1969 in Turkey

Parliament

• 13th Parliament of Turkey
• 14th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Cevdet Sunay
• Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel
• Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü

  Ruling party and the main opposition

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

  Cabinet

• 30th government of Turkey
• 31st government of Turkey

  Events

• 15/16 February – Protests against the visiting United States Sixth Fleet
• 28 March – Earthquake in Alaşehir
• 8 April – Widespread student demonstrations
• 12 April The biggest opera house in Turkey, Atatürk Cultural Center in İstanbul, was opened
• 3 May – Demonstrations after the burial service of İmran Öktem, the former chief of the Court of Cassation.
• 25 May – Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league
• 11 August – Bülent Ecevit, the secretary general of the Republican People’s Party, stated his motto: “The soil belongs to people who cultivate it and the water belongs to people who use it.”
• 12 October – General elections result in AP 260 seats, CHP 144 seats, GP 14 seats, MP 6 seats, BP 7 seats, YTP 3 seats, TİP 2 seats, MHP 1 seat and Independents 11 seats
• 18 December – The battleship TCG Yavuz was sold for scrapping.

  Births

• 12 March – Beyazıt Öztürk, television personality
• 29 April – İzel Çeliköz, singer
• 29 May – Acun Ilıcalı, television personality
• 7 July – Metin Feyzioğlu, academician, lawyer
• 9 December – Ayşe Arman, journalist

  Deaths

• 5 April – Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk, politician
• 21 May – Kamil Ocak, politician
• 24 October – Behçet Kemal Çağlar, poet
• 3 November – Zeki Rıza Sporel, footballer

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