He was born in the year 1952. He graduated from Lefkoşa Turkish Highschool in 1970. He interrrupted his higher education and he served as trade unionsit for a long time.

He was elected to the Parliament from the Republican Turkish Party for Gazi Mağusa at the 1985, 1990 General Elections and at the 1993 Early General Elections. In the Democrat Party- Republican Turkish party coalition, he served as the Minister of Forestry, Natural Sources and Energy between 1.1.1994 and 11.12.1995. He was elected to the Parliament from the Republican Turkish Party, for Gazi Mağusa at the General Elections held on 6 December 1998 and at the General Elections held on 14 December 2003.

He is married and has two children.

He knows English.

Turgay Avcı was born in Larnaka in 1959. After graduating  from  Namık Kemal  High School in Gazi Mağusa,   he  studied Electric Electronics Engineering  at Beirut American University   and graduated in 1985.  He received  his masters degree in Business at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in 1992 and have a doctorate from Çukurova  University on Administration and Organization.

He served in EMU from 1990 to  2003 respectively  as the Deputy Chairman of the Business Administration, the Director of the School  of Tourism and Hospitality Management  and as the  Deputy Rector.  He attended   trainings in USA and Germany  in the fields of tourism, administration  and quality.

He also served as the  President of  EMU Tourism Research  Centre and  EMU Strategic  Research  Centre. He was a Member of North Cyprus Atatürk Research and Implementation  Centre  and  Member of the State Television  (BRT) Board.  In public sector, he served as a Member of the Advisory Council,  Specialization Commission,   Tourism Master Plan Working Committee,    Tourism Advisory Committee, and  Human Resource  and Education Committee.

In 14 December 2003  General Elections and later in 20 February 2005 early  elections   he was elected to the Parliament  as  National Unity Party’s   Gazi Magusa MP.  After  serving  as the Secretary  General  of the  National Unity Party, he resigned from his party and formed Freedom and Reform Party.   He took part in the Republican Turkish Party-United Forces and Freedom and Reform  Party coalition government, which was formed in 25 September 2006,  as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of  Foreign Affairs.

He speaks English,  Italian and  Arabic. He is married, with two children.   

He was born in the year 1957. He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Law in 1980.

He served as lawyer between 1983-1993.

He was elected to the Parliament from the Republican Turkish party for Nicosia at 1993. During 1993-1998 RTP-DP coalition government, he first served as the Minister of Labor and Social Security and then as the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy.

At the second RTP-DP coalition government he served as the Minister of Interior.

He is married and has two children

He was born in 1947 in Ziyamet. He completed his primary and secondary education in Cyprus and continued his higher education in Ankara at the University of Ankara, Faculty of Law during 1968-1972 period. During his education years he performed various roles for organization of the youth.

He has taken part in publicaiton of the Yenidüzen Newspaper and worked for Sanayi Holding during 1977-1985 period.

Within and aftermath of this period, he became unionist and active in several unions belong to DEV-İŞ.

He was elected to the parliament from the RTP for Kyrenia at the 1985, 1990 and 1993 elections. Currently he is serving as RTP- DP Kyrenia District Chariman.

He is married and has two children

He was born in Büyükkonuk  in 1957. After graduating from  Ankara University  Agriculture Faculty he worked in the  agriculture sector.

In  1998 General Elections, he was elected to the Parliament as the National Unity Party’s İskele MP.    Later in 2005, he  was re-elected to the parliament from Republican Turkish Party -United  Forces.

He is married with two children.

She was born in the year 1955 in Linu. She graduated from the Middle East Technical University, department of Psychology. She participated various international courses and conferences on conflict resolution, social gender and reconciliation.

She worked as a consultant psychologist at the University of Cyprus and she acted as the leader of the Women Movement for Peace and Federal Solution for a semester.

She took part in some organizations and projects such as the Conciliation Center, Dialogue between Cypriot Women, Documentary of Successful Women, Strengthening of Women, Cyprus Intercultural Education Initiative, Determination and Control of the Pollution in our Coastline and Preservation of the Historical Date Trees as well as some voluntary works.

As a founding leader, currently she acts as a vice President of the Reconciliation Association.

She is married and has three children

She knows English and Greek.

Mustafa Gökmen was born in 1957, in Trabzon.

Gökmen immigrated   to  Cyprus in  1975 and graduated from Atatürk  Teachers Training  College. He has served as a teacher  in Kaplıca Primary School  for 17 years.

He was elected to the parliament in the Early General Elections held in 1993  from Democrat Party  as İskele MP. Mustafa Gökmen  served as the Minister of  Youth, Sports and Environment between 18 January  1995  and 16 August 1996.

He was re-elected to the parliament from Democrat Party in 14 December  2003 General Elections and in  20 February 2005  Early General Elections, respectively.

He resigned from Democrat Party on 7 September 2006 and  joined to Freedom and Reform Party as a founding member.

Currently, he is  serving as the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and the  Deputy Leader of  Freedom and Democrat Party.

He is married, with three children. 

He was born in Paphos, in 1957. He graduated from Güzelyurt Kurtuluş Lycee in 1975. He continued his university studies at Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics. He interrupted his studies and returned to Cyprus.

He was elected to the Parliament at the Early General Elections held in 1993, General Elections held on 6 December 1998 from the Republican Turkish Party, for Gazimağusa and at General Elections held on 14 December 2003 from the Republican Turkish Party-United Forces, for Gazimağusa.

He is married and has three children.

He was born in Tuzla-Larnaka in 1957. He completed his secondary education in Bekirpaşa and Anafartalar High schools.

He started his higher education in the University of İstanbul, Faculty of Dentistry in the year 1975. After his graduation, he performed his job until 1994 in Turkey.

During his education years, he participated in the administration of Cypriots Education and Youth Federation (KÖGEF) and he acted a leader role in the establishment of the University Representative Council (ÜTK).

He served consolatory and then undersecretary roles in the Ministry of Health and Environment during 1994 first DP-RTP coalition government. Since 1996 he has been performing his profession.

He acted as a member of District Administration in the RTP in 1997, member of Central Administration in 1999 and Secretary of the Organization in 2001-2003.

In 1994 he served as Undersecretary of Prime Ministry for the first RTP-DP coalition government.

He is married and has two children

He is married and has 3 children.  

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