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Bulent Ecevit Biography and Timeline

Follow Bulent Ecevit through 17 dated historical records for Turkey.

Bulent Ecevit, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

17Distinct records
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1925–2002Years on this page

1925

Birth of Bulent Ecevit

Istanbul · Government / Government of Turkey

Birth of Bulent Ecevit

1972

Republican Peoples Party

Party Leader of Republican Peoples Party · Politics / Republican Peoples Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Republican Peoples Party

Role range: 1972-1980

1974

Prime Minister of Turkey

Prime Minister of Turkey · Government / Government of Turkey

Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term

Role range: 1974-1974

Invasion of Cyprus

Prime Minister of Turkey · London · Government / Government of Turkey

Attends talks with Wilson & Callaghan in London. Asks Britain to invade Cyprus & protect the Turkisk population but is refused support

Political Support at London

Prime Minister of Turkey · London · Government / Government of Turkey

Asks Britain to invade Cyprus & protect the Turkisk population but is refused support

Invasion of Cyprus

Prime Minister of Turkey · Istanbul · Government / Government of Turkey

Turkish establish beach-heads along the northern coast & near Nicosia

Conference of Geneva

Prime Minister of Turkey · Geneva · Government / Government of Turkey

Differences with Greece will be discussed between Britain, Turkey & Greece

Peace

Prime Minister of Turkey · Geneva · Government / Government of Turkey

Greece will be discussed at a conference with Britain, Turkey & Greece

Peace

Prime Minister of Turkey · Istanbul · Government / Government of Turkey

A month after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus a cease-fire is agreed

1977

Prime Minister of Turkey

Prime Minister of Turkey · Government / Government of Turkey

Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term

Role range: 1977-1977

1978

Prime Minister of Turkey

Prime Minister of Turkey · Government / Government of Turkey

Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 3rd term

Role range: 1978-1979

1999

Prime Minister of Turkey

Prime Minister of Turkey · Government / Government of Turkey

Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 4th term

Role range: 1999-2002

2002

EU Membership Reforms

Prime Minister of Turkey · Istanbul · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Parliament approves reforms aimed at securing EU membership

Role range: 1999-2002

Death of Bulent Ecevit

Prime Minister of Turkey · Istanbul · Government / Government of Turkey

The death sentence is abolished, except in times of war

Role range: 1999-2002

Invasion of Iraq

Prime Minister of Turkey · Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

NATO member Turkey refuses to allow the US army across its territory into northern Iraq

Role range: 2003-2003 – 1999-2002

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Prime Minister of Turkey · Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

NATO member Turkey refuses to allow the US army across its territory into northern Iraq

Role range: 2003-2003 – 1999-2002

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Prime Minister of Turkey · Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

NATO member Turkey refuses to allow the US army across its territory into northern Iraq

Role range: 1999-2002

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.