1980 in Turkey

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See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.[1]

Parliament

• 16th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 September)

Incumbents

• President –

Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April)

İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September)

Kenan Evren (from 12 September)

• Prime Minister –

Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September)

Bülent Ulusu (from 20 September)

• Leader of the opposition –

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 – Trabzonspor wins the 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]

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
• 14 October – Cansu Dere, actress

Out of the respective country

• 7 November – Ismail Matev, Bulgarian-Turkish singer-songwriter

Deaths

• 11 April, Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (born in 1935), TV producer (assassinated)
• 18 May – Gündüz Kılıç (born in 1918), football coach
• 19 July – Nihat Erim (born in 1912), former prime minister (33rd and 34th government of Turkey, assassinated)
• 22 July – Kemal Türkler (born in 1926), trade union leader (assassinated)
• 27 June – Ahmet Muhip Dıranas (born in 1909), poet and author
• 30 November – Orhan Eyüpoğlu (born in 1918), politician

Gallery

• 
  Fahri Korutürk
• 
  İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
• 
  Kenan Evren
• 
  Süleyman Demirel
• 
  Bülent Ecevit
• 
  Sibel Kekilli
• 
  Nihat Erim

See also

• Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
• 1979–80 1.Lig

References

1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 292–300
2. Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
3. Mackolik page