • 2005–2007: CTP Özdil Nami; UBP Huseyin Ozgurgun
  • 27 January 2011: CTP Mehmet Caglar; UBP Ahmet Eti
  • 4 December 2013: CTP Mehmet Caglar; UBP Tahsin Ertugruloglu

References

References

  1. link. (15 January 2023 The Foreign Policy of Counter Secession: Preventing the Recognition of Contested States, p.149)
  2. [https://archive.today/20140226103031/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=516B38E2EAFF2073525EEB08F7B53903?newsId=105715 Today's Zaman]
  3. "Sabah".
  4. "RoC".
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