He was born on March 10, 1945 in Buyukkonuk Village in Magusa. After
completing his primary and secondary education in Nicosia, in 1962 he went
to University of Ankara Law School. He married Vesile Usar in 1969 and had
a daughter and a son. He then graduated from Law School in 1971. He was
fluent in English and Greek and while he was a student, he took part in
various positions in student organizations. He was the first president of
the Cypriot Turkish National Student Federation.

When he was elected as a deputy of the Congress in June 1976, he took a
break from his job as a lawyer which he started in 1972. He was a
representative of Cumhuriyetci Turk Partisi in the Founding Assembly of
KTFD (Turkish Federative State of Cyprus) in 1975 and (Northern Cyprus
Parlementer Assembly) in 1983. Without any breaks, he was re-elected as a
deputy after the June 1981 and June 1985 elections. After the May 1990
election, even though he was elected as a deputy, he boycotted the
anti-democratic practices and did not join the Congress.

Between 1972 and 1991, Naci Talat was the Secretary General of
Cumhuriyetci Turk Partisi, and he dedicated his life for the peace and
democracy struggle of the Cypriot Turkish Community.

This legendary leader, who was one of the most important politicians that
guided Cypriot Turkish political life, said his goodbyes to the struggle
and the people who loved him, on June 26, 1991 in London.

Even though years have passed since he passed away, Naci Talat's thoughts,
voice, and image still continue to affect tens of thousands of people.

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