1974 in Turkey

Parliament

• 15th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Fahri Korutürk
• Prime Minister
• Leader of the opposition – Süleyman Demirel

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Republican People's Party with coalition partner National Salvation Party
• Main opposition – Justice Party -

  Cabinet

• 36th government of Turkey
• 37th government of Turkey
• 38th government of Turkey

  Events

• 26 January. Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashed
• 3 March – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed near Paris with the death of 346 people
• 26 May – Fenerbahçe won the championship of Turkish football league.
• 15 July – 1974 Cypriot coup d'état by a group of Greek officiers.
• 20 July – Turkish intervention to Cyprus, using the Treeaty of Guarantee rights
• 9 September – Keban Dam was opened

  Births

• 17 May – Şebnem Dönmez, actress and TV program presenter
• 31 May – Kenan Doğulu, singer
• 1 October – Hasan Özer, footballer
• 12 October – Ebru Gündeş, singer

  Deaths

• 25 May – Ulvi Uraz theatre director
• 22 July – Orhan Brandt, philatelist
• 26 October – Fahrettin Altay, former general
• 14 December – Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, novelist

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