Word: leyman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Pink Satin and a Red Veil. In Istanbul during the next two days, De Gaulle found the pomp and circumstance he most enjoys. Attending a reception in the vast, marble-columned hall of the 19th century Dolmabahce Palace, De Gaulle sat with Premier Süleyman Demirel on pink satin cushions atop a gold divan. Beneath a seven-ton chandelier, long tables were weighted with 30 different kinds of food and 35 desserts prepared by 70 chefs...
Thus emboldened, Premier Süleyman Demirel played along with the rising Turkish indignation over Cyprus. In an all-night session of Parliament, he demanded-and got-permission to send troops abroad, which was the next thing to an outright declaration of war. He ordered a full-scale alert and fired off a sharp note to Athens that demanded, among other things, the immediate recall of General Grivas to the mainland and the withdrawal of the illegally infiltrated Greek regulars from the island. He also insisted on guarantees for the free movement of Turkish Cypriots so that they could concentrate...