1993 in Turkey

Parliament

• 19th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President –
• Prime Minister –
• Leader of the opposition – Mesut Yılmaz

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – True Path Party
• Main opposition – Motherland Party

  Cabinet

• 49th government of Turkey
• 50th government of Turkey

  Events

• 11 January – 15 tonnes of narcotics were seized by the police in an Panama ensign ship
• 15 January – Terrorist camps were bombarded in Bingöl Province
• 12 January – Avalanche in Bayburt Province
• 27 January – Burial service of Uğur Mumcu
• 21 March – Demonstrations in Nevrouz day celebration
• 17 April – 5 day-official mourning following the death of the president Turgut Özal
• 21 April – Burial service of Turgut Özal
• 28 April – Methane explosion in a garbage dump; 28 deaths
• 16 May – Süleyman Demirel was appointed as the 9th president of Turkey. Erdal İnönü was appointed as the acting prime minister.
• 25 May – Terrorists killed 33 unarmed dischargees in Bingöl Province
• 30 May – Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league
• 13 June – Tansu Çiller was elected as the new president of the True Path Party.
• 25 June – Tansu Çiller together with Erdal İnönü of the SHP formed the new government
• 2 July – Sivas incidents; 36 deaths
• 12 July – Hülya Avşar gained the title “best actress” in Moscow International Film Festival
• 9 August – Corruption investigation in İstanbul municipality
• 11 September – Erdal İnönü resigned from his post in the party and Murat Karayalçın replaced him
• 5 October – Terrorists killed 35 civilians in Siirt Province and Batman Province
• 19 December – Kanal D, a satellite and cable television station, as first regular broadcasts service to start.

  Births

• 7 January – Ozan Evrim Özenç, footballer
• 3 March – Ayşe Cora, female basketball player
• 20 March – Özge Kavurmacıoğlu, female basketball player
• 22 May – Berkay Candan, basketball player
• 18 April, Okan Derici, footballer
• 2 June – Melis Sezer, female tennis player
• 13 Temmuz – Olcay Çakır, female basketball player

  Deaths

• 24 January – Uğur Mumcu, academic, journalist
• 5 February – Adnan Kahveci, engineer, politician
• 17 February – Eşref Bitlis, general
• 17 April – Turgut Özal, president
• 12 June – Ekrem Koçak, mid distance runner
• 7 July – Rıfat Ilgaz, novelist
• 13 August – Tekin Arıburun, retired general, politician
• 6 October – Nejat Eczacıbaşı industrialist
• 20 December – Nazife Güran, musician
• 30 December – İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, politician

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