The relationship between leadership and communication is very close. A good leader must have effective communication skills. Communication is extremely important in explaining the leader's vision interacting with the audience and achieving their goals. In this context it would be right to state that successful leadership is built on a strong communication foundation. Rauf Denktaş's leadership characteristics include a strong vision effective communication skills and determination. As the founder of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus he led the Turkish Cypriot people with a fighting spirit. He pioneered efforts to solve the Cyprus problem by using his diplomatic skills. He acted with strategic thinking defending the rights of the Turkish Cypriot people and fighting for independence and a just solution. In this book the life political life leadership and communication characteristics of Rauf Raif Denktaş the Founding President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are discussed in the light of interviews with himself his family and politicians who witnessed his life.