Mehmet Ali Talat
President of Northern Cyprus from 2005 to 2010 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mehmet Ali Talat (born 6 July 1952) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2005 to 2010.[1] Talat was the leader of the social democratic Republican Turkish Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi, CTP),[2] from 1996 to 2005 and 2015 to 2016.[3] He became prime minister in 2004, and subsequently won the presidential election held on 17 April 2005. Talat was inaugurated on 25 April 2005, succeeding retiring leader Rauf Denktaş.[4] He lost the presidential election of 2010 and was replaced by Derviş Eroğlu as President.
Quick Facts 2nd President of Northern Cyprus, Prime Minister ...
Mehmet Ali Talat | |
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2nd President of Northern Cyprus | |
In office 24 April 2005 – 23 April 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Ferdi Sabit Soyer Derviş Eroğlu |
Preceded by | Rauf Denktaş |
Succeeded by | Derviş Eroğlu |
Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus | |
In office 13 January 2004 – 24 April 2005 | |
President | Rauf Denktaş |
Preceded by | Derviş Eroğlu |
Succeeded by | Ferdi Sabit Soyer |
Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus | |
In office 11 December 1995 – 16 August 1996 | |
Preceded by | Özker Özgür |
Succeeded by | Serdar Denktaş |
Leader of the Republican Turkish Party | |
In office 14 June 2015 – 13 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Özkan Yorgancıoğlu |
Succeeded by | Tufan Erhürman |
In office 14 January 1996 – 21 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Özker Özgür |
Succeeded by | Ferdi Sabit Soyer |
Member of the Assembly of Republic | |
In office 6 December 1998 – 23 April 2005 | |
Constituency | Lefkoşa (1998, 2003, 2005) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-07-06) 6 July 1952 (age 71) Kyrenia, British Cyprus |
Nationality | Turkish Cypriot |
Political party | Republican Turkish Party |
Spouse | Oya Talat |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus |
Alma mater | Middle East Technical University Eastern Mediterranean University |
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