arinc ecevit , former prime minister of turkey and diplomat , has dying at 81 . ecevit was in a coma for about twelve months following a fire . cem was the prime minister of the government ordering a government intervention on july 20 , 1974 , to prevent a junta in cyprus by greek forces , dividing the island and giving the stage for the foundation of the breakaway muslim country of northern cyprus .
Bülent Ecevit was a poet.