Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus

Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı
Incumbent
Ünal Üstel
since 12 May 2022
AppointerPresident of Northern Cyprus
Inaugural holderMustafa Çağatay
Formation15 November 1983
Websitebasbakanlik.gov.ct.tr

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic.[1]

The president is head of state and the prime minister head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Assembly of the Republic. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The prime minister must command a majority of parliament in order to govern.

There have been ten prime ministers of Northern Cyprus since 1983. The premiership's precursor was a post known as the "president of the Turkish Cypriot Communal Chamber". The only man to occupy this post was Rauf Denktaş from 29 December 1969 to 5 July 1976. There were three prime ministers before the Turkish Cypriot community's unilateral declaration of independence in 1983.

The incumbent prime minister, Ünal Üstel, took the oath of office on 12 May 2022.[2]

  1. ^ "State & Politics – Study in North Cyprus".
  2. ^ "KKTC'de UBP-DP-YDP koalisyon hükümeti kuruldu". www.aa.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-05-13.