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Tufan Erhürman

PEP · Politician

Tufan Erhürman is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Tufan Erhürman · Τουφάν Ερχιουρμάν · Туфан Ерхюрман · Туфан Эрхюрман · טופאן ארהורמן · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Эрхюрман, Туфан				[sources]
Birth date	1970-09-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Nicosia				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Northern Cyprus				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Tufan				[sources]
Last name	Erhürman				[sources]
Political association	Republican Turkish Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q47188815				[sources]
Position	Member of the Assembly of the Republic (2013-) · President of Northern Cyprus (2025-) · Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2018-2019)				[sources]
Education	Ankara University Law School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-06	Last processed	2026-04-06	First seen	2023-04-20

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President of Northern Cyprus

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-04

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