1980 in Turkey

Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.[1]

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Centuries:
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:List of years in Turkey

Parliament

Incumbents
Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April)
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September)
Kenan Evren (from 12 September)
Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September)
Bülent Ulusu (from 20 September)
Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 September)

Ruling party and the main opposition
  • Ruling party
Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 September)
  • Main opposition
Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 September)

Cabinet

Events

January
  • 2 January – Military leaders issue a warning letter about terrorism.[2]

February
  • 2 February – DİSK initiates a general strike.[2]

April
  • 18 April – Turkey signs a nuclear nonproliferation accord.[2]

May

July
  • 1 July – Turkey signs an association agreement with the European Community.[2]
  • 19 July – Former Premier Nihat Erim killed by terrorists.[2]

August
  • 5 August – Hazal by Ali Özgentürk wins the Grand Prix in France.
  • 6 August – Armenian terrorists attack the Turkish Consulate in Lyon.

September

October
  • 11 October – Census (Population: 44,736,947)
  • 15 October – NSP chairman Erbakan and 21 party members arrested for acting against secular principles of the republic.[2]
  • 27 October – Work begins on a new constitution.[2]
  • 30 October – Bülent Ecevit resigns from CHP for its passivity during the coup.

Births

Deaths
  • İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
    İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
  • Kenan Evren
    Kenan Evren
  • Süleyman Demirel
    Süleyman Demirel
  • Bülent Ecevit
    Bülent Ecevit
  • Sibel Kekilli
    Sibel Kekilli
  • Nihat Erim
    Nihat Erim

See also

References
  1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 292–300
  2. Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
  3. "Türkiye Süper Lig 1979/1980, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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