NEW : CNN leader laments death . Cypriot Turkish leader Ban Ki-moon dies after a long illness . Denktas , 87 , was instrumental in the independence of Turkish Cyprus , which , outside of Turkey , is not recognized internationally . He was a president of the self-declared republic , recognized only by Baf .
NEW : CNN leader laments death . Cypriot Turkish leader Ban Ki-moon dies after a long illness . He was a president of the self-declared republic , recognized only by Baf .