Assembly of the Republic Cumhuriyet Meclisi | |
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| 10th Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 15 November 1983 (41 years ago) (1983-11-15) |
| Preceded by | Turkish Federated Assembly of Cyprus |
| Leadership | |
Leader of the Main Opposition of Northern Cyprus | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 |
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Political groups | Government (29) Opposition (20)
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method with 5%electoral threshold | |
Last election | 23 January 2022 |
Next election | TBD |
| Motto | |
| Egemenlik Kayıtsız Şartsız Ulusundur Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation | |
| Meeting place | |
| Assembly of the Republic Ortaköy,Lefkoşa Northern Cyprus | |
| Website | |
| Assembly of the Northern Cyprus | |
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| Constitution |
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TheAssembly of the Republic (Turkish:Cumhuriyet Meclisi) is theparliament of theTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It has 50 members, elected for a five-year term by mitigatedproportional representation. A party must cross theelectoral threshold (5% of the total vote) to be awarded any seats. The parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from six electoral districts, which are coterminous with thedistricts of Northern Cyprus:Lefkoşa,Gazimağusa,Girne,Güzelyurt,Lefke andİskele.
In Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting.
Parliamentary elections were last held on 23 January 2022.
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| National Unity Party | 1,971,400 | 39.54 | +3.93 | 24 | +3 | |
| Republican Turkish Party | 1,597,137 | 32.04 | +11.09 | 18 | +6 | |
| Democratic Party | 369,239 | 7.41 | –0.41 | 3 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 333,090 | 6.68 | –10.39 | 3 | –6 | |
| Rebirth Party | 318,763 | 6.39 | –0.60 | 2 | 0 | |
| Communal Democracy Party | 220,610 | 4.42 | –4.23 | 0 | –3 | |
| Independence Path | 97,575 | 1.96 | New | 0 | New | |
| Communal Liberation Party New Forces | 76,902 | 1.54 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 827 | 0.02 | –0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,985,543 | 100.00 | – | 50 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 117,421 | – | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 203,792 | 57.62 | ||||
| Source:BRTK | ||||||
Note: Each voter may cast multiple votes, one for each seat in the parliament. Hence, the vote totals may exceed the number of registered voters.
The parliament building is located within newTRNC Republic Complex, opposite the TRNC Presidency inNorth Nicosia. The building is a new modern parliamentary building .
In 2025 National Assembly of Northern Cyprus relocated from Osmanpaşa Caddesi, North Nicosia to a newly designated administrative Complex. The move aimed to modernize parliamentary facilities inTRNC.
In 2004, theTurkish Cypriot community was awarded "observer status" in theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Since then, the two Turkish Cypriot representatives to PACE are elected by the Assembly of Northern Cyprus.[1]
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