1980 in Turkey
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Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.[1]
Parliament
- 16th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 September)
Incumbents
- Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April)
- İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September)
- Kenan Evren (from 12 September)
- Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September)
- Bülent Ulusu(from 20 September)
- Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 September)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party
- Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 September)
- Main opposition
- Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 September)
Cabinet
- 43rd government of Turkey (up to 12 September)
- 44th government of Turkey (from 21 September)
Events
January
- 2 January – Military leaders issue a warning letter about terrorism.[2]
February
- 2 February – DİSK initiates a general strike.[2]
April
- 18 April – Turkey signs a nuclear nonproliferation accord.[2]
May
- 25 May – championship[3]
July
- 1 July – Turkey signs an association agreement with the European Community.[2]
- 19 July – Former Premier Nihat Erim killed by terrorists.[2]
August
- 5 August – Hazal by Ali Özgentürk wins the Grand Prix in France.
- 6 August – Armenian terrorists attack the Turkish Consulate in Lyon.
September
- 12 September – 1980 Turkish coup d'état.[2]
- Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish languagewas officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.
October
- 11 October – Census (Population: 44,736,947)
- 15 October – NSP chairman Erbakan and 21 party members arrested for acting against secular principles of the republic.[2]
- 27 October – Work begins on a new constitution.[2]
- 30 October – Bülent Ecevit resigns from CHP for its passivity during the coup.
Births
- 4 February – Gündüz Gürol Azer, footballer
- 12 April – Arda Kural, actor
- 16 June – Nehir Erdoğan, actress
- 29 September – Ümit Şamiloğlu, artistic gymnast
- 14 October – Cansu Dere, actress
Deaths
- 11 April – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (born 1935), TV producer (assassinated)
- 18 May – Gündüz Kılıç (born 1918), football coach
- 21 June – Feridun Cemal Erkin(born 1899), diplomat and politician
- 19 July – Nihat Erim (born 1912), former prime minister (33rd and 34th government of Turkey, assassinated)
- 22 July – Kemal Türkler (born 1926), trade union leader (assassinated)
- 27 June – Ahmet Muhip Dıranas (born 1909), poet and author
- 30 November – Orhan Eyüpoğlu (born 1918), politician
Gallery
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İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
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Kenan Evren
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Süleyman Demirel
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Bülent Ecevit
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Sibel Kekilli
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Nihat Erim
See also
References
- ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 292–300
- ^ a b c d e f g h Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
- ^ "Türkiye Süper Lig 1979/1980, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2022-08-26.