1978 in Turkey

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Events in the year 1978 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

16th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

President – Fahri Korutürk
Prime Minister –

Süleyman Demirel (up to 5 January)

Bülent Ecevit (from 5 January)

Leader of the opposition –

Bülent Ecevit (up to 5 January)

Süleyman Demirel (from 5 January)

Ruling party and the main opposition

Ruling party

Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners (up to 5 January)

Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 5 January)

Main opposition

Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 5 January)

Justice Party (AP) (from 5 January)

Cabinet

41st government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
42nd government of Turkey (from 5 January)

Events

30 January – Student demonstrations in Ankara.^[2]
17 March – Turkey criticizes Israeli invasion of Lebanon.^[2]
7 April – Server Tanilli, an academic, survived a terrorist attack in Istanbul.^[3]
28 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.^[4]
31 May – Meeting between Ecevit and U.S. president Jimmy Carter.^[2]
1 June – Türkan Şoray, star in the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, wins Best Actress in Tashkent Film Festival.
11 July – Bedrettin Cömert of Hacettepe University was killed in a terrorist attack.^[2]
27 September – United States lifts embargo on aid to Turkey.^[2]
11 December – Ahmet Enünlü wins gold in Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition.

Births

11 March – Hayko Cepkin, singer
11 May – Ece Erken TV hostess and actress
7 July – Yasemin Kozanoğlu, model
8 August -Ebru Yaşar, singer
28 December – Özgü Namal, actress

Deaths

30 March – Memduh Tağmaç (aged 74), general and former chief of staff
1 April – İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (aged 92), academic and journalist
24 March – Doğan Öz (assassinated at age 44), prosecutor
27 July – Ferit Alnar (aged 72), composer
22 October – Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu (aged 78), politician

Gallery

Süleyman Demirel
Bülent Ecevit
Türkan Şoray

See also

References

^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 274–282
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
^ Gencay Gürsoy (1978). "Terror in Turkey". Index on Censorship. 7 (6): 52. doi:10.1080/03064227808532861.
^ "Türkiye Süper Lig 1977/1978, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları". mackolik.com.

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