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Northern Cyprus is a country located on the northern part of the island of Cyprus. It has its own government, and the person in charge of leading that government is called the Prime Minister. This article lists all the people who have served as Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus since 1975. They are responsible for making important decisions about how the country is run, working with other ministers, and representing the government.

Leaders of Northern Cyprus

This section will cover the different leaders who have served Northern Cyprus.

Prime Ministers of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (1975–1983)

This list shows the prime ministers from when the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus was formed. This state was meant to be a self-governing part of Cyprus. However, the government of the Republic of Cyprus did not accept it.

No. Name
(Born–Died)
Picture Time in Office Political Party
1 Rauf Denktaş
(1924–2012)
Rauf Denktash.jpg 13 February 1975 3 July 1976 National Unity Party
2 Nejat Konuk
(1928–2014)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 3 July 1976 21 April 1978 National Unity Party
3 Osman Örek
(1925–1999)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 21 April 1978 12 December 1978 National Unity Party
4 Mustafa Çağatay
(1937–1989)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 12 December 1978 15 November 1983 National Unity Party

Prime Ministers of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983–Present)

This list shows all the prime ministers after Northern Cyprus declared its independence in 1983. This happened because the government of the Republic of Cyprus did not recognize the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.

No. Name
(Born–Died)
Picture Time in Office Political Party
1 Mustafa Çağatay
(1937–1989)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 15 November 1983 13 December 1983 National Unity Party
2 Nejat Konuk
(1928–2014)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 13 December 1983 19 July 1985 National Unity Party
3 Derviş Eroğlu
(born 1938)
Derviş Eroğlu (cropped).jpg 19 July 1985 1 January 1994 National Unity Party
4 Hakkı Atun
(born 1935)
Hakkı Atun.jpg 1 January 1994 16 August 1996 Democratic Party
(3) Derviş Eroğlu
(born 1938)
Derviş Eroğlu (cropped).jpg 16 August 1996 13 January 2004 National Unity Party
5 Mehmet Ali Talat
(born 1952)
Mehmet Ali Talat.jpg 13 January 2004 23 April 2005 Republican Turkish Party
Serdar Denktaş
(born 1959)
Acting Prime Minister
Denktash cropped.jpg 23 April 2005 26 April 2005 Democratic Party
6 Ferdi Sabit Soyer
(born 1952)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 26 April 2005 5 May 2009 Republican Turkish Party
(3) Derviş Eroğlu
(born 1938)
Derviş Eroğlu (cropped).jpg 5 May 2009 23 April 2010 National Unity Party
Hüseyin Özgürgün
(born 1965)
Acting Prime Minister
Hüseyin Özgürgün (cropped).jpg 23 April 2010 17 May 2010 National Unity Party
7 İrsen Küçük
(1940–2019)
KKTC Başbakanı İrsen Küçük (12) (6955203999) (cropped 2).jpg 17 May 2010 13 June 2013 National Unity Party
8 Sibel Siber
(born 1960)
Sibel Siber (cropped).jpg 13 June 2013 2 September 2013 Republican Turkish Party
9 Özkan Yorgancıoğlu
(born 1954)
Özkan Yorgancıoğlu (cropped).jpg 2 September 2013 16 July 2015 Republican Turkish Party
10 Ömer Kalyoncu
(born 1950)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 16 July 2015 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
11 Hüseyin Özgürgün
(born 1965)
Hüseyin Özgürgün (cropped).jpg 16 April 2016 2 February 2018 National Unity Party
12 Tufan Erhürman
(born 1970)
Tufan Erhürman (cropped).jpg 2 February 2018 22 May 2019 Republican Turkish Party
13 Ersin Tatar
(born 1960)
Ersin Tatar in Konya, July 2022 (cropped).jpg 22 May 2019 23 October 2020 National Unity Party
14 Ersan Saner
(born 1966)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 9 December 2020 5 November 2021 National Unity Party
15 Faiz Sucuoğlu
(born 1961)
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg 5 November 2021 12 May 2022 National Unity Party
16 Ünal Üstel
(born 1955)
KKTC BAŞBAKAN ÜNAL ÜSTEL.jpg 12 May 2022 Incumbent National Unity Party

Timeline of Prime Ministers

This timeline shows when each prime minister served in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Ünal Üstel Faiz Sucuoğlu Ersan Saner Ersin Tatar Tufan Erhürman Hüseyin Özgürgün Ömer Kalyoncu Özkan Yorgancıoğlu Sibel Siber İrsen Küçük Derviş Eroğlu Ferdi Sabit Soyer Mehmet Ali Talat Derviş Eroğlu Hakkı Atun Derviş Eroğlu Nejat Konuk Mustafa Çağatay


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