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...DIED. Bulent Ecevit, 81, former Prime Minister of Turkey; in Ankara. First appointed Premier in 1974, Ecevit held the position four more times over the next 30 years. A left-leaning nationalist, Ecevit's reforms at home were overshadowed by his hawkish foreign policy. Despite international opposition, Ecevit ordered Turkish troops into Cyprus in 1974 following a Greek-backed coup. His intervention split the island in two, and led to decades of deadlock with Greece...
When the Ottoman empire of the mid-19th century started coming apart at the seams, Russia's Czar Nicholas I memorably dubbed it the "sick man" of Europe. Last week, the empire's successor, Turkey, reeled in political chaos as its own sick man, Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit - who suffers from a host of ailments linked to a chronic neurological disease - stubbornly clung to power. With Ecevit's three-party coalition teetering on the brink of collapse, his Democratic Left Party (D.S.P.) essentially split in two and parliament in recess, Ecevit, 77, defied a growing chorus of demands...
...danger to public order" or the well-being of children. And dealers will face a maximum prison term of 14 years. The Conservative opposition criticized the announcement, accusing the government of sending mixed messages on drugs. TURKEY Political Crisis The failing health of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, 77, led to political turmoil. Ecevit's refusal to stand down or call early elections prompted seven cabinet ministers and around 43 deputies to resign from the governing Democratic Left Party. Former Foreign Minister Ismail Cem announced the formation of a new party with Kemal Dervis, the Economy Minister. Dervis, however...
...getting the country's shattered economy back on track, the government began talks with the International Monetary Fund about billions of dollars in new loans, and moved to take over the small Ulusal Bank, which was in danger of becoming insolvent. A political clash between Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and President Ahmet Necdet Sezer two weeks ago-over banking reform and corruption-led to a currency free fall and market chaos. Ecevit is now assembling an economic team-including a new central bank governor-in the hope of restoring investor confidence...
...establishment is not just facing up to the economic crisis but dealing with popular demands to get its house in order. So far, public opinion appears to be siding with Sezer-seen as a white knight in the dark den of Ankara politics. On the other hand, it is Ecevit's job, not his, to keep the unwieldy coalition together. So what happens next? No immediate resignations are expected, but no one will be going into the next elections (due by April 2004) on a platform of having restored prosperity. The Turkish military, which watched the clash in stunned silence...