1983 in Turkey
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Events in the year 1983 in Turkey.[1]
Parliament
- 17th Parliament of Turkey (from 6 November)
Incumbents
- President – Kenan Evren
- Prime Minister –
- Bülent Ulusu (up to 13 December)
- Turgut Özal (from 13 December)
- Leader of the opposition – Necdet Calp (from 13 December)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party
- (Technocrat government) (up to 13 December)
- Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 13 December)
- Main opposition – People’s Party (HP) (from 13 December)
Cabinet
- 44th government of Turkey (up to 13 December)
- 45th government of Turkey (from 13 December)
Events
January
- 16 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 158, catches fire, resulting in 45 deaths.
- 28 January – Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe considers expulsion of Turkey because of alleged human rights violations.[2]
March
- 2 March – Free trade zones created in Aliağa, Antalya and Yumurtalık.
- 7 March – Mining accident in Zonguldak results in 79 deaths.
- 9 March – Turkish diplomat Galip Balkar was assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
April
- 24 April – Ban on political activities lifted.[2]
May
- 4 May – Doğu Perinçek is sentenced to 12 years in prison.[2]
- 16 May – Nationalist Democracy Party founded.[2]
- 19 May – Populist Party formed.[2]
- 20 May – Turgut Özal forms Motherland Party.[2]
- 20 May – Great Turkey Party founded.[2]
- 26 May – Social Democracy Party (SODEP) was founded
- 29 May – Professor Erdal İnönü founds Social Democracy Party.[2]
- 31 May – Military administration closes down Grand the Turkey Party.[2]
June
- 1 June – BTP closed by the military rulers. Süleyman Demirel, former prime minister as well as other politicians of the former Justice Party and Republican People's Party were arrested
- 23 June – True Path Party founded.[2]
July
- 5 July – 1983 Biga earthquake
- 7 July – National Security Council vetoes 30 founders of True Path Party.[2]
- 14 July – Turkish diplomat Dursun Aksoy assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
- 15 July – Armenian terrorists bomb the Turkish Airlines check-in counter in Paris, resulting in 7 deaths.
August
- 24 August – Motherland Party receives permission to participate in 6 November elections.[2]
- 24 August – TPP and SDP are disqualified from taking part in the elections.[2]
October
- 30 October 1983 Erzurum earthquake with the moment magnitude of 6.6 results in 1,342 deaths.
November
- 2 November – First successful kidney transplantation in Istanbul.
- 6 November – MP wins elections by majority.[2]
- 15 November – Turkey recognizes Northern Cyprus.[2]
December
- 13 December – First civilian government after the coup of 1980.
- 18 December – Erdal İnönü replaces Cezmi Kartay as the chairman of SODEP.
Births
- 16 June – Naz Elmas, actress
- 29 August – Saadet Aksoy, actress
- 10 October – Tolga Zengin, footballer
- 29 October – Nurcan Taylan, weight lifter
- 9 December – Neslihan Demir volleyball player
Deaths
- 8 January – Hüseyin Alp (born 1935), basketball player
- 19 January – Muhittin Taylan, (born 1910) chief of constitutional court and one time candidate of presidency
- 9 March – Galip Balkar (born 1836), ambassador (assassinated)
- 24 May – Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (born 1904), poet
- 28 May – Çiğdem Talu (born 1939), music lyricist
- 2 September – Feri Cansel (born 1944), actress (killed)
- 10 October – Salise Abanozoğlu (born 1904), teacher and politician[3]
- 9 November – Rüştü Erdelhun (born 1894), army general
Gallery
- Kenan Evren
- Turgut Özal
- Süleyman Demirel
- Saadet Aksoy
- Tolga Zengin
- Neslihan Demir
See also
References
- ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 309–316
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
- ^ Candeğer, Ümmügülsüm (2015). TBMM Kadın Matematikçi Üyeleri [Female Mathematician Members of Parliament] (in Turkish). Woman Mathematics Association Workshop.
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