Turkish Cypriots ‘have lost a hero’
By Simon Bahceli Published on January 15, 2012
TRIBUTES were paid in northern Cyprus yesterday to former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash who died on Friday night, aged 88.
One of the first to react to the news of his death was Turkish President Abdullah Gul who said he and Turkey were “deeply saddened” and that Denktash’s death was “a loss, not only for Turkish Cypriots but for all Turks”.
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