Erhan Arıklı

Erhan Arıklı (born 1962, Ardahan) is a Turkish academic, politician and leader of the Rebirth Party.

[1] He participated in the 2020 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus presidential election as the candidate of the Rebirth Party.

[3] In 2021, Arıklı, then Minister of Economy and Energy of Northern Cyprus, revealed that he had been arrested and subsequently appeared in court after being pursued by Interpol.

His statements came in response to reports from newspaper Kathimerini that the European Union had halted infrastructure funding in Northern Cyprus due to his actions.

Arıklı explained that following an incident at Deryneia, he was accused by Greek authorities of inciting unrest, which led to his arrest in Kyrgyzstan.