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President of Northern Cyprus
Head of state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Head of state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| post | President | |
| body | the | |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | ||
| native_name | tr | |
| insignia | Emblem of the Presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (without text).svg | |
| insigniasize | 100px | |
| insigniacaption | Emblem of the Presidency | |
| flag | Flag of the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svgborder | |
| flagsize | 125px | |
| flagcaption | Presidential Standard | |
| image | Erhüman at Dereboyu on the Republic Day of Turkey 2025 (cropped).jpg | |
| incumbent | Tufan Erhürman | |
| incumbentsince | 24 October 2025 | |
| formation | ||
| style | {{plainlist | |
| termlength | Five years, | |
| termlength_qualified | renewable once | |
| inaugural | Rauf Denktaş | |
| residence | Presidential palace | |
| North Nicosia | ||
| salary | monthly (2025) | |
| website |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Mr. President (informal)
- The Honourable (formal)
- His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)}} North Nicosia
The president of Northern Cyprus is the head of state of the self-proclaimed 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, then Mustafa Akıncı, Ersin Tatar, and the current president, Tufan Erhürman.
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.
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.
The president is represented by the speaker of the Assembly of the Republic when the president is abroad.
The most recent presidential election was held on 19 October 2025. Tufan Erhürman is the current president.
List of presidents of Northern Cyprus (1975–present)
President of the [[Turkish Federated State of Cyprus]] (1975–1983)
The Turkish Federated State of Cyprus was intended as an autonomous part of Cyprus, but was rejected by the government of the Republic of Cyprus.
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Duration | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)}}; color:white;" | 1 |
| [[File:Rauf Denktash.jpg | 80px]] | Rauf Denktaş | ||||||
| (1924–2012) | 1976 | |||||||
| 1981 | 13 February 1975 | 15 November 1983 | Independent | |||||
| (until 11 October 1975) National Unity Party | ||||||||
| (11 October 1975 onwards) |
Presidents of the [[Northern Cyprus|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] (1983–present)
This list gives all presidents after Northern Cyprus' unilateral declaration of independence in 1983, which followed after the refusal of the government of the Republic of Cyprus to recognize the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.
| No. | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Duration | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)}}; color:white;" | 1 | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)}}; color:white;" | — | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)}}; color:white;" | (1) | Republican Turkish Party}}; color:white;" | 2 | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)}}; color:white;" | 3 | Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 4 | National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)}}; color:white;" | 5 | Republican Turkish Party}}; color:white;" | 6 |
| [[File:Rauf Denktash.jpg | 80px]] | Rauf Denktaş | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1924–2012) | 1985 | 15 November 1983 | 15 March 1990 | National Unity Party | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hakkı Atun.jpg | 80px]] | Hakkı Atun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1935) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (acting) | — | 15 March 1990 | 25 April 1990 | National Unity Party | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Rauf Denktash.jpg | 80px]] | Rauf Denktaş | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1924–2012) | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 25 April 1990 | 24 April 2005 | National Unity Party | |||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Mehmet Ali Talat.jpg | 80px]] | Mehmet Ali Talat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1952) | 2005 | 24 April 2005 | 23 April 2010 | Republican Turkish Party | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Derviş Eroğlu (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | Derviş Eroğlu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1938) | 2010 | 23 April 2010 | 30 April 2015 | National Unity Party | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Mustafa Akıncı 2017.jpg | 80px]] | Mustafa Akıncı | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1947) | 2015 | 30 April 2015 | 23 October 2020 | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ersin Tatar in April 2025 (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | Ersin Tatar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1960) | 2020 | 23 October 2020 | 24 October 2025 | National Unity Party | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Erhüman at Dereboyu on the Republic Day of Turkey 2025 (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | Tufan Erhürman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1970) | 2025 | 24 October 2025 | Incumbent | Republican Turkish Party |
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2025 election
Main article: 2025 Northern Cypriot presidential election
References
References
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- [https://www.economist.com/leaders/2010/04/22/enter-eroglu Northern Cyprus's new president: Enter Eroglu] (The Economist) Retrieved on 2011-06-01.
- "KKTC hakkında, Cumhubaşkanı (About the TRNC, the President)". TRNC Department of Promotion.
- "KKTC Devleti Fonksiyonel - Kurumsal Gözden Geçirme Çalışması". The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey.
- (19 October 2025). "Turkish Cypriots elect Tufan Erhurman in northern Cyprus polls". [[Al Jazeera]].
- "Denktaş'ın 1990'daki İstifası: Kritik Seçim Manevrası · Mustafa Özbilgehan · Tabella".
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