Kudret Özersay (born 16 December 1973) is a Turkish Cypriot academic, diplomat and politician.

[6] The movement headed by him criticized the government, political parties, and other institutions such as the Directorate General for Police.

[11] Özersay ran for President of Northern Cyprus in the 2015 election and finished fourth, thus being eliminated in the first round.

[12] On 6 January 2016, Özersay, along with other founding members, established the People's Party, after leaving the leadership of the Toparlanıyoruz Movement.

[13] He stated the party's aim as erasing the old political order based on corruption and the good administration of the Turkish Cypriot people.