Oktay Kayalp
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Oktay Kayalp was born in 1957 in Famagusta
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...

, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

, he received his primary schooling at Canbulat Ilkokulu and secondary education at the city's prestigious Namik Kemal Lisesi. Upon completion of his secondary school, Kayalp graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ege University
Ege University
Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the Faculties of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture...

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Once back in Cyprus and completion of his national service he went into business as shipping agent directing the family business MK Nejati & Sons in Famagusta. He continued his business ventures until his election to be the Mayor of Famagusta at the 1994 local elections in North Cyprus. He was elected to this position an unprecedented four times, lastly in 2010. Kayalp is married with two children.
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