Bulent Ecevit Quotes

Bulent Ecevit — Politician born on May 28, 1925,

Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister of Turkey in 1974, 1977, 1978–79, and 1999–2002. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party between 1972 and 1980, and in 1989 he became the leader of the Democratic Left Party... (wikipedia)

Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army.

But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time.

And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy.

It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past.

Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it.

Bulent Ecevit Quotes

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