Özkan Murat (born January 25, 1957, in BAF-TRNC) is a

Minister of Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

in the 20th Government of the

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a '' de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all o ...

(TRNC). Confirmed in April 2005, he holds the Interior Ministry portfolio under

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Ferdi Sabit Soyer Ferdi Sabit Soyer (; born March 5, 1952) is a former Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and former Leader of Republican Turkish Party (CTP). Soyer, a former union leader, has been a member of the TRNC parliament since 1985 ...

. Murat graduated from the

University of Istanbul Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks, it was reformed as the fi ...

School of Law in 1980. He had been the chairman of İKÖK in his education years. He worked as an attorney between 1983 and 1993. He then represented

Lefkoşa Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities. Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capita ...

as a parliamenter (1993–1998). He had his first chair at the Board of Ministers as Minister of Labour and Social Security and later his second chair as Minister of Agriculture, Natural Sources and Energy. Finally, he became the Minister of Interior for the existing government of TRNC (2007). Murat is married and has two children.

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1957 births Living people Government ministers of Northern Cyprus Place of birth missing (living people) Istanbul University alumni Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni {{Cyprus-politician-stub