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{{Short description|Head of government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Prime Minister
| body = Northern Cyprus<br/> Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı
| termlength = 
| residence = 
| style = 
| image = KKTC BAŞBAKAN ÜNAL ÜSTEL.jpg
| imagesize = 185px
| alt = 
| incumbent = [[Ünal Üstel]]
| incumbentsince = 12 May 2022
| appointer = [[President of Northern Cyprus]]
| last = 
| formation = 15 November 1983
| inaugural = [[Mustafa Çağatay]]
| salary = 
| website = {{URL|https://basbakanlik.gov.ct.tr/}}
}}

{{Politics of Northern Cyprus}}

The '''Turkish Republic of [[Northern Cyprus]]''' takes place in a framework of a [[semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] republic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://studyinnorthcyprus.org/north-cyprus-2/state-politics/|title = State & Politics – Study in North Cyprus}}</ref> 

The [[President of Northern Cyprus|president]] is [[head of state]] and the '''prime minister''' [[head of government]], and of a [[multi-party system]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the government and the [[Assembly of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus|Assembly of the Republic]]. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The prime minister must command a majority of parliament in order to govern.

There have been 10 prime ministers of Northern Cyprus since 1983. The premiership's precursor was a post known as the "president of the Turkish Cypriot Communal Chamber". The only man to occupy this post was [[Rauf Denktaş]] from 29 December 1969 to 5 July 1976. There were three prime ministers before the Turkish Cypriot community's [[Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus|unilateral declaration of independence]] in 1983.

The incumbent prime minister, [[Ünal Üstel]], took the oath of office on 12 May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KKTC'de UBP-DP-YDP koalisyon hükümeti kuruldu |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/dunya/kktcde-ubp-dp-ydp-koalisyon-hukumeti-kuruldu/2586314 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=www.aa.com.tr |language=Turkish}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)]]
*[[List of prime ministers of Northern Cyprus]]
*[[Deputy Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus]]

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