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MustafaAknc
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MustafaAknc(born28December1947)isthe
presidentelectofNorthernCyprus.Hewaselectedto
thispositioninthe2015presidentialelection.Attheage
of28,hebecamethemayorofNicosiaTurkish
Municipality,andhasalsoservedasamemberofthe
AssemblyoftheRepublic,DeputyPrimeMinisterand
MinisterofTourism.[1]

MustafaAknc

In1975,hewaselectedtotheConstituentAssemblyof
TurkishCypriots.[2]Followingthiselection,hewasthe
firstelectedMayoroftheNicosiaTurkishMunicipality,
andservedforanuninterruptedtermof14yearsfrom
1976to1990.Between1993and2009,heservedasan
electedmemberofparliamentinNorthernCyprus.[3]
PresidentofNorthernCyprus

Contents

Elect

Takingoffice
Tobeannounced

1MayoroftheNicosiaTurkishMunicipality
22015TRNCpresidentialcampaign

PrimeMinister zkanYorgancolu

3Publications

Succeeding

4References

MayoroftheNicosiaTurkish
Municipality
Duringthe14yearsofMayorship,hecollaboratedwith
thethenNicosiaGreekCypriotMayoronthe
implementationoftheNicosiaSewerageProjectandthe
NicosiaMasterPlan.Inthiscontext,NicosiaMasterPlan
receivedtheWorldHabitatAwardin1989andthe
AgaKhanAwardforArchitecturein2007.
Additionally,in2003AkncandhisGreekCypriot
counterpartwereawardedtheprestigiousEuropaNostra
MedalofHonourinrecognitionoftheirconsistentand
successfuleffortsforNicosiaanditscitizensduring
particularlydifficulttimes,andforthepreservationofthe
historicalandarchitecturalenvironmentoftheWalled
City.[2]
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DerviErolu

DeputyPrimeMinisterofNorthernCyprus
Inoffice
19992001
PrimeMinister DerviErolu
MayorofNorthNicosia
Inoffice
19761990
Precededby

ZiverKemal

Succeededby

FuatCelalettin
Personaldetails

Born

28December1947
Limassol,Cyprus

Politicalparty CommunalDemocracyParty
Spouse(s)

MeralAknc

Almamater

MiddleEastTechnical
University
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Akncalsoplayedavitalroleintheestablishmentofthe
UnionofTurkishCypriotMunicipalities,whichhethen
becamethefirstpresident.[2]

Website

Officialwebsite
(http://www.mustafaakinci.com)

2015TRNCpresidentialcampaign
On13March2015,MustafaAkncsuccessfullycompletedhisapplicationtorunforpresidency.[4]
Duringhiscampaign,heputhisvoiceforwardregardingtheghosttownVarosha,whichisaverylively
topicregardingtheCyprusproblem.ItwaspossibletoseethatAkncfavouredasettlingapproachtosolve
thisproblem.RegardingVarosha,Akncstatedthat,"InsteadoflivingsidebysideacorpseletVarosha
becomealivelycitywherepeoplelive,contractorsfrombothcommunitiesdobusinesstogetherandyoung
peoplecanfindjobs".[5]
On19April2015,thepresidentialelectionstookplaceinnorthernCyprusandMustafaAkncgained
26.9%ofthevoteswhichputhimsecondbehindDerviEroluwhogot28.2%ofthevotes.Basedonthese
results,AkncgotthechancetocompetewithDerviEroluinthesecondroundofthepresidential
electionswhichtookplaceon26April2015.[6]Hewontheelectionslastround.[7][8]
TheRepublicofCyprusregardshisvictoryaspositiveashehasexpressedtheinterestofholding
discussionsregardingthereunificationofCyprus[7][9]andthereopeningofVaroshainFamagustafor
tourists.[9]

Publications
In2010,Akncpublishedhisfirstbooknamed"BelediyeBakanl'nda14yl".Thisbook,atthelengthof
479pages,aimedtosummarisehisexperiencesduringhisyearsasaMayoroftheNicosiaTurkish
Municipality.[10]

References
1. PresidentialpollsinnorthCyprus(http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/presidentialpollsinnorthcyprus.aspx?
pageID=449&nID=72372&NewsCatID=425)HurriyetDailyNews,1October2014
2. "MustafaAkncTimelineMustafaAkncResmiWebSitesi"(http://www.mustafaakinci.com/mustafaakinci
timeline/?lang=en).Retrieved20150404.
3. "Akinci:practicalstepstowardsasolution|CyprusMail"(http://cyprusmail.com/2015/04/20/akincipractical
stepstowardsasolution/).cyprusmail.com.Retrieved20150423.
4. "Akncadaylkbavurusunusaat09.00dayapacak"(http://www.gundemkibris.com/akinciadaylikbasvurusunu
saat0900dayapacak108713h.htm).Retrieved20150404.
5. "Aknc:"LetVaroshabecomealivelytown" "
(http://www.kpdailynews.com/index.php/cat/35/news/3094/PageName/CYPRUS_LOCAL_NEWS).Retrieved
20150404.
6. "EUROPETurkishCypriotleaderaheadafterfirstroundofvote"(http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Ak%C4%B1nc%C4%B1

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cypriotleaderaheadafterfirstroundofvote.aspx?pageID=238&nID=81291&NewsCatID=351).Retrieved
20150423.
7. "TurkishCypriotselectnewleaderforbreakawayenclave"(http://news.yahoo.com/turkishcypriotsvotepoll
couldspeedpeacetalks064917247.html).YahooNews.26April2015.Retrieved26April2015.
8. "LeftistAkinciwinsnorthCypruselection,seekingpeacedeal"(http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/26/uk
cyprusnorthelectionidUKKBN0NH09O20150426).ReutersUK.Retrieved26April2015.
9. "WillTurkishCypriotcommunityelectionresultturnthetablesintheCyprusproblem?"
(http://www.eugreeka.com/willturkishcypriotcommunityelectionresultturnthetablesinthecyprusproblem).
euGreeka.Retrieved26April2015.
10. "BelediyeBakanl'nda14yl"(http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12529506belediyebakanlnda14yl).
Goodreads.Retrieved20150423.

Politicaloffices
Precededby
DerviErolu

PresidentofNorthernCyprus
Takingofficein2015

Incumbent

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