1993 in Turkey

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Events in the year 1993 in Turkey.[1]

Parliament

• 19th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President –

Turgut Özal (up to 17 April)

Süleyman Demirel (from 16 May)

• Prime Minister –

Süleyman Demirel (up to 16 May)

Erdal İnönü (acting 16 May-25 June)

Tansu Çiller (from 25 June)

• Leader of the opposition – Mesut Yılmaz

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – True Path Party (DYP)
• Main opposition – Motherland Party (ANAP)

Cabinet

• 49th government of Turkey (up to 25 June)
• 50th government of Turkey (from 25 June)

Events

• 11 January – 15 tonnes of narcotics were seized by the police in an Panama ensign ship
• 15 January – Terrorist camps were bombarded in Bingöl Province
• 12 January – Avalanche in Bayburt Province
• 27 January – Burial service of Uğur Mumcu
• 21 March – Demonstrations in Nevrouz day celebration
• 17 April – 5 day-official mourning following the death of the president Turgut Özal
• 21 April – Burial service of Turgut Özal
• 28 April – Methane explosion in a garbage dump; 28 deaths
• 16 May – Süleyman Demirel was appointed as the 9th president of Turkey. Erdal İnönü was appointed as the acting prime minister.
• 25 May – Terrorists killed 33 unarmed dischargees in Bingöl Province
• 30 May – Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league[2]
• 13 June – Tansu Çiller was elected as the new president of the True Path Party.
• 25 June – Tansu Çiller together with Erdal İnönü of the SHP formed the new government
• 2 July – Sivas incidents; 36 deaths
• 12 July – Hülya Avşar gained the title “best actress” in Moscow International Film Festival
• 9 August – Corruption investigation in İstanbul municipality (known as ISKİ suit)
• 11 September – Erdal İnönü resigned from his post in the party and Murat Karayalçın replaced him
• 5 October – Terrorists killed 35 civilians in Siirt Province and Batman Province
• 19 December – Kanal D, a satellite and cable television station, as first regular broadcasts service to start.

Births

• 7 January – Ozan Evrim Özenç, footballer
• 3 March – Ayşe Cora, female basketball player
• 20 March – Özge Kavurmacıoğlu , female basketball player
• 22 May – Berkay Candan, basketball player
• 18 April, Okan Derici, footballer
• 2 June – Melis Sezer, female tennis player
• 13 Temmuz – Olcay Çakır, female basketball player

Deaths

• 24 January – Uğur Mumcu (born in 1942), academic, journalist (assassinated)
• 5 February – Adnan Kahveci (born in 1949), engineer, politician
• 17 February – Eşref Bitlis (born in 1933), general (active)
• 17 April – Turgut Özal (born in 1927), president
• 12 June – Ekrem Koçak (born in 1932), mid distance runner
• 7 July – Rıfat Ilgaz (born in 1911), novelist
• 13 August – Tekin Arıburun (born in 1903), retired general, politician
• 6 October – Nejat Eczacıbaşı (born in 1913) industrialist
• 20 December – Nazife Güran (born in 1921), musician
• 30 December – İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (born in 1908), politician

Gallery

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  Süleyman Demirel
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  Uğur Mumcu
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  Murat Karayalçın
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  Ozan Evrim Özenç
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  Ayşe Cora
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  İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil

See also

• 1992-93 1.Lig
• Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

References

1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 410–422
2. Mackolik page