2012 in Turkey
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Incumbents
Events
- 18 March – Police intervene in early Navroz gatherings in multiple cities; clashes cause one death, numerous injuries, and a great many arrests.[1]
- 5 April – The Call to Poetry, a one-night performance art / international poetry gathering event, is held in Istanbul.[2]
- 22 June – Syria's air defenses shoot down a Turkish military aircraft after it enters Syrian airspace over territorial waters.[3]
- 6 September – An overcrowded migrant boat sinks off Ahmetbeyli on the Aegean coast, resulting in 61 deaths; 46 people are rescued, and the vessel’s captain and assistant are detained.[4]
- 18 November –
- Clashes in Hakkari province result in the deaths of five Turkish soldiers and four PKK fighters.[5]
- Hundreds of imprisoned Kurdish militants end a 68-day hunger strike following a call from Abdullah Öcalan.[5]
Deaths
- 1 April – Ekrem Bora, actor
- 12 April – Ayten Alpman, jazz and pop singer
- 25 April – Şahap Kocatopçu, engineer and politician
- 4 August – Metin Erksan, film director
- 15 October – Erol Günaydın, actor
- 14 December – Ertuğ Ergin, alternative pop-rock singer-songwriter