1997 in Turkey
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Parliament
Incumbents
- Necmettin Erbakan (up to 30 June)
- Mesut Yılmaz (from 30 June)
- Mesut Yılmaz (up to 30 June)
- Necmettin Erbakan (from 30 June)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party
- Welfare Party (RP) with coalition partner True Path Party (DYP)
- Motherland Party (ANAP) with coalition partners Democratic Left Party (DSP) and Democrat Turkey Party (DTP)
- Main opposition
- Motherland Party (ANAP) (up to 30 June)
- Welfare Party (RP) (from 30 June)
Cabinet
- 54th government of Turkey (up to 30 June)
- 55th government of Turkey (from 30 June)
Events
- 8 January – Democrat Turkey Party was founded by Hüsamettin Cindoruk.
- 11 January – Prime minister Necmettin Erbakan invited religious order leaders to his Office . This invitation caused political unrest
- 24 January – Sabotage to Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline
- 2 February – Beginning of a civil disobedience action 1 minute darkness for a continuous light by turning off the lights every night for 1 minute
- 28 February – In a meeting of National Security Council the military members of the council asked for a secular administration (This event later on was ironically called post modern coup) [2]
- 23 April – On children’s day, Tansu Çiller, the vice prime minister, announced that the compulsory education was raised from 5 years to 8 years
- 15 May – Turkey enters northern Iraq with the stated aim of "supporting KDP actions against the PKK."[3]
- 16 May – Yaşar Kemal won Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
- 22 May – Four male and six female Turkish weightlifters won the gold medal in 1997 European Weightlifting Championships
- 25 May – Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league[4]
- 21 June – Upon Necmettin Erbakan’s resignation, the president appointed Mesut Yılmaz to form the new government.
- 25 October – Bus accident in Konya Province 49 deaths
- 14 December – At the Luxembourg summit, the European Union decided to continue negotiations with Turkey
Deaths
- 4 April – Alparslan Türkeş (born 1917), politician
- 4 May – Esin Engin (born 1945), musician
- 20 June – Cahit Külebi (born 1917), poet
- 2 July – Ayhan Songar (born 1926), academic and psychiatrist
- 26 August – Füreya Koral (born 1910), ceramist
- 26 December – Cahit Arf (born 1910), mathematician
Gallery
Süleyman Demirel
Necmettin Erbakan
