Karaoğlan will be commemorated tomorrow

Former Prime Minister and founding Chairman of DSP, Bülent Ecevit, known as "Karaoğlan" in Turkish politics and remembered with his populist discourse and political struggle, is commemorated on the 20th anniversary of his death. A ceremony will be held for Ecevit at his grave tomorrow in Ankara. The commemoration program will continue with the conversation titled "Ecevit with Memories".

MEMORIES WILL BE SHARED IN THE CHAT MEETING

The first commemoration program on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Ecevit's death will be held tomorrow at 11:00 at the Ministry of National Defense (MSB) Statesmen's Memorial Cemetery. DSP Chairman Önder Aksakal and party members will come together at the ceremony to be held at Ecevit's grave. Commemoration events will continue at the Rahşan Ecevit-Bülent Ecevit Science, Culture and Art Foundation building in Oran. Ecevit's grave will be visited at 14.00, and a chat meeting titled "Ecevit with Memories" will be held at 15.00. At the meeting, Ecevit's life, political struggle and the legacy he left behind will be commemorated.

KARAOĞLAN'S 81 YEARS OF LIFE

Bülent Ecevit, who left his mark in Turkish politics with his populist discourse and emphasis on labor and democracy, died on November 5, 2006. Ecevit, who was born in Istanbul in 1925; He served as a journalist, member of parliament, minister of labor and prime minister. Ecevit, who served as prime minister in the 1970s and was at the head of the government again in the 1999-2002 period, also gained an important place in political history as the founding chairman of the DSP. Ecevit passed away at the age of 81 due to health problems that developed after a brain hemorrhage at Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA), where he was treated.