ANKARA - Former Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit was taken into surgery at Gulhane Military Hospital early on Friday following a cerebral hemorrhage.
Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader Zeki Sezer said Ecevit was taken into intensive care unit after a 4-hour surgery.
Sezer said necessary statements would be made by hospital executives.
Ecevit was hospitalized at Gulhane military hospital in Ankara after falling ill late Thursday night.