Nicosia Turkish Municipality

Nicosia Turkish Cypriot 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.

The building of Nicosia Turkish Cypriot Municipality

Mayors of North Nicosia edit

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 edit

References edit

  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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