Mehmet Ali Talat
 Mehmet Ali Talat (born 6 July 1952) is the former President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He was the leader of the left wing Republican Turkish Party (Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi). He became prime minister in 2004 and subsequently won the Presidential election held on 17 April 2005. Talat was inaugurated on 25 April 2005 succeeding retiring President Rauf Denktaş.