Turgay Avci
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Turgay Avcı is the Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
. He is also the Leader of the Reform Party (Northern Cyprus).
Avcı was born in Larnaca
in 1959. After graduating from Namık Kemal High School in Famagusta
, he studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at American University of Beirut
, graduating in 1985. He received his masters degree in Business Administration at the Eastern Mediterranean University
(EMU) in 1992 and has a doctorate from Çukurova University
on Administration and Organization.
He attended trainings in USA and Germany in the fields of tourism, administration and quality.
He was a Member of North Cyprus Atatürk Research and Implementation Centre and Member of the State Television (BRT) Board. In the public sector, he served as a Member of the Advisory Council, Specialization Commission, Tourism Master Plan Working Committee, Tourism Advisory Committee, and Human Resource and Education Committee.
In 14 December 2003 General Elections and later in 20 February 2005 early elections he was elected to the Parliament as National Unity Party's Famagusta
MP. After serving as the Secretary General of the National Unity Party, he resigned from his party and formed the Freedom and Reform Party. He took part in the Republican Turkish Party
-United Forces and Freedom and Reform Party coalition government, which was formed in 25 September 2006, as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turgay Avci has begun some very good work with the embargoes. He has begun to directly ship tours and to normalize relations with Syria.
Deputy Prime Minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some counties, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, but is significantly different, though both...
and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus...
. He is also the Leader of the Reform Party (Northern Cyprus).
Avcı was born in Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
in 1959. After graduating from Namık Kemal High School in Famagusta
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...
, he studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
, graduating in 1985. He received his masters degree in Business Administration at the Eastern Mediterranean University
Eastern Mediterranean University
The Eastern Mediterranean University , located in Northern Cyprus, was established in 1979 as a higher-education institution of technology for Turkish Cypriots. In 1986, it was converted to a state-trust-run university...
(EMU) in 1992 and has a doctorate from Çukurova University
Çukurova University
Çukurova University has eleven faculties, three colleges, seven vocational colleges, three institutes and twenty six research and application centers...
on Administration and Organization.
He attended trainings in USA and Germany in the fields of tourism, administration and quality.
He was a Member of North Cyprus Atatürk Research and Implementation Centre and Member of the State Television (BRT) Board. In the public sector, he served as a Member of the Advisory Council, Specialization Commission, Tourism Master Plan Working Committee, Tourism Advisory Committee, and Human Resource and Education Committee.
In 14 December 2003 General Elections and later in 20 February 2005 early elections he was elected to the Parliament as National Unity Party's Famagusta
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...
MP. After serving as the Secretary General of the National Unity Party, he resigned from his party and formed the Freedom and Reform Party. He took part in the Republican Turkish Party
Republican Turkish Party
The Republican Turkish Party is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Cyprus. The party was founded in 1970 by Ahmet Mithat Berberoğlu, a lawyer, in opposition to the leadership of Fazıl Küçük and Rauf Denktaş.In the 1980s, the CTP's political position shifted to the left, to a...
-United Forces and Freedom and Reform Party coalition government, which was formed in 25 September 2006, as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turgay Avci has begun some very good work with the embargoes. He has begun to directly ship tours and to normalize relations with Syria.