Ecevit

American

[e-je-veet] / ɛ dʒɛˌvit /

noun

Bülent 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.

Ecevit British

/ ˈɛʃəvɪt /

noun

Bülent (ˈbuːlənt). 1925–2006, Turkish politician and journalist: prime minister of Turkey (1974, 1977, 1978–79, 1998–2002)

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“My salary is gone in two days and then I live on the credit card,” said Bahar Ecevit, 24, a clerk in a clothing store.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

“Something is going to happen,” said Bulent Ecevit Tatlidil, a member of the executive bureau of the Republican People’s Party who is from the farming district.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2018

Bulent Ecevit, a prime minister arrested and interned by the generals in a 1980 army coup, wrote poetry during his captivity, his verse mostly an avowal of love to his wife, Rahsan.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2012

Former Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit announced a similar plan for a “second Bosporus” in 1994 that went nowhere.

From BusinessWeek • May 12, 2011

Unable to form a new coalition government because of disagreements over Cyprus, Ecevit announced that he could not hold "serious" talks with the Secretary of State.

From Time Magazine Archive

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