Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)

{{Short description|Parliament of Northern Cyprus}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox legislature | name = Assembly of the Republic | coa_pic = Logo of Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus).png | coa_res = 150px | legislature = [[10th Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] | preceded_by = [[Turkish Federated State of Cyprus|Turkish Federated Assembly of Cyprus]] | native_name = Cumhuriyet Meclisi | house_type = [[Unicameralism|Unicameral]] | foundation = {{Start date|1983|11|15|df=y}} | leader1_type = [[List of Speakers of the Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)|Speaker of Parliament]] | leader1 = [[Ziya Öztürkler]] ([[National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)|UBP]]) {{small|since 21 October 2024}} | leader2_type = [[List of Speakers of the Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)|Deputy Speaker of Parliament]] | leader2 = [[Fazilet Özdenefe]] ([[Republican Turkish Party|CTP]]) {{small|since 7 March 2022}} | leader3_type = [[List of Prime Ministers of Northern Cyprus|Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus]] | leader3 = [[Ünal Üstel]] ([[National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)|UBP]]) {{small|since 12 May 2022}} | leader4_type = Leader of the Main Opposition of Northern Cyprus | leader4 = [[Sıla Usar İncirli]] ([[Republican Turkish Party|CTP]]) {{small|since 30 November 2025}} | members = 50 | structure1 = Northern Cyprus parliament at the end of 2022.svg | structure1_res = 220px | structure1_alt = Current Structure of the Assembly of the Republic | political_groups1 = '''[[Council of Ministers (Northern Cyprus)|Government]] (29)''' :{{color box|{{party color|National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)}}|border=silver}} [[National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)|UBP]] (24) :{{color box|{{party color|Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus)}}|border=silver}} [[Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus)|DP]] (3) :{{color box|{{party color|Rebirth Party (Northern Cyprus)}}|border=silver}} [[Rebirth Party (Northern Cyprus)|YDP]] (2) '''Opposition (20)''' :{{color box|{{party color|Republican Turkish Party}}|border=silver}} [[Republican Turkish Party|CTP]] (18) :{{color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Ind.]] (2) '''Vacant (1)''' | term_length = 5 years | salary = | voting_system1 = [[Party-list proportional representation]] [[D'Hondt method]] with 5% [[electoral threshold]] | first_election1 = [[1985 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election|23 June 1985]] | last_election1 = [[2022 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election|23 January 2022]] | next_election1 = [[Next Northern Cypriot parliamentary election|No later than February 2027]] | session_room = | session_res = | session_alt = | motto = Egemenlik Kayıtsız Şartsız Ulusundur [[Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the People|Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation]] | meeting_place = Assembly of the Republic Building [[Ortaköy, Nicosia|Ortaköy]], [[North Nicosia|Lefkoşa]] [[Northern Cyprus]] | background_color = #e30a17 | website = [http://www.cm.gov.nc.tr/ Assembly of the Northern Cyprus] }} {{Politics of Northern Cyprus}} The '''Assembly of the Republic''' ({{langx|tr|Cumhuriyet Meclisi}}) is the [[parliament]] of the [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]. It has 50 members, elected for a five-year term by mitigated [[proportional representation]]. A party must cross the [[electoral threshold]] (5% of the total vote) to be awarded any seats. The parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from six electoral districts, which are coterminous with the [[districts of Northern Cyprus]]: [[Lefkoşa District|Lefkoşa]], [[Gazimağusa District|Gazimağusa]], [[Girne District|Girne]], [[Güzelyurt District|Güzelyurt]], [[Lefke District|Lefke]] and [[İskele District|İskele]].

In Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting. * Voters can vote for a party, which in effect is voting for every MP candidate from that party in that district once. The voter can further prioritize the MPs in this kind of voting. * Alternatively, the voter may not choose a party, but vote for candidates from different parties. In this kind of mixed voting, the voter cannot choose more than the number of MPs the district is allotted.

