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Turkish President Erdogan congratulates Tufan Erhurman on TRNC presidential election win

19 October 2025 23:15 (UTC +04:00)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday congratulated Tufan Erhurman, leader of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), who won the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) presidential election, according to unofficial results, APA reports.

In a post on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal, Erdogan said he hoped the vote would be beneficial for both countries and the broader region.

“This election once again demonstrated the TRNC’s democratic maturity and reflected the will of our Turkish Cypriot brothers at the ballot box. Türkiye will continue to defend the TRNC’s sovereign rights and interests, together with the Turkish Cypriot people, on every platform,” Erdogan wrote.

According to unofficial results by the TRNC Supreme Election Council, Erhurman won 62.76% of the vote, defeating independent candidate and incumbent President Ersin Tatar, who received 35.81%.