# National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)

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Political party in Northern Cyprus

National Unity Party Ulusal Birlik Partisi Leader Ünal Üstel Founder Rauf Denktaş Founded 11 October 1975; 50 years ago (1975-10-11) Headquarters North Nicosia Ideology Liberal conservatism[1] National conservatism[2] Turkish nationalism Two-state solution Political position Right-wing European affiliation European Conservatives and Reformists (until 2022) Colors Orange White Black Parliament 24 / 50 Municipalities 6 / 18 Website ulusalbirlikpartisi.com.tr Politics of Northern Cyprus Political parties Elections

The **National Unity Party** ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Ulusal Birlik Partisi*, **UBP**) is a political party in [Northern Cyprus](/source/Northern_Cyprus). The UBP party was founded by [Rauf Denktaş](/source/Rauf_Denkta%C5%9F) 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. Ideologically, it has been variously described as [conservative](/source/Conservative), [nationalist](/source/Turkish_nationalism), [liberal conservative](/source/Liberal_conservative), and [national-conservative](/source/National-conservative).[3] The party is positioned on the [right-wing](/source/Right-wing) of the political spectrum,[4] and it supports a [two-state solution](/source/Two-state_solution_(Cyprus)) to the [Cyprus dispute](/source/Cyprus_dispute).[5][6][7] Until April 2022, the party was a member of the [European Conservatives and Reformists Party](/source/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Party), which it had joined in April 2017.[8]

In the [2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election](/source/2005_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election), the party's candidate [Derviş Eroğlu](/source/Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu) amassed 22.8% of the votes. In the [2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election](/source/2009_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election), the party won 44% of the popular vote and 26 out of 50 seats, forming a [majority government](/source/Majority_government) led by Eroğlu.[9] The party also won the [2010 Northern Cyprus presidential election](/source/2010_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election) with Eroğlu as its candidate, and the [2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election](/source/2020_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election) with [Ersin Tatar](/source/Ersin_Tatar) as its candidate. From 2016 until [2018 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election](/source/2018_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election), the party was the senior partner in a [minority government](/source/Minority_government) with the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(Northern_Cyprus)), with its leader [Hüseyin Özgürgün](/source/H%C3%BCseyin_%C3%96zg%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn) serving as prime minister. It had previously been a junior partner in a [coalition government](/source/Coalition_government) with the [Republican Turkish Party](/source/Republican_Turkish_Party), preceded by a period as the opposition party between 2013 and 2015.[10] Since January 2023, the party has been led by [Ünal Üstel](/source/%C3%9Cnal_%C3%9Cstel), who replaced [Faiz Sucuoğlu](/source/Faiz_Sucuo%C4%9Flu).[11]

## Election results

Assembly of the Republic Election Votes Seats Role Notes No. % Rank No. ± 1976 408,380 53.8 1st 30 / 40 new Government 1981 431,732 42.5 1st 18 / 40 12 Government 1985 546,582 36.8 1st 24 / 50 6 Government 1990 954,592 54.7 1st 34 / 50 10 Government 1993 535,316 29.8 1st 16 / 50 18 Opposition In government from 1996 1998 440,626 40.3 1st 24 / 50 8 UBP–DP coalition 2003 439,249 32.9 2nd 18 / 50 6 Opposition 2005 410,813 31.7 2nd 19 / 50 1 Opposition 2009 622,804 44.1 1st 26 / 50 7 Government 2013 339,864 27.3 2nd 14 / 50 12 Opposition In government from 2016 2018 1,907,030 35.6 1st 21 / 50 7 Government In government from 2019 2022 1,971,400 39.5 1st 24 / 50 3 UBP–DP–YDP coalition

## Party leaders

- [Rauf Denktaş](/source/Rauf_Denkta%C5%9F) (11 October 1975 – 3 July 1976)

- [Nejat Konuk](/source/Nejat_Konuk) (3 July 1976 – 2 March 1978)

- [Osman Örek](/source/Osman_%C3%96rek) (18 April 1978 – 7 January 1979)

- [Mustafa Çağatay](/source/Mustafa_%C3%87a%C4%9Fatay) (7 January 1979 – 30 November 1983)

- [Derviş Eroğlu](/source/Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu) (18 December 1983 – 11 February 2006)

- [Hüseyin Özgürgün](/source/H%C3%BCseyin_%C3%96zg%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn) (11 February 2006 – 16 December 2006)

- [Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu](/source/Tahsin_Ertu%C4%9Frulo%C4%9Flu) (16 December 2006 – 29 November 2008)

- [Derviş Eroğlu](/source/Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu) (29 November 2008 – 23 April 2010)

