Bayterek Uluslararası Akademik Araştırmalar Dergisi

Yazarlar: Emre GÜLER

Konular:Eğitim, Bilimsel Disiplinler

DOI:10.48174/buaad.821187

Anahtar Kelimeler:Rauf Raif Denktaş,Cyprus,Republic of Turkey,Independence

Özet: Cyprus, which is the key to the Mediterranean, has been the center of wars throughout history. For many years the importance for Turkey of the island under Turkish sovereignty, who lived there found both in terms of both security is indispensable for the Turks. Rauf Raif Denktaş, who rescued the Turkish Cypriot people from captivity and carried the flag in the forefront in the struggle for independence against the Greek colony, and is one of the cornerstones of the Cyprus struggle. Denktaş devoted his life to the Cyprus cause, disregarding his own interests, and fought for the Turkish Cypriots to continue their existence and live freely on the island. Our study includes a chronological summary of the struggle between Turks, British and Greeks in Cyprus and the life of Denktaş and what he has done in this period, and to contribute to the researches on Cyprus through the evaluation of various press documents, scanning the sources and It aims to remember those who lost their lives for the independence of the Republic.

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