Rauf Denkta

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rauf Raif Denkta (or Denktash) (born 26 January 1924) is the founder and the first president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), a de facto state which is only recognized by Turkey. He was the first President of the TRNC, holding that position from 1983 to 2005. Denkta was born in Paphos to judge Raif Mehmet Bey (1882-1941) and Enime Hanim, Turkish Cypriots. He graduated from The English School, Nicosia in Cyprus. Following his graduation he worked as a translator in Famagusta after that as a court clerk and then as a teacher for one year in the English School. He later went to London and trained first as a teacher and then as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. He graduated in 1947 and returned home to practise as a lawyer.