Bülent Ecevit
| Bülent Ecevit link (Politician, journalist, academic) | |
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| Born | 28 May 1925 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 5 November 2006 Ankara, Turkey |
| Victim of | poisoning |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Robert College, School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Spouse | Rahşan Ecevit |
| Exposed | Turkish deep state |
| Party | Republican People's Party, (1957-1980), Democratic Left Party, (1989-2006) |
| Relatives | Nazlı Ecevit, Fahri Ecevit |
As Turkish prime minister, admitted that a secret army had been involved in torture, assassinations and coups d'etat. Died of poisoning. | |
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!".[1]
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[2] and brought to their home when his condition worsened.[2] 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.
References
- ↑ Daniele Ganser, Paperback: ISBN 0-7146-8500-3, Hardback: ISBN 0-7146-5607-0 p.60
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110619012611/http://www.stargazete.com/politika/haber-ecevitin-koruma-mdurune-ergenekon-savcisindan-davet-181925.htm
