Claim: Rauf Denktaş, the Turkish Cypriot politician born to Emine Hanim, made attempts to become president of Northern Cyprus from 1985 until 2005.
Evidence: Rauf Denktaş 1st President of Northern Cyprus Denktaş was born in Paphos to judge Raif Mehmet Bey and Emine Hanim, Turkish Cypriots. He played a key role in the 1983 Unilateral Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and was elected as the President of the TRNC in 1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000.