The Speaker of the Republics Assembly Önder Sennaroğlu issued a message to commemorate the late founding President Rauf Raif Denktaş on the 10th anniversary of his passing.
In his message Sennaroğlu expressed his gratitude and respect for the late founding president Rauf Raif Denktaş and praised him for the struggle he waged so that the Turkish Cypriot people could obtain their freedom without compromising on his principles and beliefs.
“His name and memory will live on in the hearts of the Turkish Cypriot nation forever” said Sennaroğlu.
“Rauf Raif Denktaş, our voice and symbol in the world, who led the difficult journey that enabled us to become a people with a state from a community in the colonial administration, was an exceptional personality who won the admiration of everyone and even his enemies as well” said Sennaroğlu.
Noting that his absence will always be felt, Sennaroğlu said that he continues to inspire the Turkish Cypriot people with his ideas and ambitions.
“I commemorate him with much respect for what he has done for his country and people” said Sennaroğlu.