1963 in Turkey

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Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1963 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 12th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – Cemal Gürsel
• Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
• Leader of the opposition – Ragıp Gümüşpala

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Republican People’s Party (CHP) (with coalition partners New Turkey Party (YTP) and Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP)up to 25 December, and then with the Independents)
• Main opposition – Justice Party (AP)

Cabinet

• 27th government of Turkey (up to 25 December)
• 28th government of Turkey (from 25 December)

Events

• 1 February – Two airplanes collided over Ankara. 87 deaths
• 27 March – Demonstrations against Justice Party (AP)
• 21 May – Attempted coup by Talat Aydemir.
• 26 June – Galatasaray won the championship of Turkish football league.
• 12 September – Ankara Agreement between the European Union and Turkey
• 17 November – Local elections
• 27 November – After the prime minister İsmet İnönü went to United States to attend the funeral of John Kennedy, New Turkey Party a coalition partner withdrew from the government. This ended the 27th government.
• 23 December – Bloody Christmas in Cyprus where Turkish villages were attacked
• 24 December – Turkish military planes flew over Cyprus as a warning (without any action)

Births

• 1 January -Fatih Altaylı, journalist
• 2 February – Rıza Çalımbay, footballer and maneger
• 10 February – Candan Erçetin, singer
• 1 March – Aydan Şener, actress
• 14 August – Yaprak Özdemiroğlu, ballet dancer and actress
• 16 September -Yonca Evcimik, singer and actress
• 10 October – Hülya Avşar, model and actress
• 10 November – Tanju Çolak, footballer
• 29 November – Emine Ülker Tarhan, politician, lawyer

Deaths

• 3 May Abdülhak Şinasi Hisar (aged 76), novelist
• 2 October – Refet Bele (aged 82), retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence
• 3 June Nazım Hikmet (aged 61), poet
• 31 October Mesut Cemil (aged 61), musician

Gallery

• 
  İsmet İnönü
• Rıza Çalımbay
  Rıza Çalımbay
• 
  Candan Erçetin
• 
  Refet Bele
• 
  Nazım Hikmet
  (drawing)

See also

• 1962–63 Milli Lig