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Former Turkish Prime Minister Ecevit Dies at 81

Iran Materials 6 November 2006 11:05 (UTC +04:00)

(turkishweekly.net) - Bulent Ecevit, a five-time Turkish premier and social democrat leader has died at 81. He ordered to save the Turkish Cypriots from the Greek genocide attempt by sending Turkish army to Northern Cyprus in 1973.

Ecevit, a political force in Turkey for close to half a century, died at Ankara's GATA (Gulhane) Hospital, reports Trend.

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