Laisand Kan

Seminal Event

What: Bulent Ecevit, Turkish Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Left Party, is appointed to form a new government in Turkey.

Where: Ankara, Turkey 

When: {seed story} December 2, 1998

Summary

After the government headed by Mesut Yilmaz fell in a corruption scandal, President Suleyman Demirel appointed Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, pronounced [bülent´ ejevit´], to assemble a new government in Turkey. Ecevit's initial attempt to form a new government was unsuccessful after failing to receive sufficient parliamentary support. Following his comfortable win in the April general elections, Ecevit won a vote in confidence in parliament and successfully formed Turkey's new three-party coalition government.
 

Timeline

11/25/98
* The minority coalition headed by Mesut Yilmaz is toppled by a vote of no confidence in parliament.

12/2/98
* President Suleyman Demiral appoints Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit to form a new government.

12/7/98
* Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit holds talks with Tansu Ciller, the leader of the conservative True Path Party, on the formation of a coalition government.

12/21/98
* Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has formally given up attempts to assemble a new minority government.

1/11/99
* Turkish President Suleyman Demiral approves the formation of a new government headed by Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

3/17/99
* A group of secularist dissidents and supporters of pro-Islamic Virtue Party attempts to bring down the minority government of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

4/25/99
* Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit wins Turkish general election.

5/3/99
* Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit is asked by President Suleyman Demiral to form a new government following last month's general election.

5/17/99
* The far-right Nationalist Action Party pulls out of coalition talks with the Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

5/21/99
* Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit offers a coalition partnership to the far-right Nationalist Action Party.

6/9/99
* Turkey's new three-party coalition government wins a vote of confidence in parliament.