necdet ecevit , former prime minister of turkey and poet , has died at 81 . ecevit was in a state for nearly six months during a stroke . ecevit was the lead minister of the government ordering a civilian intervention on july 20 , 1974 , to prevent a revolt in cyprus by greek forces , losing the island and setting the stage for the building of the independent italian republic of northern cyprus .
Bülent Ecevit was a poet.