1968 in Turkey
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Parliament
Incumbents
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party – Justice Party (AP)
- Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet
Events
- 15 January – Gulf of İzmit froze
- 8 March – 22 passengers died in a bus accident near Bolvadin
- 17 March – 33 passengers died in a bus accident near Istanbul
- 26 May – Fenerbahçe is the champion of the Turkish football league[2]
- 2 June – Senate 1/3 elections (AP 38 seats, CHP 13 seats, MP 1 seat, GP 1 seat)
- 3 September – The Bartın earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 24–29 deaths and 200 injuries
- 17 June and the following days – Widespread university demonstrations
- 25–30 October – French President Charles de Gaulle visits Turkey.[3]
- 22 November – First heart transplantations in Turkey (Ankara)
- 31 December – TRT 1 First television broadcast
Births
- 23 February – İlhan Cihaner, politician and lawyer
- 1 July – Emine Ayna, politician
- 5 June – Şebnem Dönmez, actress
- 17 July – Derya Arbaş Berti (Derya Arbaş), actress
- 11 August – Özlem Çerçioğlu, mayor of Aydın
- 30 October – Merve Kavakçı, politician
- 3 December – Aylin Nazlıaka, politician
Deaths
- 10 January – Ali Fuat Cebesoy (born 1882), former general
- 9 March – Haşim İşcan (born 1898), mayor of Istanbul
- 2 September – Sabiha Sertel, female journalist
- 11 October – Selim Sarper (born 1899) former minister of foreign affairs
Gallery
Süleyman Demirel
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
