İrsen Küçük

	İrsen Küçük İrsen Küçük (1940 – 10 March 2019) was a Turkish Cypriot politician who was Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus from 2010 to 2013. He was the nephew of the Republic of Cyprus's first vice-president, Fazıl Küçük. Early life and education Küçük was born in Nicosia in 1940 and graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of the Ankara University in 1966, and then started to work at the State Hydraulic Engineering Bureau of Turkey. He got a master's degree in 1969 in irrigations threads. Subsequently, he was industrial engineer at the Veterinary Office of Northern Cyprus between 1968 and 1973, before he became self-employed in the field of agriculture and livestock in the private sector. Political career and terms as Prime Minister Shortly thereafter, he joined the National Unity Party (UBP) and was elected in 1976 and 1981 as a representative of Nicosia in the Provisional Parliament. In July 1976, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture in the first cabinet of Nejat Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fazıl Küçük Fazıl Küçük (; ; 14 March 1906 – 15 January 1984) was a Turkish Cypriot politician and a medical doctor who served as the first Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus. Biography Fazıl Küçük, the son of a farmer, was born in Nicosia in 1906. After graduating from the Turkish High School in Nicosia, Küçük went on to study medicine at the Universities of Istanbul, Lausanne and Paris. Having returned to Cyprus in 1937, he started a practice, but his interest in politics soon led to him to become a voice for Turkish Cypriot rights. In 1941 Küçük founded the newspaper ''Halkın Sesi'' (The Voice of the People) and became the managing editor. Due to his campaign against the British colonial administration, his paper was not given a permit for publication until 1942, the paper is still being published to this day. In 1943, he became one of the founders of the ''Kıbrıs Adası Türk Azınlığı Kurumu'' (Association of the Turkish Minority of the Island of Cyprus&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2009 Northern Cypriot Parliamentary Election Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 19 April 2009, a year earlier than necessary. The early election was decided upon by the ruling Republican Turkish Party. Winning the largest portion of the vote, the National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus), National Unity Party won the election, and the party chairman, Derviş Eroğlu, became prime minister. 171,000 Cypriots were eligible to vote. It has been claimed that of these as many as 100,000 were originally Turkish immigrants. Results The National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus), National Unity Party (UBP) won the election with 44% of the vote. The Republican Turkish Party (CTP) received 29% of the vote. Analysis The UBP's strong anti-unification position means that the results are likely to halt UN efforts to reunify Cyprus. However, the UBP stated after its election victory that it wanted the talks to continue. The UBP remains opposed to a federalist solution, however, and prefers a two-state solution; while analys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2003 Northern Cypriot Parliamentary Election Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 15 December 2003.Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Legislative elections of 15 December 2003 Adam Carr Having come fourth in the 1998 elections , the Republican Turkish Party emerged as the largest party in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 Northern Cypriot Parliamentary Election Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 December 1998.Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Legislative elections of 6 December 1998 Adam Carr The National Unity Party emerged as the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 24 of the 50 seats. Electoral system At the time of the election, Northern Cyprus was divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 50 members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bayrak Bayrak Radio and Television Corporation (; BRT, ''Bayrak'' means ''flag'' or ''banner'' in Turkish), is the official radio and television broadcasting corporation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It operates BRT1 and BRT2. History The establishment of BRT dates back to the events of December 1963 when intercommunal violence between the Greek and Turkish communities effectively ended the cooperative Republic of Cyprus splitting the island into two as north and south. Until that time, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) was run by Greek Cypriots with minority participation by Turkish Cypriots, who had no independent news source and had to depart from CyBC as the inter communal issues became more violent. Bayrak Radio was established on 25 December 1963 to voice the cause of Turkish Cypriots. Bayrak Radio began as a clandestine homemade station, put together with a few pieces of homemade electrical equipment, which was powered by a car battery. It started t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1993 Northern Cypriot Parliamentary Election The General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its calendar advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line, skipping August 21, 1993. Events January * January 1 Czechoslovakia ceases to exist, as the Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market. ** International Radio and Television Organization ceases. * January 3 – In Moscow, Presidents George H. W. Bush (United States) and Boris Yeltsin (Russia) sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. * January 5 US$7.4 million is stolen from the Brink's Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, in the fifth largest robbery in U.S. history. , a Liberian-registered oil tanker, runs aground off t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1985 Northern Cypriot 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 Parliamentary Elections in Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, island of Cyprus. It is List of states with limited recognition, recognis ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mustafa Çağatay Mustafa Çağatay (1937–1989) was a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the first Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from 15 November 1983 to 13 December 1983. He was previously prime minister of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus from 1978 to 1983. Early life and early political career Çağatay was born in 1937 in the town of Limassol. He completed middle school in Limassol and graduated from the Nicosia Boys' High School. Having worked as a civil servant in the Limassol District Court for three years, he then went to London to train as a lawyer and returned in 1963, having completed his training. He started working as a lawyer and joined the Turkish Resistance Organisation, serving as a legal adviser in the Limassol District headquarters. He then served as a military commander during the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64, intercommunal fighting of 1964, he is noted to have led a significant resistance on 13 February 1964. He was elected to the Turki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Osman Örek Osman Nuri Örek (26 December 1925 – 24 March 1999) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, lawyer, author, and academic.Ahmet Aydoğdu, ''Tarihsel Süreçte Kıbrıs Türk Seçimleri ve Yönetimleri'', 2005, p. 20./ref> He was born in Nicosia. Upon the declaration of the Republic of Cyprus, Osman Örek became the first minister of defence of the new republic as well as being elected as the member of parliament for the Nicosia district. He served as the speaker of the parliament from July 1976 to April 1978. Örek also served as the prime minister of Turkish Federated State of Cyprus The Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (TFSC) was a state in Northern Cyprus, declared in 1975 and existed until 1983. This state was not recognised by the international community. It was succeeded by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. H ..., holding this office during a short period from 21 April 1978 to 15 December 1978. He died in London, on 24 March 1999 at the age of 73. References ... [...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 University, Law School. 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]
	Republic Of Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is '' de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities emerging by 8500 BC. The late Bronze Age saw the emergence of Alashiya, an urbanised society closely connected to the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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