1979 in Turkey

Centuries:	; ; 20th; 21st; ;
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See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1979 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

16th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

President – Fahri Korutürk
Prime Minister –

Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 November)

Süleyman Demirel (from 12 November)

Leader of the opposition –

Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 November)

Bülent Ecevit (from 12 November)

Ruling party and the main opposition

Ruling party

Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 November)

Justice Party (AP) (from 12 November)

Main opposition

Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 November)

Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 12 November)

Cabinet

42nd government of Turkey (up to 12 November)
43rd government of Turkey (from 12 November)

Events

February

1 February 1979 – Abdi İpekçi is assassinated.

March

3 March – Sürü wins Best Film in the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.
15 March – Turkey withdraws from CENTO.
29 March – U.S. Congress approves $200,000,000 in military aid.^[2]

April

12 April – U.S. serviceman killed in İzmir.^[2]

May

24 May – First local airplane in Kayseri is operational.

June

3 June – Trabzonspor wins the championship.^[3]
15 June – Turkish and Greek officials commence talks on Cyprus^[2]

July

10 July – Mehmet Ali Ağca, charged with the murder of Abdi İpekçi, is arrested.
13 July – A Palestinian group raids the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara.^[4]

August

8 August – Students at the opening ceremony of Middle East Technical University sing The Internationale instead of the Turkish national anthem.^[2]

October

5 October – A permanent Palestine Liberation Organization office opens in Ankara.^[2]
14 October – The ruling party CHP is defeated in the general election.

November

20 November – Deputy dean of Istanbul University, Ümit Doğanay, is killed by terrorists.^[2]
25 November – Mehmet Ali Ağca escapes from prison.

Births

15 April – Nezihe Kalkan (Nez), singer
23 April – Bengü Erden (Bengü) singer
2 May – Yasemin Dalkılıç, female free diver
29 June – Barış Akarsu, singer (died in 2007)

Deaths

1 February – Abdi İpekçi (assassinated at age 49), journalist
29 April – Muhsin Ertuğrul (aged 54), theatre actor
16 June – Ayhan Işık (aged 50), movie actor
12 September – Agop Dilaçar (aged 84), Turkish linguist of Armenian descent
28 September – Cevat Yurdakul (assassinated at age 37), prosecutor and police chief of Adana

Gallery

Bülent Ecevit
Süleyman Demirel
Bengü

References

^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 282–292
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
^ "Türkiye Süper Lig 1978/1979, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
^ "13 temmuz 1979 ankara mısır büyükelçiliği baskını". ekşi sözlük. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-10.

[1] Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 282–292

[hep-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.

[3] "Türkiye Süper Lig 1978/1979, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

[4] "13 temmuz 1979 ankara mısır büyükelçiliği baskını". ekşi sözlük. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-10.

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