1983 in Turkey

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
See also
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
1982–83 1.Lig
References
Years of the 20th century in Turkey
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