1955 in Turkey

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Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1955 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 10th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – Celal Bayar
• Prime Minister –Adnan Menderes
• Leader of the opposition - İsmet İnönü

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party - Democrat Party (DP)
• Main opposition - Republican People’s Party (CHP)

Cabinet

• 21st government of Turkey (up to 9 December)
• 22nd government of Turkey (from 9 December)

Events

• 24 January – Mine accident in Zonguldak
• 19 February – Agreement between Turkey and Greece on the rehabilitation of the River Meriç
• 24 February – CENTO agreement
• 15 April – Fuat Köprülü one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) resigned from the government
• 22 May – Polemics in the parliament
• 16 July – Earthquake around İzmir
• 6/7 September – Unchecked demonstrations in İstanbul and the other big cities against Greeks. Martial law in three cities.
• 15 October – A crises in the ruling party about the right to prove in press. Nine MPs were expelled from the party and Ten MPs resigned .
• 23 October – Census. (The population:24064763)
• 13 November – Local elections
• 20 December – Liberty Party was founded by the MPs expelled from the DP.

Births

• 22 January - Filiz Koçali, feminist activist
• 2 March – Samet Aybaba, former football player and currently coach
• 20 March – Zerrin Güngör, president of the Council of State
• 1 April - İlhan İrem , singer
• 5 May – Mehmet Terzi, medal winning long distance runner
• 18 May – Altan Erkekli, actor
• 23 May – Mansur Yavaş, politician
• 31 May – Nilüfer Yumlu, singer
• 18 July – Banu Avar, journalist, political commentator
• 14 August – Güler Sabancı, industrialist
• 3 September – Cem Boyner, industrialist
• 3 October – Buket Uzuner, writer
• 2 December, Murat Bardakçı, jornalist and historian

Deaths

• 22 May – Nene Hatun (birth 1857), a heroine who fought against the Russians during the Battle of Erzurum
• 1 July – Adnan Adıvar (birth 1882), politician and historian
• 2 July - Fatma Seher Erden (Kara Fatma, birth 1888), a heroine who fought during the Turkish War of Independence
• 25 July – Ali Naci Karacan (birth 1896), journalist and publisher

Gallery

• Celal Bayar
  Celal Bayar
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  Adnan Menderes
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  İsmet İnönü
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  Fuat Köprülü
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  Banu Avar
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  Güler Sabancı
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  Adnan Adıvar
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  Fama Seher Erden