Osman Nuri Örek (26 December 1925 – 24 March 1999) was a

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land onc ...

politician, lawyer, author, and academic.Ahmet Aydoğdu, ''Tarihsel Süreçte Kıbrıs Türk Seçimleri ve Yönetimleri'', 2005,
p. 20.
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Nicosia Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities. Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capi ...

. Upon the declaration of the

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 lar ...

, 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.

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1925 births 1999 deaths 20th-century prime ministers of Northern Cyprus Prime ministers of Northern Cyprus Speakers of the Assembly of Northern Cyprus People from Nicosia Ministers of defence of Cyprus Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Turkish Cypriot expatriates in Turkey Turkish Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom 20th-century Cypriot lawyers {{Cyprus-politician-stub