Sonay Adem (1957, in Paphos – 29 October 2018[1]) was a Turkish Cypriot politician. He served as the Minister for Labor and Social Security in the Cabinet of Northern Cyprus under Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer.[2] He was confirmed in his office (in the 20th TRNC Government) in April 2005 and served until 2009. He was a member of the Republican Turkish Party[3] until his resignation, after which he joined the Communal Liberation Party-New Forces in January 2017.[4] He has done extensive work on curbing illegal immigration to the island, as well as immigration reform, in conjunction with organisations such as the Union of Construction Sector Contractors.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sonay Adem'i kaybettik" (in Turkish). Yenidüzen. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Turkish Cypriots, Turkey agree to set up public administration training centre". BBC Monitoring Europe – Political. 20 April 2007.
  3. ^ "TRNC's 20th Government Established". TRNC Public Information Office. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  4. ^ ""Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi; "YENİ GÜÇLER"". Yenidüzen. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Some 27,000 Turks get work permit in North Cyprus under new emigration law". BBC Monitoring Europe – Political. 6 July 2005.


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