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President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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Incumbent Mustafa Akıncı since 30 April 2015
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Rauf Denktaş
Formation	15 November 1983
Website	www.kktcb.org

Politics of Northern Cyprus
Constitution
Executive President Ersin Tatar Prime Minister (list) Ersan Saner List of cabinets of Northern Cyprus
Legislature Assembly of the Republic Speaker Teberrüken Uluçay Political parties
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2015 2020 Parliamentary: 2018 2022
Administrative divisions First level: Six districts Second level: Twelve sub-districts Third level: Twenty-eight municipalities
Foreign relations United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus Turkish invasion of Cyprus Politics of Cyprus Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Diplomatic missions of / in Northern Cyprus
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The President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the head of state of the TRNC. Rauf Denktaş was the first and founder president of TRNC, and retired in 2005. His position was taken over by Mehmet Ali Talat, followed by Derviş Eroğlu.^[1] Mustafa Akıncı has replaced Derviş Eroğlu as president.

In the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 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. It is also necessary that he/she has lived in the country for five years, has received secondary education and he/she is over 30 years old.^[2]

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. He or she also can preside over the Council of Ministers if he or she wishes to do so, approves the appointments of the judges and president of the Supreme Court and has 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.^[3]

The president is represented by the speaker of the Assembly of the Republic when the president is abroad.^[2]

№	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of Office		Party
style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 1	Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012)		1985 1990 1995 2000	15 November 1983	24 April 2005	National Unity Party
style="background:Template:Republican Turkish Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 2	Mehmet Ali Talat (1952–)	File:Mehmet Ali Talat (cropped).jpg	2005	24 April 2005	23 April 2010	Republican Turkish Party
style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 3	Derviş Eroğlu (1938–)		2010	23 April 2010	30 April 2015	National Unity Party
style="background:Template:Communal Democracy Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 4	Mustafa Akıncı (1947–)		2015	30 April 2015	Incumbent	Communal Democracy Party

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