Tufan Erhürman

Tufan Erhürman (born 11 September 1970) is a Turkish Cypriot academic, lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has been the 6th President of Northern Cyprus since 2025. A scholar in public law by profession, he served in the negotiations to solve the Cyprus dispute between 2008 and 2010. He previously worked for the Ministry of Justice of Turkey between 1999 and 2004 and worked for the establishment of the position of ombudsman in Turkey. He served as the leader of the Republican Turkish Party between 2016 and 2025, until his ascension to the Presidency. He held the office of Prime Minister beginning January 2018 as the leader of a four-party coalition. The coalition government resigned on 9 May 2019, with Erhürman continuing as Prime Minister until the office was taken over by Ersin Tatar on 22 May 2019. He was elected president of Northern Cyprus in a landslide in the 2025 Northern Cypriot presidential election.

Infobox

Prime Minister

Ünal Üstel

Preceded by

Mehmet Ali Talat

President

Mustafa Akıncı

Deputy

Kudret Özersay

Succeeded by

Sıla Usar İncirli

Constituency

Lefkoşa (2013, 2018)

Born

(1970-09-11) 11 September 1970 (age 55)Nicosia, Cyprus

Citizenship

Cypriot citizenship

Political party

Republican Turkish

Spouse

Nilden Bektaş Erhürman

Education

Türk Maarif Koleji

Alma mater

Ankara University (LLB, LLM, PhD)

Website

tufanerhurman.org

Party

Republican Turkish (until 2025)

Tables

· Electoral history › 2025 Northern Cypriot presidential election

Total

Candidate

Total

Candidate

138,839

Party

100.00

Valid votes

Candidate

Valid votes

Candidate

138,839

Party

98.04

Invalid/blank votes

Candidate

Invalid/blank votes

Candidate

2,776

Party

1.96

Total votes

Candidate

Total votes

Candidate

141,615

Party

100.00

Registered voters/turnout

Candidate

Registered voters/turnout

Candidate

218,313

Party

64.87

Source: Cyprus Post

Candidate

Source: Cyprus Post

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tufan Erhürman	Republican Turkish Party	87,137	62.76
	Ersin Tatar	Independent	49,714	35.81
	Arif Salih Kırdağ [tr]	Independent	459	0.33
	Osman Zorba	Cyprus Socialist Party [tr]	443	0.32
	İbrahim Yazıcı	Independent	330	0.24
	Mehmet Hasgüler [tr]	Independent	300	0.22
	Hüseyin Gürlek	Independent	257	0.19
	Ahmet Boran	Independent	199	0.14
Total			138,839	100.00
Valid votes			138,839	98.04
Invalid/blank votes			2,776	1.96
Total votes			141,615	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			218,313	64.87
Source: Cyprus Post

· Electoral history › 2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election

Votes

Candidate

Votes

Candidate

Party

Votes

First round

Total

Candidate

Total

Candidate

110,749

Party

100.00

First round

130,232

First round

100.00

Valid votes

Candidate

Valid votes

Candidate

110,749

Party

95.66

First round

130,232

First round

97.24

Invalid/blank votes

Candidate

Invalid/blank votes

Candidate

5,027

Party

4.34

First round

3,699

First round

2.76

Total votes

Candidate

Total votes

Candidate

115,776

Party

100.00

First round

133,931

First round

100.00

Registered voters/turnout

Candidate

Registered voters/turnout

Candidate

198,867

Party

58.22

First round

199,029

First round

67.29

Source: Kibris Online, Kibris Online

Candidate

Source: Kibris Online, Kibris Online

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Ersin Tatar	National Unity Party	35,825	32.35	67,322	51.69
	Mustafa Akıncı	Independent	33,053	29.84	62,910	48.31
	Tufan Erhürman	Republican Turkish Party	24,008	21.68
	Kudret Özersay	Independent	6,356	5.74
	Erhan Arıklı	Rebirth Party	5,937	5.36
	Serdar Denktaş	Independent	4,653	4.20
	Fuat Türköz Çiner	Nationalist Democracy Party	327	0.30
	Arif Salih Kırdağ	Independent	282	0.25
	Alpan Uz	Independent	156	0.14
	Ahmet Boran	Independent	83	0.07
	Mustafa Ulaş	Independent	69	0.06
Total			110,749	100.00	130,232	100.00
Valid votes			110,749	95.66	130,232	97.24
Invalid/blank votes			5,027	4.34	3,699	2.76
Total votes			115,776	100.00	133,931	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			198,867	58.22	199,029	67.29
Source: Kibris Online, Kibris Online

· References

Preceded byHüseyin Özgürgün

Political offices

Preceded byHüseyin Özgürgün

Political offices

Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus 2018–2019

Political offices

Succeeded byErsin Tatar

Preceded byErsin Tatar

Political offices

Preceded byErsin Tatar

Political offices

President of Northern Cyprus 2025–present

Political offices

Incumbent

Political offices
Preceded byHüseyin Özgürgün	Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus 2018–2019	Succeeded byErsin Tatar
Preceded byErsin Tatar	President of Northern Cyprus 2025–present	Incumbent

References

Daily Sabah
https://www.dailysabah.com/elections/2018/02/02/turkish-cypriot-president-akinci-approves-trncs-new-4-party-coalition
"Ruling coalition resigns in Turkish Cyprus - World News"
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/coalitions-falls-in-turkish-cypriot-143273
"KKTC'de Ersin Tatar başbakanlık görevini devraldı - Son dakika haberleri"
https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2019/gundem/kktcde-ersin-tatar-basbakanlik-gorevini-devraldi-4895208/
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/19/turkish-cypriots-vote-in-pivotal-presidential-election-that-could-revive-peace-talks
Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi Birleşik Güçler
https://www.cumhuriyetciturkpartisi.org/Genel-Baskan-Tufan-Erhurman.html
Tufan Erhürman
http://www.tufanerhurman.com/hakkimda/
"İşte yeni vekiller"
http://www.yeniduzen.com/iste-yeni-vekiller-6034h.htm
"Erhürman Anayasa'da yapılan değişiklikleri anlattı"
https://www.kibrisadahaber.com/erhurman-anayasada-yapilan-degisiklikleri-anlatti-55936h.htm
"CTP-BG'nin yeni Genel Sekreteri Tufan Erhürman"
http://www.kibrispostasi.com/index.php/cat/35/news/165228
BRTK
http://www.brtk.net/ctp-kurultayinda-tek-aday-erhurman-genel-baskan-ilan-edildi/
""İyi niyetle" başladılar"
http://www.yeniduzen.com/iyi-niyetle-basladilar-98102h.htm
Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/19/turkish-cypriots-elect-tufan-erhurman-in-northern-cyprus-polls