Bülent Ecevit short-lived governments (formed by Mesut Yılmaz and Necmettin Erbakan, respectively), Ecevit became a deputy prime minister in the last government of Mesut Yılmaz. In 1998–99 he was briefly the caretaker Prime Minister in the run-up to the 1999 general elections (56th government of Turkey). In those elections – also helped by the fact that Abdullah Öcalan, head of the separatist (PKK) was apprehended in Kenya and flown to Turkey during this period – Ecevit's party gained the largest number of seats, leading to Ecevit's final term as Prime Minister in a coalition with the Motherland Party (, ANAP) of Mesut
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