Rauf 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 Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration between 1974 and 1975. He was also elected in 1973 as the vice-president of the Republic of Cyprus.

Born:

Jan 27, 1924 In Nicosia, Cyprus

Movie/TV Credits:

6

First Appeared:

In the movie Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus 1975-03-06

Latest Project:

Movie 50 Years of Cyprus: Final 1999-01-29