![Outgoing Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci (R) and the newly elected leader Ersin Tatar, arrive at a handover ceremony in the northern part of Nicosia, the capital of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), on 23 October 2020 [BIROL BEBEK/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Outgoing-Turkish-Cypriot-leader-Mustafa-Akinci.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
A presidential election was held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus last Sunday. That is the northern part of the island that has been divided since 1974. The...
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