14 Facts About Ersin Tatar

Ersin Tatar previously served as the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus following the collapse of Tufan Erhurman's coalition government in 2019, and remained so until his election as president.

Ersin Tatar was the leader of the National Unity Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until his election.

Ersin Tatar was born in Nicosia on 7 September 1960, the son of Canev and Rustem Tatar.

Ersin Tatar was sent to England to attend Forest School, a private boarding school in Walthamstow, then earned an economics degree from Cambridge University's Jesus College in 1982.

From 1982 to 1986, Tatar worked as a chartered accountant for PriceWaterhouse in London.

When Ersin Tatar visited the UK in 2019, for the first time since 1991, there was concern that he might be arrested for his role in the scandal; however, the government's Serious Fraud Office said that this was "no longer in the public interest".

In 1991, Ersin Tatar moved to Ankara, where he worked at FMC Nurol Defense Industry Co.

Ersin Tatar was an active member of the Cypriot diaspora community in Turkey, and was chair of the Istanbul Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association from 1997 to 2001.

Ersin Tatar entered politics in 2003, joining the National Unity Party.

Ersin Tatar was first elected to Parliament in 2009, serving as Finance Minister under Dervis Eroglu until his party's electoral defeat in 2013.

Ersin Tatar unsuccessfully ran for the UBP leadership in 2015, before running again and winning in 2018.

Ersin Tatar voiced support for the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria and said that Turkish Cypriots "are always on Turkey's side".

Ersin Tatar is a supporter of a two-state solution to the Cyprus dispute.

Ersin Tatar is married to Sibel Ersin Tatar, with whom he has two children.