1979 in Turkey
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Parliament
Incumbents
- Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 November)
- Süleyman Demirel (from 12 November)
- Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 November)
- Bülent Ecevit (from 12 November)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party
- Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 November)
- Justice Party (AP) (from 12 November)
- Main opposition
- Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 November)
- Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 12 November)
Cabinet
- 42nd government of Turkey (up to 12 November)
- 43rd government of Turkey (from 12 November)
Events
February
- 1 February 1979 – Abdi İpekçi is assassinated.
March
- 3 March – Sürü wins Best Film in the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.
- 15 March – Turkey withdraws from CENTO.
- 29 March – U.S. Congress approves $200,000,000 in military aid.[2]
April
May
- 24 May – First local airplane in Kayseri is operational.
June
- 3 June – Trabzonspor wins the championship.[3]
- 15 June – Turkish and Greek officials commence talks on Cyprus[2]
July
- 10 July – Mehmet Ali Ağca, charged with the murder of Abdi İpekçi, is arrested.
- 13 July – A Palestinian group raids the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara.[4]
August
- 8 August – Students at the opening ceremony of Middle East Technical University sing The Internationale instead of the Turkish national anthem.[2]
October
- 5 October – A permanent Palestine Liberation Organization office opens in Ankara.[2]
- 14 October – The ruling party CHP is defeated in the general election.
November
- 20 November – Deputy dean of Istanbul University, Ümit Doğanay, is killed by terrorists.[2]
- 25 November – Mehmet Ali Ağca escapes from prison.
Births
- 15 April – Nezihe Kalkan (Nez), singer
- 23 April – Bengü Erden (Bengü) singer
- 2 May – Yasemin Dalkılıç, female free diver
- 29 June – Barış Akarsu, singer (died in 2007)
Deaths
- 1 February – Abdi İpekçi (assassinated at age 49), journalist
- 29 April – Muhsin Ertuğrul (aged 54), theatre actor
- 16 June – Ayhan Işık (aged 50), movie actor
- 12 September – Agop Dilaçar (aged 84), Turkish linguist of Armenian descent
- 28 September – Cevat Yurdakul (assassinated at age 37), prosecutor and police chief of Adana
Gallery
Bülent Ecevit
Süleyman Demirel
Bengü
