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Ersin Tatar
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Ersan Saner , Faiz Sucuoğlu , Ünal Üstel
- Preceded by
- Mustafa Akıncı
- Succeeded by
- Tufan Erhürman
- President
- Mustafa Akıncı
- Constituency
- Lefkoşa ( 2009 , 2013 , 2018 )
- Born
- ( 1960-09-07 ) 7 September 1960 (age 65) , Nicosia , Cyprus
- Party
- National Unity Party (2003–2020)
- Spouse
- Sibel Tatar
- Education
- Forest School, Walthamstow
- Alma mater
- Jesus College, Cambridge
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Northern Cyprus
- Place of birth
- Nicosia
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus
- Political party
- National Unity Party
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Image
- Ersin Tatar in April 2025 (cropped).jpg
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- 1960-09-07
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Encyclopedic overview
Ersin Tatar (born 7 September 1960) is a Turkish Cypriot politician of Crimean Tatar origin who served as the fifth President of Northern Cyprus from 2020 to 2025. He previously served as the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus following the collapse of Tufan Erhürman's coalition government in 2019, and remained so until his election as president. He was also the leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until his election.
Early life
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