1973 in Turkey
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Events in the year 1973 in Turkey.[1]
Parliament
- 14th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 October)
- 15th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents
- Cevdet Sunay (up tp 28 March 1973)
- Fahri Korutürk (from 8 April 1972)
- Ferit Melen (up to 15 April 1973)
- Naim Talu (from 15 April 1973)
Cabinet
- 35th government of Turkey (up to 15 April 1973)
- 36th government of Turkey (from 15 April 1973)
Events
- 28 January – Assassination of Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir two Turkish consular officials in California by Gourgen Yanikian an Armenian origin terrorist. Beginning of a series of ASALA murders
- 26 February – Republican Party merged to Nationalistic Reliance Party.
- 6 April – After 15th election cycles, Fahri Korutürk was elected as Turkish president (Turkish presidential election, 1973)
- 27 May – Galatasaray won the championship of Turkish football league.[2]
- 14 October. Republican People's Party (CHP) won the general elections with plurality.
- 30 October Bosphorus Bridge opened to service (First bridge between Asia and Europe)
Births
- 10 May – Rüştü Reçber, goalkeeper
- 14 June – Halil Mutlu, weightlifter
- 16 June – Balçiçek İlter, journalist
- 27 August – Burak Kut, singer
- 31 October – Arzum Onan actress
Deaths
- 27 January – Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir, two Turkish consuls in the US assassinated by Armenian Genocide survivor Gourgen Yanikian
- 21 March – Aşık Veysel, folk poet
- 21 April: Kemal Tahir, novelist
- 13 October: Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (pen name Halikarnas Balıkçısı), novelist
- 8 November: Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, poet
- 25 December İsmet İnönü, second president of Turkey
Gallery
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Cevdet Sunay -
Rüştü Recber -
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (bust) -
İsmet İnönü
