Kalyoncu cabinet was the government of Northern Cyprus between 16 July 2015 and 16 April 2016, consisting of 10 ministers formed by a coalition of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and National Unity Party (UBP), under prime minister Ömer Kalyoncu from the CTP. The two parties shared the ministries equally, and formed a government for the first time. All ministers from the UBP were MPs, while the CTP initially had three from outside the parliament.[1]

Composition

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Title Name Start of Term End of Term Party
Prime Minister Ömer Kalyoncu 16 July 2015 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Interior and Labour Aziz Gürpınar 16 July 2015 20 October 2015 Republican Turkish Party
Asım Akansoy 20 October 2015 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister of Finance Hasan Başoğlu 16 July 2015 20 October 2015 Republican Turkish Party
Birikim Özgür 20 October 2015 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emine Çolak 16 July 2015 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Health Salih İzbul 16 July 2015 16 Nisan 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food Önder Sennaroğlu 16 July 2015 20 October 2015 Republican Turkish Party
Erkut Şahali 20 October 2015 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Tourism Faiz Sucuoğlu 16 July 2015 4 April 2016 National Unity Party
Emine Çolak 4 April 2016 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Economy, Industry and Commerce Sunat Atun 16 July 2015 4 April 2016 National Unity Party
Birikim Özgür 4 April 2016 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Transportation Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu 16 July 2015 4 April 2016 National Unity Party
Asım Akansoy 4 April 2016 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for National Education Kemal Dürüst 16 July 2015 4 April 2016 National Unity Party
Salih İzbul 4 April 2016 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party
Minister for Public Works, Environment and Culture Kutlu Evren 16 July 2015 4 April 2016 National Unity Party
Erkut Şahali 4 April 2016 16 April 2016 Republican Turkish Party


On 19 October 2015, the cabinet was changed as three of the ministers from the CTP were replaced. Hasan Başoğlu, the Minister of Finance, was replaced by Birikim Özgür. According to Kalyoncu, this was due to Başoğlu's request for removal from his post because of his health problems. Önder Sennaroğlu, the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food was replaced by Erkut Şahali and Aziz Gürpınar, the Minister of Interior and Labor by Asım Akansoy. Kalyoncu gave the reason for these replacements as "making the cabinet younger".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kıbrıs Türk siyasi tarihinde bir ilk: CTP - UBP Koalisyonu" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ "'GENÇLEŞTİRME'" (in Turkish). Yeni Düzen. Retrieved 20 December 2015.