# 1983 in Turkey

Events in the year 1983 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 17th Parliament of Turkey (from 6 November)

## Incumbents

* President – Kenan Evren
* Prime Minister –
       Bülent Ulusu (up to 13 December)
       Turgut Özal (from 13 December)
* Leader of the opposition – Necdet Calp (from 13 December)

## Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party
       (Technocrat government) (up to 13 December)
       Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 13 December)
* Main opposition – People’s Party (HP) (from 13 December)

## Cabinet

       44th government of Turkey (up to 13 December)
       45th government of Turkey (from 13 December)

## Events
### January

* 16 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 158, catches fire, resulting in 45 deaths.
* 28 January – Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe considers expulsion of Turkey because of alleged human rights violations.

### March

* 2 March – Free trade zones created in Aliağa, Antalya and Yumurtalık.
* 7 March – Mining accident in Zonguldak results in 79 deaths.
* 9 March – Turkish diplomat Galip Balkar was assassinated by Armenian terrorists.

### April

* 24 April – Ban on political activities lifted.

### May

* 4 May – Doğu Perinçek is sentenced to 12 years in prison.
* 16 May – Nationalist Democracy Party founded.
* 19 May – Populist Party formed.
* 20 May – Turgut Özal forms Motherland Party.
* 20 May – Great Turkey Party founded.
* 26 May – Social Democracy Party (SODEP) was founded
* 29 May – Professor Erdal İnönü founds Social Democracy Party.
* 31 May – Military administration closes down Grand the Turkey Party.

### June

* 1 June – BTP closed by the military rulers. Süleyman Demirel, former prime minister as well as other politicians of the former Justice Party and Republican People's Party were arrested
* 23 June – True Path Party founded.

### July

* 5 July – 1983 Biga earthquake
* 7 July – National Security Council vetoes 30 founders of True Path Party.
* 14 July – Turkish diplomat Dursun Aksoy assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
* 15 July – Armenian terrorists bomb the Turkish Airlines check-in counter in Paris, resulting in 7 deaths.

### August

* 24 August – Motherland Party receives permission to participate in 6 November elections.
* 24 August – TPP and SDP are disqualified from taking part in the elections.

### October

* 30 October 1983 Erzurum earthquake with the moment magnitude of 6.6 results in 1,342 deaths.

### November

* 2 November – First successful kidney transplantation in Istanbul.
* 6 November – MP wins elections by majority.
* 15 November – Turkey recognizes Northern Cyprus.

### December

* 13 December – First civilian government after the coup of 1980.
* 18 December – Erdal İnönü replaces Cezmi Kartay as the chairman of SODEP.

## Births

* 16 June – Naz Elmas, actress
* 29 August – Saadet Aksoy, actress
* 10 October – Tolga Zengin, footballer
* 29 October – Nurcan Taylan, weight lifter
* 9 December – Neslihan Demir volleyball player

## Deaths

* 8 January – Hüseyin Alp (born 1935), basketball player
* 19 January – Muhittin Taylan, (born 1910) chief of constitutional court and one time candidate of presidency
* 9 March – Galip Balkar (born 1836), ambassador (assassinated)
* 24 May – Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (born 1904), poet
* 28 May – Çiğdem Talu (born 1939), music lyricist
* 2 September – Feri Cansel (born 1944), actress (killed)
* 10 October – Salise Abanozoğlu (born 1904), teacher and politician
* 9 November – Rüştü Erdelhun (born 1894), army general

## Gallery

* Kenan Evren
* Turgut Özal
* Süleyman Demirel
* Saadet Aksoy
* Tolga Zengin
* Neslihan Demir