Bulent Ecevit

Bulent Ecevit   (politician, journalist, academic)
Born	1925-05-28 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	2006-11-05 (Age 81) Ankara, Turkey
Alma mater	Robert College, School of Oriental and African Studies
Spouse	Rahşan Ecevit
Party	Republican People's Party,  (1957-1980),  Democratic Left Party,  (1989-2006)
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 Cetin 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  Member of the Grand National Assembly In office 27 October 1957 - 12 September 1980  Member of the Grand National Assembly In office 20 October 1991 - 18 November 2002 Succeeded by Egemen Bagiş

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!".

28 May 1925|5 November 2006| 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)
Bilderberg/1975	25 April 1975	27 April 1975	Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme

References

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