Bülent Ecevit the party decision to support the transitional government established by a military intervention. In 1972, he succeeded İsmet İnönü as the leader of the party and became Prime Minister in a coalition with the National Salvation Party of Necmettin Erbakan (the 37th government of Turkey). This government is known for ordering the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on 20 July 1974. So he was nicknamed "Conqueror of Cyprus" ("Turkish: "Kıbrıs Fatihi"") by Turkish people after that successful operation. Upon assuming the leadership of the CHP, Ecevit played a major role in redefining the party's political position in the centre-left (Turkish: "Ortanın
Turgut, Muğla Osman Hamdi Bey who stayed in Turgut between 1891-1893 during Lagina excavations. His house which is now restored is proposed to be a museum. Main economic activity of the town is agriculture. Cereals and olive are the most important crops. There are some olive oil factories. There is a lignite mine around the town . The lignite is used in Yatağan Thermal Power Plant. Turgut, Muğla Turgut is a town in Muğla Province, Turkey. Turgut is in Yatağan district of Muğla Province. The town is situated at . The distance to Yatağan is and to Muğla is . The population