Serving Ministers
Our ministers in chronological order by terms of office.
2022 - Present
Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs with the cabinet change on 9 March 2022 and continued in office in the UBP–DP–YDP coalition government formed on 12 May 2022.
2022 - 2022
Hasan Taçoy
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In 2022, he briefly served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2020 - 2022
Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He was reappointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 9 December 2020 and handed over the post on 21 February 2022.
2018 - 2020
Prof. Dr. Kudret Özersay
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2016 - 2018
Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2016 and 2018.
2015 - 2016
Emine Çolak
Minister of Foreign Affairs
She served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2015 and 2016.
2013 - 2015
Özdil Nami
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2013 and 2015.
2009 - 2013
Hüseyin Özgürgün
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2009 and 2013.
2006 - 2009
Doç. Dr. Turgay Avcı
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2006 and 2009.
2004 - 2006
Serdar Denktaş
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the minister responsible for the foreign affairs portfolio in the TRNC between 2004 and 2006.
1998 - 2004
Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs (and related portfolio) between 1998 and 2004.
1996 - 1998
Taner Etkin
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence between 1996 and 1998.
1994 - 1996
Atay Ahmet Raşit
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1994 and 1996.
1985 - 1994
Kenan Atakol
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the TRNC Minister of Foreign Affairs for his second term.
1983 - 1985
Necati Münür Ertekün
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs during the early years of the TRNC.
1978 - 1983
Dr. Kenan Atakol
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as the minister responsible for foreign affairs during the TFSC/TRNC period.
1976 - 1978
Vedat Çelik
Minister of Foreign Affairs
He served as Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs.