The Washington Post, October 24th, 1999
At age 74, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit may turn out to be Turkey's Tony Blair. A former anti-American socialist who took office in April, Ecevit is a changed man. Last week, he talked with Newsweek contributing editor and Washington Post columnist Lally Weymouth about his efforts to propel his country toward a market economy, enact human rights reforms and promote Turkey's candidacy for the European Union. The key to Turkey's entrance into the EU now appears to be movement on the intractable Cyprus conflict. Ecevit, who was prime minister in 1974 when Turkish troops invaded Cyprus, ha...
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