President of Northern Cyprus

The President of Northern Cyprus officially the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is the head of state of Northern Cyprus. The president of Northern Cyprus right now is Mustafa Akinci. He has been president since 2015.^[2]

President of of Northern Cyprus
Incumbent Ersin Tatar since 23 October 2020
Residence	Presidential Palace, North Nicosia
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Rauf Denktaş[1]
Formation	15 November 1983
Website	www.kktcb.org/tr

The president of Northern Cyprus is not a cermonial position in the political system of Northern Cyprus.^[3]

List

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political party
1	Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012)		1985 1990 1995 2000	15 November 1983	24 April 2005	National Unity Party
2	Mehmet Ali Talat (born 1952)		2005	24 April 2005	23 April 2010	Republican Turkish Party
3	Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938)		2010	23 April 2010	30 April 2015	National Unity Party
4	Mustafa Akıncı (born 1947)		2015	30 April 2015	23 October 2020	Communal Democracy Party
5	Ersin Tatar (born 1960)		2020	23 October 2020	Incumbent	National Unity Party

References

1. Torode, John (17 January 2012). "Rauf Denktash: Politician who fought to establish the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
2. "Mustafa Akinci wins northern Cyprus presidential election". BBC News. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
3. "KKTC Devleti Fonksiyonel - Kurumsal Gözden Geçirme Çalışması" (PDF) (in Turkish). The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey. Retrieved 17 February 2019.