1978 in Turkey
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Parliament
Incumbents
- Süleyman Demirel (up to 5 January)
- Bülent Ecevit (from 5 January)
- Bülent Ecevit (up to 5 January)
- Süleyman Demirel (from 5 January)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party
- Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners (up to 5 January)
- Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 5 January)
- Main opposition
- Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 5 January)
- Justice Party (AP) (from 5 January)
Cabinet
- 41st government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
- 42nd government of Turkey (from 5 January)
Events
- 30 January – Student demonstrations in Ankara.[2]
- 17 March – Turkey criticizes Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[2]
- 7 April – Server Tanilli, an academic, survived a terrorist attack in Istanbul.[3]
- 28 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.[4]
- 31 May – Meeting between Ecevit and U.S. president Jimmy Carter.[2]
- 1 June – Türkan Şoray, star in the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, wins Best Actress in Tashkent Film Festival.
- 11 July – Bedrettin Cömert of Hacettepe University was killed in a terrorist attack.[2]
- 27 September – United States lifts embargo on aid to Turkey.[2]
- 11 December – Ahmet Enünlü wins gold in Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition.
Births
- 11 March – Hayko Cepkin, singer
- 11 May – Ece Erken TV hostess and actress
- 7 July – Yasemin Kozanoğlu, model
- 8 August -Ebru Yaşar, singer
- 28 December – Özgü Namal, actress
Deaths
- 30 March – Memduh Tağmaç (aged 74), general and former chief of staff
- 1 April – İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (aged 92), academic and journalist
- 24 March – Doğan Öz (assassinated at age 44), prosecutor
- 27 July – Ferit Alnar (aged 72), composer
- 22 October – Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu (aged 78), politician
Gallery
Süleyman Demirel
Bülent Ecevit
Türkan Şoray
