Famous Personalities
Political figures Rauf Denktash, president of TRNC¹ (1974-2005) George Grivas, head of EOKA Glafkos Klerides, president (1993-2003) Spyros Kyprianou, president (1977-1988) Makarios III, archbishop, president (1960-1977) Tassos Papadopoulos, president (2003-) Benon Sevan, ex-head of UN Oil for Food program Mehmet Ali Talat, president of TRNC¹ (2005) Ferdi Sabit Soyer, prime minister of TRNC¹ (2005) Alparslan Turkes, Turkish politician
George Vasiliou, president (1988-1993)