query: applies_to_jurisdiction republican turkish party
supports: The President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the head of state of the TRNC. Rauf Denkta was the first and founding president of Northern Cyprus, and retired in 2005. His position was taken over by Mehmet Ali Talat, followed by Dervi Erolu and the current president, Mustafa Aknc. Rauf Denkta, or Denktash (27 January 192413 January 2012) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding President of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between the declaration of the "de facto" state by Denkta in 1983 and 2005, as the President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus between 1975 and 1983 and as the President of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration between 1974 and 1975. He was also elected in 1973 as the Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus. Nicosia (is the largest city on the island of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos. Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community to be part of the Republic of Cyprus. The Republican Turkish Party ( Turkish : Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi , CTP ) is a social - democratic political party in Northern Cyprus . The party was founded in 1970 by Ahmet Mithat Berberolu , a lawyer , in opposition to the leadership of Fazl Küçük and Rauf Denkta . In the 1980s , the CTP 's political position shifted to the left , to a pro-Soviet stance , as a result of an influx of members who had been students politicised at universities in Turkey . Under Özker Özgür the party held rapprochement meetings with the Greek leftist party of Cyprus , Progressive Party of Working People ( AKEL ) . From 1996 the party was led by Mehmet Ali Talat until his election as president in 2005 . After the fall of Communism in eastern Europe and USSR a natural process of change started . The party 's leader today is Ferdi Sabit Soyer and the party is leaning towards the European social - democratic and liberal system . The Republican Turkish party is for unification of the island , and Mehmet Ali Talat had begun to undertake weekly meetings with Demetris Christofias , regarding power sharing , armed forces , land ownership , and other problems that would arise in the event of reunification the island . On 30 June 2008 , the Republican Turkish Party became a consultative member of the Socialist International ( voted in by all members except the Movement for Social Democracy ) . It became a full member of the organization in 2014 . The party received 38.4 % of the votes in the 2013 parliamentary election and gained 21 seats in the Assembly of the Republic . Its leader , Özkan Yorgancolu led a coalition government , in which the CTP was the senior partner , with the Democratic Party from August 2013 till July 2015 . However , due to the failure of the party 's candidate , Sibel Siber , to progress into the second round in the presidential election of 2015 , Yorgancolu decided to step down . Mehmet Ali Talat assumed the party 's leadership again in June 2015 , replacing Yorgancolu . In June 2015 , the party became the senior partner in the current coalition with the National Unity Party , the second largest party in the parliament , with the CTP 's member of parliament Ömer Kalyoncu leading the coalition . Fazl Küçük (14 March 1906 in Nicosia  15 January 1984 in London) was the first Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus. Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Greece to the west; Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. The Aegean Sea is to the west, the Black Sea to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which together form the Turkish Straits, divide Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history. London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom, as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union. Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the Romans, who named it "Londinium". London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its medieval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which today largely makes up Greater London, governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.
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answer: turkish republic of northern cyprus