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...July 19, Nihat Erim, Prime Minister in 1971-72, was "executed" by the Dev-Sol (Revolutionary Left...
Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim was not terribly surprised last week when a message from President Cevdet Sunay was rushed to him at Ankara airport. Erim had just said goodbye to Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgorny, who flew home after a week of inconclusive negotiations over a proposed Soviet-Turkish friendship treaty. Ceremonies completed, Erim tore open the envelope to learn that he was being relieved as Prime Minister because of his "extreme fatigue...
...government of Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim agreed to have a court review of the death sentence. In a daylong confrontation with the terrorists, Interior Minister Ferit Kubat tried to talk them into surrendering. Finally, the guerrillas shoved one hostage in front of a window. "These fellows won't listen to anything," he cried. "They are going to kill...
...Turkish government was taking, the U.S. promised to increase its aid and technical assistance to help Turkey convert from poppy growing to other farm products. President Nixon made a special point of appearing before TV cameras with the Turkish Ambassador to Washington and praising Turkey's Premier Nihat Erim for his "courageous, statesmanlike action." Secretary of State William Rogers told TIME Correspondent William Mader: "The decision may create difficult domestic problems for Turkey, but it was taken in the interest of the international community. When we in the U.S. have so many teen-agers dying of heroin addiction...
Insolent Demands. The kidnaping incensed-and embarrassed-the two-month-old, military-backed government of Premier Nihat Erim. Eleven provinces have been under strict martial law since the end of April, yet the Liberation Army, which abducted and then released five U.S. servicemen earlier this year, was still able to nab Elrom...