The Plummed Goose Posted 6 November , 2006 Share Posted 6 November , 2006 Dear Pals, Last night Bülent Ecevit, Turkish statesman and prime minister (1974, 1977, 1978–9, 1999–2002), but also a poet, writer and journalist, died at the age of 81. Bülent Ecevit studied Sanskrit, Bengali, and English and translated works by Rabindranath Tagore, T.S. Eliot and Bernard Lewis into English. He also worked for the BBC. Attached is a poem he wrote on Gallipoli in the 1980ies ... Eric A_POSTWAR_EPIC.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 6 November , 2006 Share Posted 6 November , 2006 Eric, Many thanks for posting that Mr. Bülent Ecevit's poem appeared in the 'The Gallipolian' No.85, Winter 1997, however it deserves a wider audience and I hope that more members of the GWF will read it here 'The Gallipolian' also gave the following biographical notes [supplied by M. Kamal Yilmaz, Secretary of the Turkish Association of United Nations] "Bülent Ecevit, a Turkish politician, journalist and poet was born in Istanbul in 1928. After graduating from the American Robert College in Istanbul he worked as Secretary to the Press Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in London. He had also studied psychology and Middle East History at Harvard. Elected an MP for Ankara in 1957 for the People's Republican Party (CHP) and a member of the Constitutional Assembly in 1961 he became Minister of Labour in the Cabinet headed by Ismet Inonu (1961-1965). Subsequently he became Secretary-General and later Chairman of the Party and served three times as Prime Minister. Currently [this was written in 1997] he is Chairman of the Leftist Democratic Party (DSP) and Deputy Prime Minister. Bülent Ecevit, who is married, has written six books in addition to his poems." R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Posted 6 November , 2006 Share Posted 6 November , 2006 This deserves a wider audience. Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumbirsingpun Posted 6 November , 2006 Share Posted 6 November , 2006 all i can say is that my mum considers him tae be a great politician on and aff during the period 1974-2002, heres ane o his poems tha steps ye wull climb these steps slowly,ane bi ane through swirlin leaves,tha colour o tha sun and look a moment,weepin,at tha sky er face grows faint,even as tha fountain pales... in tha crimson heavens evenin has begun leanin tae earth tha roses bleed tae death on flamin branches bleed tha nightingales are ye waters burnin?,why is tha marble like bronze? a secret langage spreads intae tha soul in tha crimson heavens,evening has begun bülent ecevit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 6 November , 2006 Share Posted 6 November , 2006 Eric - thanks for sharing Mr Ecevit's poem - I hope that he too may "sleep in comfort and peace". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plummed Goose Posted 11 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 11 November , 2006 and of all days of the year he is will be buried today ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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