Bulent Ecevit

Bulent Ecevit   (politician, journalist, academic)
Born	28 May 1925 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	5 November 2006 (Age 81) Ankara, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Alma mater	Robert College, School of Oriental and African Studies
Spouse	Rahşan Ecevit
Exposed	Turkish deep state
Member of	Harvard/International Seminar/1957
Interest of	Fehmi Koru
Party	Republican People's Party, (1957-1980), Democratic Left Party, (1989-2006)
As Turkish prime minister, admitted that a secret army had been involved in torture, assassinations and coups d'etat  Prime Minister of Turkey  In office 11 January 1999 - 18 November 2002 Deputy Mesut Yilmaz Preceded by Mesut Yilmaz Succeeded by Abdullah Gul  Prime Minister of Turkey  In office 5 January 1978 - 12 November 1979 Deputy Hikmet Çetin Preceded by Süleyman Demirel Succeeded by Süleyman Demirel  Prime Minister of Turkey  In office 21 June 1977 - 21 July 1977 Preceded by Süleyman Demirel Succeeded by Süleyman Demirel  Prime Minister of Turkey  In office 26 January 1974 - 17 November 1974 Deputy Necmettin Erbakan  Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey  In office 30 June 1997 - 11 January 1999 Boss Mesut Yilmaz Preceded by Tansu Çiller  Leader of the Democratic Left Party In office 15 January 1989 - 25 July 2004  Leader of the Democratic Left Party In office 13 September 1987 - 7 March 1988  Leader of the Republican People's Party In office 14 May 1972 - 30 October 1980  Turkey/Member of the Grand National Assembly  In office 27 October 1957 - 12 September 1980  Turkey/Member of the Grand National Assembly  In office 20 October 1991 - 18 November 2002 Succeeded by Ali Babacan, Egemen Bagiş

Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, writer, scholar, and journalist, who was the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He was prime minister in 1974, 1977, 1978–1979, and 1999–2002. Ecevit was chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) between 1972 and 1980, and in 1987 he became chairman of the Democratic Left Party (DSP).

Career

As Turkish prime minister, Bulent Ecevit admitted that a secret army had been involved in torture, assassinations and coups d'etat, which prompted the serving defence minister Giray to retort "Ecevit had better keep his fucking mouth shut!".

Poisoned by deep state

Ecevit's last premiership was his longest at almost four years, and ultimately his most consequential. Rumors about Bülent Ecevit's ill health were confirmed when he was taken to Başkent University Ankara Hospital on 4 May, 2002. He was taken out of the hospital by Rahşan and brought to their home when his condition worsened. Bülent rested at home for a while, but was taken to the hospital again on 17 May and stayed there for eleven days. Rahşan shared her doubts about her husbands treatment with public during this period. Her allegations were denied, but the issue was brought up again in the Ergenekon trials in the following years.

 

An appointment by Bulent Ecevit

Appointee	Job	Appointed	End
İsmail Cem	Turkey/Minister/Foreign Affairs	30 June 1997	11 July 2002

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1975	25 April 1975	27 April 1975	Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme	The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests

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