2016 in Turkey
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- President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu (until 24 May), Binali Yıldırım (from 24 May)
- Speaker: İsmail Kahraman
Events
- Purges in Turkey (2016–present), 16 July 2016–current
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present), 24 July 2015–current
- Turkey–ISIL conflict, 11 May 2013–current
January
- 12 January – At least ten people were killed and 15 were injured following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. A suicide bomber was reported to be responsible.[1][2][3]
- 14 January – PKK rebels bombed police headquarters in Cinar, Diyarbakır, killing five people and injuring another 39.[4]
- 27 January – .istanbul and .ist begin to be used as domain names on the Internet.
- 30 January – Bakırköy; Picasso's previously stolen painting "Naked Woman Scanning" is recovered by police in Istanbul.[5]
February
- 17 February – 28 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.
March
- 4 March – The Turkish government seized control of the Zaman newspaper.
- 13 March – 37 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.[6]
- 19 March – 5 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul.
April
- 10 April – Vodafone Arena was opened.
- 23 - 30 October – the international exhibition organization Expo 2016 was held in Antalya.
May
- 1 May – May 2016 Gaziantep bombing
June
- 7 June – A bomb attack occurs in Istanbul's Fatih district by ISIS.
- 17 June - The Istanbul government bans pride marches in Istanbul.[7][8]
- 28 June – 2016 Atatürk Airport attack by ISIS.
July
- 1 July – The world's fourth longest span suspension bridge, the Osman Gazi Bridge was opened to service.
- 15 July – 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
- 19 July – Turkey has made a formal request to the U.S. for the extradition of Gülen movement leader Fethullah Gülen.[9]
August
- 24 August – Turkey has launched a cross border operation with Jarabulus under the code name "Operation Euphrates Shield". The region was cleared by ISIS and handed over to the Syrian National Army.
- 27 August – Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge opened to service.
- 29 August – The Loud House (Gürültü Ailesi) subsequently premieres on Nickelodeon HD CEE.
October
- 5 October – 9 October – 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul.
