Ersin Tatar became the prime minister following the collapse of the coalition government of Tufan Erhurman in May 2019 and served until his own election as president.
11 Facts About Ersin Tatar
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Ersin Tatar was the leader of the National Unity Party and served as leader of the opposition.
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Ersin Tatar was born on 7 September 1960 in Nicosia, the son of politician Rustem Tatar, and his wife Canev Tatar.
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Ersin Tatar was a boarding pupil at Forest School, a private school in east London, England, and attended Jesus College, Cambridge, where he earned a degree in economics in 1982.
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From 1982 to 1986, Tatar worked as a chartered accountant for PriceWaterhouse in England.
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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.
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Ersin Tatar was first elected to parliament in 2009, and served as minister of Finance under Dervis Eroglu until his party's defeat in 2013.
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Ersin Tatar voiced support for the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria and said that Cypriot Turks are always on Turkey's side.
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The move to open the beachfront, announced by Ersin Tatar, drew widespread condemnation both in the north and in the Republic of Cyprus, as well as with the international community.
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Furthermore, deputy prime minister of that time Kudret Ozersay announced his resignation and has accused of Ersin Tatar of stealing his idea.
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Ersin Tatar is married to Sibel Tatar, and they have two children.