cem ecevit , former cabinet minister of turkey and diplomat , has died at 81 . bulent was in a hospitalized for practically six months of a stroke . ecevit was the prime minister of the cabinet ordering a military strike on july 20 , 1974 , to prevent a rebellion in greece by greek fighters , dividing the island and setting the stage for the foundation of the independence socialist republic of northern cyprus .
Bülent Ecevit was a poet.