This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected or assigned to the Founding Assembly of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 40 elected members of the founding assembly were coming from the Federated Assembly as the base members. These members were elected at the 1981 parliamentary election, which was held on 28 June 1981.
30 other members were assigned by the Presidency, various political parties, non-governmental organisations, trade unions, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and the bar association. Fazıl Küçük also assigned one member by himself. The representative members were regarded as independent unless stated otherwise.
Founding Assembly's duty started on 6 December 1983
The list below indicates the MPs in the parties at the time they took oath.
Party | Members | Proportion | ||||
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National Unity Party | 18 | 26% | ||||
Communal Liberation Party | 10 | 15% | ||||
Republican Turkish Party | 6 | 9% | ||||
Democratic People's Party | 2 | 3% | ||||
Turkish Union Party | 1 | 1% | ||||
Nationalist Turkish Party | 1 | 1% | ||||
Party of Working People | 1 | 1% | ||||
Social Democrat Party | 1 | 1% | ||||
Independents | 30 | 43% | ||||
Total | 70 | 100% | ||||
Elected members were the members who were already chosen as MPs for the Federated Assembly of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus and thus served during the Interim Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The Founding Assembly did not have seats allocated for districts. Following list only designate their district of election during 1981 parliamentary election.
Member of Parliament [1] | Party [1] [2] |
---|---|
Salih Coşar | National Unity Party |
Kenan Atakol | National Unity Party |
Hakkı Atun | National Unity Party |
Olgun Paşalar | National Unity Party |
Nazif Borman | National Unity Party |
İrsen Küçük | National Unity Party |
Enver Emin | National Unity Party |
Özel Tahsin | National Unity Party |
Alpay Durduran | Communal Liberation Party |
Ali Volkan | Communal Liberation Party |
Erdal Süreç | Communal Liberation Party |
İbrahim Koreli | Communal Liberation Party |
Özker Özgür | Republican Turkish Party |
Mehmet Civa | Republican Turkish Party |
Ergün Vehbi | Republican Turkish Party |
Nejat Konuk | Independent |
Ekrem Ural | Independent |
Fuat Veziroğlu | Independent |
Member of Parliament [1] | Party [1] [2] |
---|---|
Derviş Eroğlu | National Unity Party |
Mustafa Karpaslı | National Unity Party |
Orhan Zihni Bilgehan | National Unity Party |
Eşber Serakıncı | National Unity Party |
Ali Atun | National Unity Party |
Mehmet Bayram | National Unity Party |
Taşkent Atasayan | National Unity Party |
Mehmet Altınay | Communal Liberation Party |
İsmail Bozkurt | Communal Liberation Party |
Çetin Veziroğlu | Communal Liberation Party |
Hüseyin Angolemli | Communal Liberation Party |
Naci Talat Usar | Republican Turkish Party |
Hüseyin Celâl | Republican Turkish Party |
İsmet Kotak | Democratic People's Party |
İsmail Tezer | Nationalist Turkish Party |
Member of Parliament [1] | Party [1] [2] |
---|---|
Mustafa Hacıahmetoğlu | National Unity Party |
Mustafa Çağatay | National Unity Party |
Oğuz Ramadan Korhan | National Unity Party |
Esat Varoğlu | Communal Liberation Party |
Gözel Halim | Communal Liberation Party |
Fadıl Çağda | Republican Turkish Party |
Hasan Özbaflı | Party of Working People |
Representative members were not elected to the assembly. They were assigned by political parties, individuals or institutions listed below. Assigned people were regarded as independent unless they were assigned by a political party or was already a council minister from a party at the day of assignation.
Assigned members were not elected to the assembly. They were assigned by political parties, individuals or institutions listed below. Assigned people were regarded as independent unless they were assigned by a political party or was a council minister from a party at the day he was assigned.
