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Rauf Denktaş
Rauf Raif Denktaş was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between the declaration of the de facto state by Denktaş in 1983 and 2005, as the president of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus between 1975 and 1983 and as the president of the A…
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politics · Founder and first president of Northern Cyprus (served 1983–2005) · politician · lawyer · writer · also Rauf Denktaş, Rauf Denktash, Denktaş
Born 27 January 1924 · Died 13 January 2012 · Q200436
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2026· 2 entries
“s Larry King Live. Roe was with Tammy Faye at the moment of her death. Codeine...bourbon... Who: Tallulah Bankhead, an American actress of the stage and screen, and a reputed libertine. Note: Her response when asked if she wanted anything. You know. Bill and I have working on Hanna-Barbera studios since many years ago. We”
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2025· 1 entry
Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 19 Ağustos 2025 tarihinde yapılan bir paylaşımda, Rauf Denktaş’ın Ecevit’in ziyaretçi defterine “sen olmasaydın 1974’te Kıbrıs’ın tamamını alacaktık” yazdığı iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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2020· 1 entry
Anadolu Ajansi: Rauf Denktas: Life dedicated to Turkish Cypriots
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2012· 3 entries
SPIEGEL: Rauf Denktaş
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Trend News Agency: Founder of Turkish Cyprus, Rauf Denktas, dies at age 87
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Died 2012-01-13.
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2005· 1 entry
Won State Medal of Honour of the Republic of Turkey (2005).
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2002· 1 entry
There were large demonstrations in northern Cyprus by Turkish Cypriots demanding reunification of the island, which would give them EU citizenship when Cyprus joined the EU in 2004
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Atatürk International Peace Prize (2000).
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1983· 2 entries
And 2005, as the president of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus between 1975 and 1983 and as the president of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration between 1974 and 1975
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Career landmark: President of Northern Cyprus (1983–2005).
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1975· 1 entry
And then President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus in 1976 and for a second term in 1981
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1973· 2 entries
Career landmark: Vice President of Cyprus (1973–1974).
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As the Vice President of the Republic of Cyprus
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1960· 1 entry
Cyprus won independence from Britain, and the Republic of Cyprus was established
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1957· 1 entry
Denktaş played the lead role in the founding of the Turkish Resistance Organization (TMT), which was formed to resist EOKA's struggle to proclaim Enosis (union with Greece) and worked for the partition of Cyprus
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1948· 1 entry
Denktaş served as a member of the Consultative Assembly in search of self-government for Cyprus and became a member of the Turkish Affairs Committee
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1924· 1 entry
Born 1924-01-27.
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