- [İrsen Küçük](/source/%C4%B0rsen_K%C3%BC%C3%A7%C3%BCk) (9 May 2010 – 11 June 2013)

- [Hüseyin Özgürgün](/source/H%C3%BCseyin_%C3%96zg%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn) (31 August 2013 – 30 October 2018)

- [Ersin Tatar](/source/Ersin_Tatar) (30 October 2018 – 23 October 2020)

- [Ersan Saner](/source/Ersan_Saner) (20 December 2020 – 31 October 2021)

- [Faiz Sucuoğlu](/source/Faiz_Sucuo%C4%9Flu) (31 October 2021 – 1 January 2023)

- [Ünal Üstel](/source/%C3%9Cnal_%C3%9Cstel) (since 1 January 2023)

## See also

- [List of political parties in Northern Cyprus](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Northern_Cyprus)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Varnava, Andrekos (2012). [*British imperialism in Cyprus, 1878-1915 : The inconsequential possession*](https://archive.org/details/britishimperiali0000varn). Manchester University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7190-8640-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7190-8640-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Parties and Elections in Europe"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171221223231/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/ncyprus.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/ncyprus.html) on 21 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Nordsieck, Wolfram (2022). ["Northern Cyprus"](http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/northerncyprus.html). *Parties and Elections in Europe*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240213062652/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/northerncyprus.html) from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Turkish Cypriots vote under shadow of economic crisis"](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220123-turkish-cypriots-vote-under-shadow-of-economic-crisis). Nicosia. Agence-France Press. 23 January 2022. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221226072009/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220123-turkish-cypriots-vote-under-shadow-of-economic-crisis) from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via France24. Opinion polls indicate that the right-wing National Unity Party (UBP), which envisions a two-state solution to the island's division, will do the best in the election for a new parliament, where it holds 21 seats.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Morley, Nathan (19 April 2009). ["Turkish Cypriots Vote Could Complicate Reunification Talks"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090422161019/https://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-19-voa17.cfm). Nicosia. Voice of America. Archived from [the original](https://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-19-voa17.cfm) on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via VOA News.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Varnava, Andrekos](/source/Andrekos_Varnava); Yakinthou, Christalla (2011). ["Cyprus: Political Modernity and the Structures of Democracy in a Divided Island"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063010/https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38592/chapter-abstract/334658950). In Hendriks, Frank; Lidström, Anders; Loughlin, John (eds.). *The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 469. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199562978.003.0020](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Foxfordhb%2F9780199562978.003.0020). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-1915-9471-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-1915-9471-7). Archived from [the original](https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38592/chapter-abstract/334658950) on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Oxford Academic.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Gültekin, Bahadır (16 November 2019). ["Cyprus talks cannot last forever: Turkish Cypriot PM"](https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/cyprus-talks-cannot-last-forever-turkish-cypriot-pm-148742). *Hürriyet Daily News*. Istanbul. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063953/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/cyprus-talks-cannot-last-forever-turkish-cypriot-pm-148742) from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Welcome to our new member parties"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170408081542/https://acreurope.eu/item/acre_welcomes_our_new_member_parties). *ACRE Europe*. 7 April 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.acreurope.eu/item/acre_welcomes_our_new_member_parties) on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Morley, Nathan (30 April 2009). ["Cyprus Peace Talks Face Dual Threat"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090506170145/http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-30-voa41.cfm/). Nicosia. Voice of America. Archived from [the original](http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-30-voa41.cfm/) on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via VOA News.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["KKTC'de Kalyoncu başbakanlığındaki yeni koalisyon hükümetine onay"](https://www.ntv.com.tr/dunya/kktcde-yeni-hukumete-onay,HRrObqmIWU2MoqjjmET0Iw) [Approval for the new coalition government led by Kalyoncu prime minister in TRNC]. *NTV* (in Turkish). 15 July 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063018/https://www.ntv.com.tr/dunya/kktcde-yeni-hukumete-onay,HRrObqmIWU2MoqjjmET0Iw) from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Tarihi, Yayın (1 November 2021). ["UBP'nin yeni Genel Başkanı Faiz Sucuoğlu oldu"](https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c35-KIBRIS_HABERLERI/n398381-ubpnin-yeni-genel-baskani-faiz-sucuoglu-oldu) [Faiz Sucuoğlu became the new Chairman of UBP]. *Kıbrıs Postası* (in Turkish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063013/https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c35-KIBRIS_HABERLERI/n398381-ubpnin-yeni-genel-baskani-faiz-sucuoglu-oldu) from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.ulusalbirlikpartisi.com/)

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