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
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Ahmet Yaşar Akar | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Mehmet Altınay | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Hüseyin Angolemli | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Kenan Atakol | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Taşkent Atasayan | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Ali Atun | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Hakkı Atun | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Ahmet Yusuf Atamsoy | Democratic People's Party [notes 1] | 6 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 5 December 1984 [6] | |
Democratic People's Party | 5 December 1984 - 29 January 1985 [7] | |
Social Democracy Group | 29 January 1985 - 8 July 1985 | |
Tonguz Ali Ayman | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Tünay Baykara | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] | |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 21 January 1985 [8] | |
Independent | 21 January 1985 - 8 July 1985 | |
Mehmet Bayram | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Kaya Bekiroğlu | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Aytaç Beşeşler | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 February 1984 [9] |
New Dawn Party | 8 February 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Orhan Zihni Bilgehan | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Ali Bilgi | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Yılmaz Bora | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] | |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Nazif Borman | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
İsmail Bozkurt | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Mehmet Can | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Hüseyin Celâl | Republican Turkish Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Mehmet Civa | Republican Turkish Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Salih Coşar | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Hüseyin Curcioğlu | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Mustafa Çağatay | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Fadıl Çağda | Republican Turkish Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Raif Denktaş | Social Democrat Party | 6 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 1 February 1984 [5] | |
Social Democrat Party | 1 February 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Arif Hasan Tahsin Desem | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Alpay Durduran | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Enver Emin | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Derviş Eroğlu | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Necati Ertekün | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Oktay Feridun | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 26 March 1985 [10] | |
Independent | 26 March 1985 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Güner Göktuğ | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Hüseyin Gültekin | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Mustafa Hacıahmetoğlu | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Gözel Halim | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Orhan Kahya | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Mustafa Karpaslı | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Nejat Konuk | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
İbrahim Koreli | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Oğuz Ramadan Korhan | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
İrsen Küçük | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 1 June 1984 [11] |
Independent | 1 June 1984 - 12 July 1984 [12] | |
Communal Progress Party | 12 July 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
İsmet Kotak | Democratic People's Party | 6 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 1 February 1984 [5] | |
Democratic People's Party | 1 February 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Numan Ali Levent | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Ata Öncel Onar | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Osman Örek | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Ahmet Ötüken | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] | |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Hasan Özbaflı | Party of Working People | 6 December 1983 - 31 December 1984 [13] |
Cyprus Democracy Party | 31 December 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Özker Özgür | Republican Turkish Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Lütfi Özter | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] | |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Özkul Özyiğit | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 25 January 1984 [5] | |
Social Democracy Group | 25 January 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Halil M Paşa | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Olgun Paşalar | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Yüksel Ratip | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 23 May 1985 [14] | |
Communal Progress Party | 23 May 1985 - 8 July 1985 | |
Hilmi Refik | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 19 February 1985 [15] | |
Independent | 19 February 1985 - 23 May 1985 [14] | |
Communal Progress Party | 23 May 1985 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Eşber Serakıncı | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Erdal Süreç | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Ergün Orhan Şevket | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Özel Tahsin | National Unity Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
İsmail Tezer | Nationalist Turkish Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 February 1984 [9] |
New Dawn Party | 8 February 1984 - 11 February 1985 [16] | |
Independent | 11 February 1985 - 25 February 1985 [17] | |
New Turkish Union Party | 25 February 1985 - 8 July 1985 | |
Sadi Togan | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 22 December 1983 [4] |
Independent Solidarity Group | 22 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 | |
Baki Topaloğlu | Turkish Union Party | 6 December 1983 - 26 January 1984 [5] |
Independent | 26 January 1984 - 22 February 1984 [9] | |
New Dawn Party | 8 February 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Ferhat Ulutaş | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 8 February 1984 [9] |
New Dawn Party | 8 February 1984 - 14 May 1984 [18] | |
Independent | 14 May 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Ekrem Ural | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 31 December 1984 [13] |
Cyprus Democracy Party | 31 December 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Naci Talat Usar | Republican Turkish Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Member of Parliament | Affiliation | Term [4] [5] |
---|---|---|
Esat Varoğlu | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Ergün Vehbi | Republican Turkish Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Çetin Veziroğlu | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
Fuat Veziroğlu | Independent | 6 December 1983 - 31 December 1984 [13] |
Cyprus Democracy Party | 31 December 1984 - 8 July 1985 | |
Ali Volkan | Communal Liberation Party | 6 December 1983 - 8 July 1985 |
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