1969 in Turkey
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Events in the year 1969 in Turkey.[1]
Parliament
- 13th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 October)
- 14th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party - Justice Party (AP)
- Main opposition - Republican People’s Party (CHP)
Cabinet
- 30th government of Turkey (up to 3 November)
- 31st government of Turkey (from 3 November)
Events
- 15/16 February – Protests against the visiting United States Sixth Fleet
- 28 March – Earthquake in Alaşehir
- 8 April (and the following days) – Widespread student demonstrations
- 12 April The biggest opera house in Turkey, Atatürk Cultural Center in İstanbul, was opened
- 3 May – Demonstrations after the burial service of İmran Öktem, the former chief of the Court of Cassation.
- 25 May - Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league[2]
- 11 August – Bülent Ecevit, the secretary general of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), stated his motto: “The soil belongs to people who cultivate it and the water belongs to people who use it.”
- 12 October – General elections result in AP 260 seats, CHP 144 seats, GP 14 seats, MP 6 seats, BP 7 seats, YTP 3 seats, TİP 2 seats, MHP 1 seat and Independents 11 seats
- 18 December – The battleship TCG Yavuz was sold for scrapping.
Births
- 12 March - Beyazıt Öztürk, television personality
- 29 April - İzel Çeliköz, singer
- 29 May - Acun Ilıcalı, television personality
- 7 July - Metin Feyzioğlu, academician, lawyer
- 9 December - Ayşe Arman, journalist
Deaths
- 5 April - Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk (aged 91), politician
- 21 May - Kamil Ocak (aged 55), politician
- 24 October – Behçet Kemal Çağlar (aged 61), poet
- 3 November - Zeki Rıza Sporel (aged 81), footballer
Gallery
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Cevdet Sunay
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Süleyman Demirel
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İsmet İnönü
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Bülent Ecevit
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Beyazıt öztürk
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İzel Çeliköz
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Acun Ilıcalı
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Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk
See also
References
- ↑ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 207-213
- ↑ Mackolik page
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