Back حزب الاتحاد الوطني Arabic Milli Birlik Partiyası (Şimali Kipr) Azerbaijani Партия на националното единство (Кипър) Bulgarian Ulusal Birlik Partisi German Κόμμα Εθνικής Ενότητας (ΤΔΒΚ) Greek Partido de Unidad Nacional (Chipre del Norte) Spanish Kansallinen yhtenäisyyspuolue (Pohjois-Kypros) Finnish Parti de l'unité nationale (Chypre du Nord) French Partai Persatuan Nasional (Siprus Utara) ID Partito di Unità Nazionale (Cipro del Nord) Italian

National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)

National Unity Party
Ulusal Birlik Partisi
LeaderÜnal Üstel
FounderRauf Denktaş
Founded11 October 1975 (1975-10-11)
HeadquartersNorth Nicosia
IdeologyNational conservatism
Turkish nationalism
Two-state solution
Political positionRight-wing
European affiliationEuropean Conservatives and Reformists (until 2022)
Colors  Orange   White   Black
Parliament
24 / 50
Municipalities
6 / 18
Website
ulusalbirlikpartisi.com

The National Unity Party (Turkish: Ulusal Birlik Partisi, UBP) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. The UBP party was founded by Rauf Denktaş on 11 October 1975. The party was in power from its creation until the 2003 elections with the exception of the period from 1994–1996. Ideologically, it has been variously described as conservative, Turkish nationalism, liberal conservative, and national-conservative.[1] The party is positioned on the right-wing of the political spectrum,[2] and it supports a two-state solution to the Cyprus dispute.[3][4][5] Until April 2022, the party was a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party, which it had joined in April 2017.[6]

In the 2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, the party's candidate Derviş Eroğlu amassed 22.8% of the votes. In the 2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, the party won 44% of the popular vote and 26 out of 50 seats, forming a majority government led by Eroğlu.[7] The party also won the 2010 Northern Cyprus presidential election with Eroğlu as its candidate, and the 2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election with Ersin Tatar as its candidate. From 2016 until 2018 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, the party was the senior partner in a minority government with the Democratic Party, with its leader Hüseyin Özgürgün serving as prime minister. It had previously been a junior partner in a coalition government with the Republican Turkish Party, preceded by a period as the opposition party between 2013 and 2015.[8] Since January 2023, the party has been led by Ünal Üstel, who replaced Faiz Sucuoğlu.[9]

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2022). "Northern Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Turkish Cypriots vote under shadow of economic crisis". Nicosia. Agence-France Press. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via France24. Opinion polls indicate that the right-wing National Unity Party (UBP), which envisions a two-state solution to the island's division, will do the best in the election for a new parliament, where it holds 21 seats.
  3. ^ Morley, Nathan (19 April 2009). "Turkish Cypriots Vote Could Complicate Reunification Talks". Nicosia. Voice of America. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via VOA News.
  4. ^ Varnava, Andrekos; Yakinthou, Christalla (2011). "Cyprus: Political Modernity and the Structures of Democracy in a Divided Island". In Hendriks, Frank; Lidström, Anders; Loughlin, John (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 469. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199562978.003.0020. ISBN 978-0-1915-9471-7. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Oxford Academic.
  5. ^ Gültekin, Bahadır (16 November 2019). "Cyprus talks cannot last forever: Turkish Cypriot PM". Hürriyet Daily News. Istanbul. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Welcome to our new member parties". ACRE Europe. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ Morley, Nathan (30 April 2009). "Cyprus Peace Talks Face Dual Threat". Nicosia. Voice of America. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via VOA News.
  8. ^ "KKTC'de Kalyoncu başbakanlığındaki yeni koalisyon hükümetine onay" [Approval for the new coalition government led by Kalyoncu prime minister in TRNC]. NTV (in Turkish). 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  9. ^ Tarihi, Yayın (1 November 2021). "UBP'nin yeni Genel Başkanı Faiz Sucuoğlu oldu" [Faiz Sucuoğlu became the new Chairman of UBP]. Kıbrıs Postası (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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