Nicosia Turkish Municipality

The building of Nicosia Turkish Municipality

Nicosia Turkish Municipality (Turkish: Lefkoşa Türk Belediyesi) is the governing body of North Nicosia province of TRNC.[1] It was established in 1958 and was recognized by Article 173 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus.[2] After 1974 and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it became the municipality of North Nicosia. The current mayor is Mehmet Harmancı.

Mayors of North Nicosia

Below is a list of mayors of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality since its establishment in 1958:[3]

No Name Surname Took office Left office Party
1 Tahsin Gözmen 1958 1961
2 Cevdet Mirata 1961 1962
3 Fuat Celalettin 1962 1969
4 Ziver Bodamyalızade 1969 1976
5 Mustafa Akıncı 1976 1990
6 Burhan Yetkili 1990 1994
7 Şemi Bora 1994 2002
8 Kutlay Erk 2002 2006 Republican Turkish Party
9 Cemal Metin Bulutoğluları 2006 11 January 2013 Democratic Party
10 Kadri Fellahoğlu 8 April 2013 27 June 2014 Republican Turkish Party
11 Mehmet Harmancı 30 June 2014 incumbent Communal Democracy Party

See also

References

  1. ^ "civil registry of TRNC". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ The Constitution - Appendix D: Part 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions
  3. ^ "Belediyemizin Tarihçesi". Nicosia Turkish Municipality. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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