==Current composition== {{Main|10th Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}} {{Main|2022 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election}} Parliamentary elections were last held on 23 January 2022. {{Election results |party1=[[National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)|National Unity Party]]|votes1=1971400|sw1=+3.93|seats1=24|sc1=+3 |party2=[[Republican Turkish Party]]|votes2=1597137|sw2=+11.09|seats2=18|sc2=+6 |party3=[[Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus)|Democratic Party]]|votes3=369239|sw3=–0.41|seats3=3|sc3=0 |party4=[[People's Party (Northern Cyprus)|People's Party]]|votes4=333090|sw4=–10.39|seats4=3|sc4=–6 |party5=[[Rebirth Party (Northern Cyprus)|Rebirth Party]]|votes5=318763|sw5=–0.60|seats5=2|sc5=0 |party6=[[Communal Democracy Party]]|votes6=220610|sw6=–4.23|seats6=0|sc6=–3 |party7=[[Independence Path]]|votes7=97575|seats7=0|sw7=New|sc7=New|color7=#1B1B1B |party8=[[Communal Liberation Party New Forces]]|sw8=–|votes8=76902|seats8=0|sc8=0 |party9=Independents|votes9=827|sw9=–0.11|seats9=0|sc9=0 |total_sc=0 |totalvotes=117421 |electorate=203792 |source=[https://brtk.net/2022-genel-secimler/ BRTK] }} ''Note: Each voter may cast multiple votes, one for each seat in the parliament. Hence, the vote totals may exceed the number of registered voters.''

==Location== The parliament building is located within new TRNC Republic Complex ''',''' opposite the TRNC Presidency in [[North Nicosia]]. The building is a new modern parliamentary building .

In 2025 National Assembly of Northern Cyprus relocated from Osmanpaşa Caddesi, North Nicosia to a newly designated administrative Complex. The move aimed to modernize parliamentary facilities in [[Northern Cyprus|TRNC]].

==Council of Europe assembly representation== In 2004, the [[Turkish Cypriots|Turkish Cypriot community]] was awarded "observer status" in the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe|Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)]]. Since then, the two Turkish Cypriot representatives to PACE are elected by the Assembly of Northern Cyprus.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4PwmeRG9QsUC James Ker-Lindsay (UN SG's Former Special Representative for Cyprus)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115130621/https://books.google.com/books?id=4PwmeRG9QsUC |date=15 January 2023 }} The Foreign Policy of Counter Secession: Preventing the Recognition of Contested States, p.149</ref> * 2005–2007: CTP Özdil Nami; UBP Huseyin Ozgurgun<ref>[https://archive.today/20140226103031/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=516B38E2EAFF2073525EEB08F7B53903?newsId=105715 Today's Zaman]</ref> * 27 January 2011: CTP Mehmet Caglar; UBP Ahmet Eti<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yazarlar/safak/2011/01/27/iki_yabanci |title=Sabah |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-date=5 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305223448/http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yazarlar/safak/2011/01/27/iki_yabanci |url-status=live }}</ref> * 4 December 2013: CTP Mehmet Caglar; UBP Tahsin Ertugruloglu<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/PIO/PIO.nsf/d2f0876e1500506ac2257076004d01cb/005f2b899a230041c2257c3700447272?OpenDocument |title=RoC |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083603/http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/PIO/PIO.nsf/d2f0876e1500506ac2257076004d01cb/005f2b899a230041c2257c3700447272?OpenDocument |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of speakers of the Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)]]

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{cite web |title=Official website of the Assembly of the Republic |language=Turkish |url=http://www.cm.gov.nc.tr/}} *{{cite web |title=List of deputies |language=Turkish |publisher=Official Website of the Assembly of the Republic |url=http://www.cm.gov.nc.tr/Milletvekillerimiz1.aspx |df=dmy}} {{Parliaments in Europe}} {{Asia topic|Parliament of}} {{National unicameral legislatures}}

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