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1985 Northern Cyprus Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 23 June 1985.''The Europa World Year Book 2003'' Taylor & Francis Group, p1345 The National Unity Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 24 of the 50 seats. Results References {{Northern Cyprus elections Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ... 1985 in Northern Cyprus Elections in Northern Cyprus June 1985 events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Northern Cypriot General Election
General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 28 June 1981.James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) ''The Government and Politics of Cyprus'', Peter Lang, p167 Rauf Denktaş was re-elected President, whilst his National Unity Party remained the largest party in the National Council, although it lost its majority. Results President Denktaş was also supported by the Turkish Union Party, the Social Justice Party and the National Goal Party.Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, pp118–129 National Council References {{Northern Cyprus elections Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ... 1981 in Northern Cyprus Presidential elections in Northern Cyprus Elections in Northern Cyprus June 1981 events in Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nejat Konuk
Osman Nejat Konuk (1928 – 31 December 2014) was a 2nd prime minister of Northern Cyprus, He held this office twice, once from 1976 to 1978 and a second time from 1983 to 1985. Early life, career and death Born in 1928 in Nicosia, Cyprus, Osman Nejat Konuk completed his primary and secondary education in Nicosia. In 1951, he graduated with a degree in Law from the Ankara Faculty of Law, Turkey. Following his graduation he worked in Turkey in the public sector as legal advisor (Bursa Forestry Department. He left public service in 1955 and worked as an independent lawyer until 1960. In 1960 he returned to Cyprus and assumed the role of General Secretary at the newly formed Turkish Community Parliament in Cyprus (Türk Cemaat Meclisi), followed by a role as the Undersecretary to the Turkish Cypriot Leader. With the establishment of the transitional Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration when Rauf Denktaş became Vice-Turkish Cypriot Leader, he was appointed as Denktaş's Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Northern Cyprus
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Elections In Europe
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic People's Party (Northern Cyprus)
The Democratic People's Party ( tr, Demokratik Halk Partisi) was a conservative political party in Northern Cyprus. History The party was established in 1979 by defectors from the National Unity Party led by Nejat Konuk.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p114 The party began with five members of the National Council, and gained a sixth in 1981 when the Populist Party merged into it. The 1981 elections saw the party reduced to only three seats due to voter dissatisfaction with the territory's conservative parties. The party's presidential candidate Husamettin Tanyar finished fourth with 4.8% of the vote. Following the election Konuk was elected Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I .... The party failed to win a seat in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Turkish Party
The Republican Turkish Party ( tr, Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi, CTP) is a social-democratic political party in Northern Cyprus. The party was founded in 1970 by Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu, a lawyer, in opposition to the leadership of Fazıl Küçük and Rauf Denktaş. On 30 June 2008, the Republican Turkish Party became a consultative member of the Socialist International (voted in by all members except the Greek Cypriot Movement for Social Democracy). It became a full member of the organization in 2014. Policies and ideology The CTP is a social democratic political party, positioned on the centre-left on the political spectrum. The party espoused a pro-Soviet stance during the Cold War, especially under the leadership of Özker Özgür. However, the party never described itself as explicitly communist. Under Özgür, the party held rapprochement meetings with the Greek-Cypriot dominated leftist party of Cyprus, the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL). Under Mehmet Ali T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)
The National Unity Party ( tr, Ulusal Birlik Partisi, UBP) is a national conservatism, national-conservative List of political parties in Northern Cyprus, political party in Northern Cyprus. It was founded by Rauf Denktaş on 11 October 1975. The party was in power from its creation until the 2003 elections with the exception of the period from 1994–1996. In the 2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, 2009 legislative elections for the Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus), House of Representatives of Northern Cyprus the party won 44% of the popular vote and 26 out of 50 seats, forming a majority government. Its candidate, former Prime minister, Prime Minister Derviş Eroğlu amassed at the Northern Cyprus 2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, presidential elections (of 17 April 2005) 22.8% of the votes. From 2016 until 2018 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, elections in early 2018, the party was the senior partner in a minority government with the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, island of Cyprus. List of states with limited recognition, Recognised only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community to be part of the Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus. Northern Cyprus extends from Cape Apostolos Andreas, the tip of the Karpass Peninsula in the northeast to Morphou Bay, Cape Kormakitis and its westernmost point, the Kokkina exclave in the west. Its southernmost point is the village of Louroujina. A United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, buffer zone under the control of the United Nations stretches between Northern Cyprus and the rest of the island and divides Nicosia, the island's largest city and capital of both sides. A 1974 Cypriot coup d'état, coup d'état in 1974, performed as part of an attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Northern Cyprus
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic. 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 control 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 on 12 May 2022. See also *Assembly of the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Northern Cypriot Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 May 1990. The opposition Republican Turkish Party, Communal Liberation Party, Democratic People's Party, Social Democratic Party and New Dawn Party ran in an alliance known as the Party for Democratic Struggle to oppose the ruling National Unity Party (UBP).Nicos Trimikliniotis, Umut Bozkurt (2012) ''Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation'', Palgrave Macmillan, p177 The UBP received 54.7% of the vote and won 34 of the 50 seats, whilst the DMP took the remaining 16 seats. Results Aftermath Following the election, the 12 MPs who were members of the Republican Turkish Party and Communal Liberation Party started boycotting the Assembly of the Republic, claiming that Turkey had putting money into the election campaign to support the government. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Dawn Party
The New Dawn Party ( tr, Yeni Doğuş Partisi, YDP; also translated "New Birth Party" or "Rebirth Party") was a political party in Northern Cyprus. It represented the interest of Turkish settlers, and published the ''Yeni Doğuş'' newspaper. History The YDP was established prior to the 1985 elections, absorbing the Turkish Union Party.Mete Hatay (2005Beyond Numbers: An Inquiry into the Political Integration of the Turkish ‘Settlers’ in Northern CyprusPRIO Report It received 8.8% of the vote, winning four seats in the elections. Amongst the Turkish settler community it received 47% of the vote. In the 1990 elections it ran as part of the Party of Democratic Struggle, an alliance with the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and Communal Liberation Party (TKP), which was formed to oppose the ruling National Unity Party.Nicos Trimikliniotis, Umut Bozkurt (2012) ''Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation'', Palgrave Macmillan, p177 The alliance lost the electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpay Durduran
Alpay is a masculine Turkish given name, and a surname. It derives from "alp". In Turkish, "alp" means "stouthearted", "brave", "chivalrous", "daredevil", "valorous", and/or "gallant". Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name *Alpay (singer), Turkish singer *Alpay Özalan (born 1973), Turkish footballer * Alpay Şalt, Turkish musician, member of the band Yüksek Sadakat People with the surname *David Alpay David Alpay (born 6 October 1980) is a Canadians, Canadian actor, musician and producer, known for playing Mark Smeaton in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''The Tudors'' and Jade in the Epix series ''From (TV series), From''. Early ... (born 1980), Canadian actor {{given name, type=both, nocat Turkish masculine given names Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
