Anti-Denktash book causes fury among Turkish Cypriots

A book which offers fierce criticism for late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash caused fury among the Turkish Cypriot community over the weekend, with figures from across the north’s political spectrum rushing to condemn it.

The book is entitled Dumbuk, a Turkish word which is considered an insult and can be translated into English as “pimp” or “cuck”, depending on its context, and its front cover has that word written in blood above a picture of Denktash on fire, and the subtitle “the story of a fraud”.