and the minister of Defence of ATCA, becoming the first deputy leader of the government. The position of vice presidency was abolished after the establishment of Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, since it was a semi-presidential republic. Following the establishment of TFSC, Vedat Çelik was appointed as the deputy prime minister and the minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs of the first cabinet. However after the cabinet changes on July 7, 1977 the office of the deputy prime minister of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus was abolished. The first deputy prime minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was Özker Özgür who served at the First and Second Atun cabinets as the deputy prime minister and the minister of State. The position of the deputy prime minister was abolished by the formation of the Eighth Eroğlu Cabinet and reinstalled by the formation of the Yorgancıoğlu cabinet and used by the all following governments with the exception of Kalyoncu cabinet. See also Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus List of deputy prime ministers of Northern Cyprus References Politics of Northern Cyprus Deputy prime ministers