Ferdi Sabit Soyer

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Ferdi Sabit Soyer (/ˈfɛərdi ˈsɑːbᵻt ˈsɔɪər/; born March 5, 1952) is a former Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and former Leader of Republican Turkish Party (CTP).^[1]

Soyer, a former union leader, has been a member of the TRNC parliament since 1985 (except for a three-year absence between 1990 and 1993). He was named successor to Talat's former post of TRNC Prime Minister on April 25, 2005.

Soyer was born in Nicosia in 1952, attending secondary school in Cyprus, then continued towards a degree in medicine from Turkey. However, due to political reasons he did not complete his university education. While there, Soyer co-founded the Youth Federation of Turkish Cypriot Students (KOGEF) and he was also its leader for a time.

Upon returning to Cyprus, Soyer continued to take an active part in various Turkish-Cypriot political movements. He worked as a member of Republican Turkish Party for a long time, recently holding the party office of secretary-general.

TRNC Cabinet offices that Soyer held was Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy in the 1993 DP-CTP coalition government.

Soyer was elected as the new Chairman of the Republican Turkish Party on 21 May 2005, replacing President Talat who vacated his position after taking over the presidency.

Soyer is married with two children.

References

↑ "Ferdi Sabit Soyer". Party of European Socialists website. Retrieved 2010-12-17.

Political offices
Preceded by Mehmet Ali Talat	Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 2005–2009	Succeeded by Derviş Eroğlu

Prime Ministers of Northern Cyprus (list)

	Konuk Örek Çağatay Konuk Eroğlu Atun Eroğlu Talat Soyer Eroğlu Özgürgün (acting) Küçük Siber Yorgancıoğlu Kalyoncu Özgürgün

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