TDP names 50 candidates for December election

Members voted using a digital system at the party’s candidate selection congress at Paradise Park in Lefkoşa. Results were announced after voting closed at 6pm.

The slate comprises 16 candidates for Lefkoşa, 12 each for Gazimağusa and Girne, five for İskele, three for Güzelyurt and two for Lefke.

Outlining the party’s election priorities, TDP leader Zeki Çeler said it aimed to secure strong parliamentary representation and take responsibility in government. He pledged to strengthen transparency, accountability and merit-based appointments in public administration, alongside policies promoting social justice, fair taxation and protection for workers.

Mr Çeler heads the Lefkoşa list, Mustafa Emiroğulları leads Gazimağusa and Ayşe Öztabay tops the Girne slate. Mürüde Çelikağ heads İskele, Metin Ertop leads Güzelyurt and Mine Atlı takes first place in Lefke.

The full candidate lists, in the order announced, are:

Lefkoşa: Zeki Çeler, Deniz Birinci, Hakan Üredi, Kemal Baykallı, Mehmet Çakıcı, Erman Yaylalı, Ali Yaman Işık, Hüseyin Paşa, Ahmet Karahan, Esra Şerebet, Güneş Kozal, Erhan Keser, Duygu Göze Ergöknil, Havva Güleş, Cemal Sunar and İlker Balkır.

Gazimağusa: Mustafa Emiroğulları, Tacan Reynar, Ece Balcı, Ahmet Denizer, Şifa Çika, Güncel Masharoğluları, Olgu Tansuğ, Zakire Kaleli, Umut Kadı, Atakan Bayraktaroğlu, Firuzan Sel and Ceylan Mehmet.

Girne: Ayşe Öztabay, Mehmet Perçinkardeşler, Süha Halil Akpınar, Tekin Birinci, Feride Gürel, Barış Baydar, Çile Atamer, Mehmet Metin Şenova, Bayram Dem, Muhammat Gözay, Filiz Dilara Kısa and Aigul Gazikoylu.

İskele: Mürüde Çelikağ, Elif Özyiğit Cengiz, Çağıl Çırakoğlu, Kemal Yıldız and Ercan Yüzüak.

Güzelyurt: Metin Ertop, Mehmet Derya and Faik Arçay.

Lefke: Mine Atlı and Haluk Giray.