He was named successor to Talat's former post of TRNC Prime Minister on April 25, 2005.
Soyer was born in Nicosia in 1952, attending secondary school in Cyprus, then continued towards a degree in medicine from Turkey.
While there, Soyer co-founded the Youth Federation of Turkish Cypriot Students (KOGEF) and he was also its leader for a time.
Upon returning to Cyprus, Soyer continued to take an active part in various Turkish-Cypriot political movements.
TRNC Cabinet offices that Soyer held was Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy in the 1993 DP-CTP coalition government.