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 Alp Turgut Alp Turgut Alp was one of the early Gazis of the Ottoman Empire. He was also close friend of Ertuğrul Gazi and his son Osman Gazi. His tomb is located in the cemetery of Turgut Alp (Genci) Village. İnegöl,Turkey . The grave outside Ertugrul gazi turbesi is a honorary grace , not the real resting place. In 1877, during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), a city was founded and named "Turgutalp" after him in the then Ottoman Empire by Muslim people from present day Bulgaria. The settlement was named as Turgutalp upon the suggestion of the sultan. In 1986, the