Background
ECEVIT, Bulent was born on May 28, 1925 in Istanbul. Son of late Professor Fahri Ecevit, M.P and Nazli Ecevit.
journalist politician prime minister Turkey
ECEVIT, Bulent was born on May 28, 1925 in Istanbul. Son of late Professor Fahri Ecevit, M.P and Nazli Ecevit.
Bachelor, Robert College, 1944. Faculty Linguistics, Ankara, 1944-1946, School Oriental and African Studies, London U., 1946-1948.
Member, press, publicity department Turkish Government, 1944—1946. Faculty linguistics Ankara, 1944—1946, School Oriental and African Studies, London University, 1946—1948. Official Turkish Press Attache' General’ s Office, London, 1946—1950.
News editor Ulus, Ankara, 1950—1953, political columnist, 1956—1960, Halkci and Ulus, Ankara, 1954—1956, Member of Parliament, 1957—1980, 1991. Member Constitutent Assembly, 1960, minister labor, 1961—1965. Political columnist Milliyet, 1965.
Secretary general Republican People's Party, 1965—1971, chairman, 1972—1980. Prime minister, 1974, 1978—1979, 1999—2002. Detained after coup, September, 1980.
Released October, 1980. Chairman Democratic Left Party, 1987—1989, 1989—2003. Lieutenant Turkish Army, 1951-1952 Rockefeller Foundation.
Member press and publicity department Turkish Government, 1944-1946. Member Constitutent Assembly, 1960. Served to Lieutenant Turkish Army, 1951-1952.
Rockefeller Foundation fellow Harvard University., 1958.
Married Rahsan Aral, August 22, 1946.
