Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the TRNC Anthem: Ä°stiklâl Marşı1 (Turkish: Independence March) Capital LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Largest city LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Official language(s) Turkish Government Representative democratic republic  - President Mehmet Ali Talat  - Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Independence2 From the Republic of Cyprus   - Declared 15 November 1983  Area    - Total 3,355 km² (not... Image File history File links Northern_Cyprus_coa. ... Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the internationally recognized southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which controls the northern one-third of the island. ...

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See also: Politics of Cyprus

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Turkish Cypriots elects a president and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The House of Representatives (Temsilciler Meclisi) has 50 members, elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. Northern Cyprus has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. The Cyprus Dispute is the conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and also Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... The two sectors of the divided island of Cyprus held a referendum on reunification on 24 April 2004. ... Mehmet Ali Talat Mehmet Ali Talat (born July 6, 1952) is the current President of the de factoTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus and is unrecognized by any nation except Turkey. ... F.S. Soyer, TRNC PM Ferdi Sabit Soyer (born 1951) is the TRNC Prime Minister, and Deputy Leader of TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talats Republican Turkish Party (CTP). ... The parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) has 50 members, elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. ... The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, due to its unrecognized status internationally, is dependent upon Turkey to facilitate its contacts with the international community. ... This entry is about politics of Cyprus, especially the island of Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Turkish Cypriots are those inhabitants of Cyprus who are ethnically Turkish, as opposed to those who are of Greek (the Greek Cypriots) or other ethnicities. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the House of Representatives (Temsilciler Meclisi) has 50 members, elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that the political parties obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive in legislative assemblies. ... A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

However the presidency, the parliament and any other authority in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is unrecognized and it is just de facto because they are authorities of an unrecognized state; the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. International community recognize Northern Cyprus as land of Republic of Cyprus, since it was captured by the Turkish Invasion in 1974 (See Cyprus Dispute) Anthem: Ä°stiklâl Marşı1 (Turkish: Independence March) Capital LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Largest city LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Official language(s) Turkish Government Representative democratic republic  - President Mehmet Ali Talat  - Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Independence2 From the Republic of Cyprus   - Declared 15 November 1983  Area    - Total 3,355 km² (not... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... Non-recognized nations are states that have declared their independence, but not been acknowledged as such by the international community at large. ... In 1974, a coup detat by Greek Army officers stationed on the Mediterranian island of Cyprus, tried to overthrow the then-President Makarios. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Cyprus Dispute is the conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and also Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ...

The latest elections in Northern Cyprus were held on April 17, 2005 as presidential elections and Turkish Cypriots had chosen Mehmet Ali Talat as their president. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mehmet Ali Talat Mehmet Ali Talat (born July 6, 1952) is the current President of the de factoTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus and is unrecognized by any nation except Turkey. ...

Presidential Elections

The presidential elections in TRNC take place every 5 years. In the elections in order to secure outright victory a candidate has to have at least 50% of the votes. Otherwise the candidates that receive the two highest votes will go to second round voting one week later and the winner becomes the president.

Mehmet Ali Talat Mehmet Ali Talat (born July 6, 1952) is the current President of the de factoTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus and is unrecognized by any nation except Turkey. ... The Republican Turkish Party (Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ... Dr. Dervis Eroglu Dr. Derviş Eroğlu was from 1985 thru 2004, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and leader of the National Unity Party. ... The National Unity Party is a party in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and was founded by Rauf R. DenktaÅŸ on October 11, 1975. ... The Democratic Party (Demokrat Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ... The New Party (Yeni Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ... The Communal Liberation Party (Toplumcu Kurtulus Partisi) is a progressive political party in Northern Cyprus. ...

Past elections

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Parliamentary Elections

The parliament is elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. A party must cross the election threshold (5% of the total vote) to get any seats in parliament. The TRNC parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from 5 electoral districts, Nicosia, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Guzelyurt and Iskele. States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in orange and red—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that the political parties obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive in legislative assemblies. ... In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament. ... Nicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. ... Famagusta District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. ... Kyrenia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. ... Morphou (in Greek Μόρφου, in Turkish Omorfo (pre 1974) or Güzelyurt post 1974) is a market town in the north-west of Cyprus. ...

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

• One can either vote for a party, which in effect means is voting for every MP candidate from that party in that elections district once. The voter can further prioritize the MPs in this kind of voting.
• Or alternatively one may not choose a party but would vote for different MP candidates from different parties. In this kind of mixed voting, a person can not choose more than the number of MPs from that district.

2005 Parliamentary elections

Main article: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus parliamentary election, 2005

The latest parliamentary elections in TRNC were held on February 20, 2005 as early elections, after the coalition government between CTP and DP, led by Mehmet Ali Talat lost its majority in the House of Representatives.

Independent MP's : 3 resign from UBP:2 and DP :1 they will be founded new party in few weeks

The Republican Turkish Party (Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ... The National Unity Party is a party in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and was founded by Rauf R. Denktaş on October 11, 1975. ... The Democratic Party (Demokrat Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ... The Peace and Democracy Movement (Bariş ve Demokrasi Hareketi) is a liberal political party in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ... The Communal Liberation Party (Toplumcu Kurtulus Partisi) is a progressive political party in Northern Cyprus. ... The New Party (Yeni Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ...

Past election results

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Local Elections