Ömer Kalyoncu

Ömer Soyer Kalyoncu (born on 16 October 1950) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus between 16 July 2015[1] and April 2016.

Upon his return to Cyprus, he became first an administrator, then the leader of the Association of Revolutionary Youth.

[2] He became a member of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) in 1973, and rose to high positions, including the membership of the Central Administrative Board (Turkish: Merkez Yönetim Kurulu, MYK).

[3] In June 2015, after Mehmet Ali Talat assumed leadership of the CTP, the cabinet under former party leader Özkan Yorgancıoğlu fell.

[4] On 9 July 2015, it was announced that the government would be formed with the National Unity Party.