# 2016 in Turkey

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Turkey.

## Incumbents

* President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
* Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu (until 24 May), Binali Yıldırım (from 24 May)
* Speaker: İsmail Kahraman

## Events

* Purges in Turkey (2016–present), 16 July 2016–current
* Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present), 24 July 2015–current
* Turkey–ISIL conflict, 11 May 2013–current

### January

* 12 January – At least ten people were killed and 15 were injured following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. A suicide bomber was reported to be responsible.
* 14 January – PKK rebels bombed police headquarters in Cinar, Diyarbakır, killing five people and injuring another 39.
* 27 January – .istanbul and .ist begin to be used as domain names on the Internet.
* 30 January – Bakırköy; Picasso's previously stolen painting "Naked Woman Scanning" is recovered by police in Istanbul.

### February

* 17 February – 28 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.

### March

* 4 March – The Turkish government seized control of the Zaman newspaper.
* 13 March – 37 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.
* 19 March – 5 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul.

### April

* 10 April – Vodafone Arena was opened.
* 23 - 30 October – the international exhibition organization Expo 2016 was held in Antalya.

### May

* 1 May – May 2016 Gaziantep bombing

### June

* 7 June – A bomb attack occurs in Istanbul's Fatih district by ISIS.
* 17 June - The Istanbul government bans pride marches in Istanbul.
* 28 June – 2016 Atatürk Airport attack by ISIS.

### July

* 1 July – The world's fourth longest span suspension bridge, the Osman Gazi Bridge was opened to service.
* 15 July – 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
* 19 July – Turkey has made a formal request to the U.S. for the extradition of Gülen movement leader Fethullah Gülen.

### August

* 24 August – Turkey has launched a cross border operation with Jarabulus under the code name "Operation Euphrates Shield". The region was cleared by ISIS and handed over to the Syrian National Army.
* 27 August – Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge opened to service.
* 29 August – The Loud House (Gürültü Ailesi) subsequently premieres on Nickelodeon HD CEE.

### October

* 5 October – 9 October – 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul.

## Deaths
### January

* January 2 – Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu, Turkish soldier (born 1928)
* January 3 – Halis Toprak, a Turkish businessman
* January 4 – Sedat Üründül, Turkish businessman
* January 5 – Önol Şakar, Turkish politician
* January 7 – Remzi Evren, Turkish cinematographer
* January 14 – Şefik Döğen, Turkish actor
* January 21 – Mustafa Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman (born 1960)
* January 22 – Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940)

### February

* February 23 – Tosun Terzioğlu, Former President of TÜBİTAK (born 1942)

### April

* April 20 – Attila Özdemiroğlu, Turkish composer and singer (born 1943)

### May

* May 15 – Oya Aydoğan, Turkish cinematographer (d 1957)

### July

* July 7 – Turgay Şeren, Turkish Football Player and Former Technical Director (born 1932)
* July 15 – Nevzat Yalçıntaş, economist, academic and politician (born 1933)
* July 25 – Halil İnalcık, Turkish historian, history professor (born 1916)

### August

* August 23 – İsrafil Köse, Turkish actress (born 1970)
* August 29 – Vedat Türkali, Turkish writer (born 1919)
* August 30 – Naşide Göktürk, Turkish composer, writer and commentator (born 1965)

### September

* September 8 – Arif Ahmet Denizolgun, 55. Minister of Transport of the Turkish Government (born 1955)
* September 16 – Tarık Akan, Turkish cinema and serial player (born 1949)

### October

* October 12 – Kemal Unakıtan – Turkish politician (born 1946)
* October 20 – Altemur Kılıç – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1924)
* October 26 – Nail Güreli – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1932)

### November

* November 2 – Korkut Özal, Turkish politician (born 1929)
* November 2 – Gönül Ülkü Özcan, Turkish cinema theater and series player (born 1931)
* November 2 – Mete Akyol, Turkish journalist (born 1935)
* November 30 – Erdal Tosun – Turkish actor (born 1963)

### December

December 18 – Süleyman Yalçın – physician and conservative thinker (born 1926)