1983 in Turkey

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Events in the year 1983 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 17th Parliament of Turkey (from 6 November)

Incumbents

• President – Kenan Evren
• Prime Minister –

Bülent Ulusu (up to 13 December)

Turgut Özal (from 13 December)

• Leader of the opposition – Necdet Calp (from 13 December)

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party

(Technocrat government) (up to 13 December)

Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 13 December)

• Main opposition – People’s Party (HP) (from 13 December)

Cabinet

44th government of Turkey (up to 13 December)

45th government of Turkey (from 13 December)

Events

• 16 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 158, a Boeing 727-200 landing failure, in Ankara Esenboğa airport caught fire.45 deaths
• 2 March – Three free trade zones were created in Antalya, Yumurtalık and Aliağa
• 7 March – Mine accident in Zonguldak 79 deaths
• 9 March – Galip Balkar, Turkish ambassador to Yugoslavia was assassinated by an Armenian group
• 7 May – 35 deaths in an İstanbul hotel fire
• 15 May – National Democracy Party (MDP), the first political party after the coup of 1980 was founded
• 21 May – Motherland Party, People’s Party (HP) and Great Turkey Party (BTP) were founded
• 26 May – Social Democracy Party (SODEP) was founded
• 1 June – BTP was closed by the military rule. Süleyman Demirel, former prime minister as well as other politicians of the former Justice Party and Republican People’s Party were arrested
• 5 July – 1983 Biga earthquake
• 14 July – Dursun Aksoy a member of Turkish embassy was assassinated by ASALA
• 23 June – Erdal İnönü’s name as the founder of SODEP was rejected by the military rule
• 27 June – SODEP decided to continue and Cezmi Kartay replaced Erdal İnönü as the chairman of SODEP
• 15 July – Turkish Airlines check in counter was bombed (1983 Orly Airport attack) in Paris. 7 deaths
• 22 October – First panel discussion of the political party leaders on TV after the 1980 coup
• 30 October 1983 Erzurum earthquake, 1330 deaths
• 2 November – First successful kidney transplantation in İstanbul.
• 6 November general elections (ANAP 211, HP 117, MDP 71 seats, the other parties were not permitted to run for the election.)
• 12 November – Port of Mersin and Port of Antalya were declared free port
• 13 December – First civilian government after the coup of 1980.
• 18 December – Erdal İnönü replaced Cezmi Kartay as the chairman of SODEP

Births

• 16 June – Naz Elmas, actress
• 29 August Saadet Aksoy, actress
• 10 October – Tolga Zengin, footballer
• 29 October – Nurcan Taylan, weight lifter
• 9 December – Neslihan Demir volleyball player

Deaths

• 5 January – İbrahim Safi (born in 1898), painter
• 8 January – Hüseyin Alp (born in 1935), basketball player
• 19 January – Muhittin Taylan, (born in 1910) chief of constitutional court and one time candidate of presidency
• 9 March – Galip Balkar (born in 1836), ambassador (assassinated)
• 24 May – Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (born in 1904), poet
• 28 May – Çiğdem Talu (born in 1939), music lyricist
• 2 September – Feri Cansel (born in 1944), actress (killed)

Gallery

• 
  Süleyman Demirel
• 
  Saadet Aksoy
• 
  Tolga Zengin
• 
  Neslihan Demir

See also

• Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
• 1982–83 1.Lig