1959 in Turkey

Parliament

• 11th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Celal Bayar
• Prime Minister – Adnan Menderes
• Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Democrat Party
• Main opposition – Republican People’s Party

  Cabinet

• 23rd government of Turkey

  Events

• 11 February – Zürich Agreement concerning the Cyprus issue
• 17 February – Turkish Airlines aircraft SEC crashed in London. Prime minister Adnan Menderes survived
• 18 February – London Agreement concerning the Cyprus issue
• 1 May – Opposition leader İsmet İnönü got attacked in Uşak
• 4 May – Opposition leader İsmet İnönü got attacked in İstanbul.
• 14 June – Fenerbahçe won the championship of the Turkish football league
• 27 September – Kasım Gülek, the secretary general of CHP resigned

  Births

• 12 February – Ercan Akbay, writer, painter and musician
• 26 February – Ahmet Davutoğlu, prime minister
• 3 May – Tuğba Çetin, actress
• 15 July – Bergen Sarılmışer, singer
• 27 November – Gani Müjde scriptwriter
• 23 December – Demet Akbağ, theatre actress

  Deaths

• 10 January – Şükrü Kaya, former government minister
• 14 march – Faik Ahmet Barutçu, former deputy prime minister
• 16 September – Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan, Islamic scholar
• 24 October – Osman Nihat Akın, composer

  Gallery