Derviş Eroğlu

Derviş Eroğlu
3rd President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 April 2010
Prime Minister	Hüseyin Özgürgün (Acting) İrsen Küçük
Preceded by	Mehmet Ali Talat
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
In office 5 May 2009 – 23 April 2010
President	Mehmet Ali Talat
Preceded by	Ferdi Sabit Soyer
Succeeded by	Hüseyin Özgürgün (Acting)
In office 16 August 1996 – 13 January 2004
President	Rauf Denktaş
Preceded by	Hakki Atun
Succeeded by	Mehmet Ali Talat
In office 19 July 1985 – 1 January 1994
President	Rauf Denktaş
Preceded by	Mustafa Çagatay
Succeeded by	Hakki Atun
Personal details
Born	1938 (age 72–73) Famagusta, Cyprus
Nationality	Turkish Cypriot
Political party	National Unity Party
Spouse(s)	Meral Eroğlu
Alma mater	Istanbul University
Profession	Physician
Religion	Sunni Islam

Dr. Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938) is the President of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.^[1][2] He was Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from 1985 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2004, and leader of the National Unity Party. His party won the general elections in 2009 and Eroğlu became Prime Minister again. On 23 April 2010, he took the oath to become the third President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.^[3]

He entered the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Cyprus of the then-Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus in 1976, serving as Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports during 1976–77. He served as a member of the de facto TRNC Constituent Assembly in November 1983.^[4] As the leader of the National Unity Party, he was appointed TRNC Prime Minister in four successive governments between 1985 and 1993 (He was opposition leader between 1994 and 1996), and from 1996 until his party lost the general election to the Republican Turkish Party under Mehmet Ali Talat in 2004. Eroğlu's UBP won the majority in the parliament in elections of 18 April 2009; by 44% of the general vote and Eroğlu became prime minister again after 5 years.^[5]

On 21 November 2005, Eroğlu resigned as leader of the National Unity Party, stating that "it was time for younger blood to take control". Re-elected to the chair in November 2008.^[6] Eroğlu was elected to the office of President of Northern Cyprus on 18 April 2010. Because the UN does not recognize the TRNC it treats Derviş Eroğlu as bona fide negotiator for the Turkish Cypriot community of the Republic of Cyprus.

References

1. ^ Northern Cyprus's new president: Enter Eroglu (The Economist) Retrieved on 1 June 2011.
2. ^ "Derviş Eroğlu". Biyografi.info. http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/dervis-eroglu. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
3. ^ "New TRNC President Eroglu to Take Oath on Friday". Ankara: Turkish Weekly. 20 April 2010. http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/101434/new-trnc-president-eroglu-to-take-oath-on-friday.html. Retrieved 24 April 2010. 
4. ^ "Kim Kimdir?™ Biyografi Bankası - FORSNET". Kimkimdir.gen.tr. 4 December 2007. http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=2588. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
5. ^ "Derviş*Eroğlu (kimdir - hakkında)". Cep-x.com. 26 August 2008. http://www.cep-x.com/biyografiler/236562-dervis-eroglu-kimdir-hakkinda.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
6. ^ "Kuzey Kibris Tăœrk Cumhuriyeti Başbakanliği". Kktcbasbakanlik.org. http://www.kktcbasbakanlik.org/. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 

Political offices
Preceded by Mustafa Çağatay	Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus 1985–1994	Succeeded by Hakkı Atun
Preceded by Hakkı Atun	Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus 1996–2004	Succeeded by Mehmet Ali Talat
Preceded by Ferdi Sabit Soyer	Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus 2009–2010	Succeeded by Hüseyin Özgürgün Acting
Preceded by Mehmet Ali Talat	President of Northern Cyprus 2010–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Eroglu, Dervis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1938
Place of birth	Famagusta, Cyprus
Date of death
Place of death