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2020
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Events of 2020 in Turkey.

Incumbents

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Events

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Ongoing

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January

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  • January 2: Turkey reports a new refugee influx and possible crisis, as 250,000 Syrians flee Syria for Turkey, due to Syrian government attacks on rebel groups around Idlib.[2]
  • January 6: The new building of the National Organization Agency (MİT) opened in Etimesgut, Ankara.[3]
  • January 7: Turkey signs maritime deal with Libya.[4]
  • January 11: A 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in Silivri.[5]
  • January 15: Turkey lifts its ban on Wikipedia, due to a ruling by the Turkish High Constitutional Court.[6]
  • January 24: 2020 Elazığ earthquake[7]

February

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March

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  • March 1: Turkey started conducting Operation Spring Shield.[12]
  • March 11: The Ministry of Health confirms the first COVID-19 case in Turkey.[13] (see: COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey)
  • March 12: As part of the governmental measures for controlling the pandemic, primary and secondary schools were closed for 1 week from 16 March. Universities were also closed for 3 weeks.[14]
  • March 17: The first death from COVID-19 occurred in Turkey.[15]
  • March 21: A curfew was imposed by the government for people over 65.[16]
  • March 27: All educational programs were suspended until April 30 as a result of governmental measures for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

April

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  • April 3: A curfew was imposed by the government for people under 20.[18]
  • April 10: As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a curfew was declared in 31 provinces.[19]
  • April 17: In order to control the spread of COVID-19, a curfew was declared in 31 provinces which was set to last over the weekend.[20]
  • April 20: Another curfew was announced by the government in 30 metropolitan municipalities and Zonguldak, restricting movement across the cities between April 23 and 27.[21]
  • April 27: Another curfew was announced by the government in 30 metropolitan municipalities and Zonguldak, restricting movement across the cities between 1–3 May.[22]

June

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July

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August

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  • August 21:
  • August 23: Flood and landslide disaster occurred in Giresun Province and seven of its districts. 6 people died.[34]
  • August 25: Ahlat Mansion was opened during the 949th anniversary of Manzikert Victory.[35]

September

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  • September 3: Otoyol 21, connecting Ankara and Tarsus, was put into service.[36]
  • September 17: Turkey's first flying car introduced as Cezeri, took off in Teknofest Gaziantep.[37]
  • September 21: In-person education following the COVID-19 pandemic started gradually, covering first grade and pre-school students.[38]
  • September 24: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude occurred off Tekirdağ and Marmaraereğlisi.[39]
  • September 27: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey would support Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[40]

October

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  • October 11: Forest fires that started in Belen, Hatay, spread to other districts. 400 hectares of forest burned.[41]
  • October 12: In-person education was enforced for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th and 12th grades.[42]
  • October 17: Erdoğan announced that 85 billion cubic meters of natural gas was discovered in the Black Sea.[43]
  • October 26: A suicide bombing perpetrated by the PKK occurred on Fener Street in İskenderun,[44] injuring several people and killing the perpetrator.
  • October 30: The 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake with an epicenter close to the Gulf of Kuşadası caused building damages and tsunami on the Turkish west coast. More than 110 people were killed and over 1100 were injured.[45]

November

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  • November 2: In person education started gradually for students, including 5th and 12th grades.[46]
  • November 5: With the circular issued by the Ministry of Interior, new measures were announced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
  • November 9: Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak's request for resignation was accepted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Lütfi Elvan was appointed as the new Minister of Treasury and Finance.[48][49]
  • November 15: The Turkish Grand Prix was held for the first time after nine years.[50]
  • November 18: With the circular issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, curfews and many new measures were introduced to be enforced on weekends, excluding activities occurring between 10:00 am – 08:00 pm.[48]

December

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Deaths

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See also

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Lists of military officials

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References

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  1. ^ Prof. Dr. Zühtü ARSLAN / President, Constitutional Court official website.
  2. ^ Erdogan says up to 250,000 Syrians flee toward Turkey as crisis worsens. January 2, 2020. Reuters.
  3. ^ "MİT'in yeni hizmet binası 'KALE' açıldı". Yeni Şafak. January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Turkey-Libya Maritime Deal Upsets Mediterranean Energy Plan by Ariel Cohen, forbes.com, January 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Silivri'de aynı noktada deprem! - Son Dakika Haberler". Milliyet.com.tr. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  6. ^ Turkey Lifts More Than 2-Year Block of Wikipedia, By The Associated Press, January 15, 2020
  7. ^ "SON DAKİKA: Elazığ'da 6,8 şiddetinde deprem! 21 kişi hayatını kaybetti, 1030 kişi yaralandı". Habertürk. January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Van'da çığ altındakileri arayan ekiplerin üzerine çığ düştü". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. ^ "Son dakika haberleri: Kaza sonrası Pagasus'tan ilk açıklama: An itibarıyla can kaybı bulunmuyor". Hurriyet.com.tr. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  10. ^ "Depremin vurduğu Van'dan bir acı haber daha". Depremin vurduğu Van'dan bir acı haber daha. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  11. ^ "İdlib'ten korkunç haber: 9 şehit çok sayıda yaralı". Mavikocaeli.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-04-04.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ İbrahim Yeniyurt (March 2020). "Hulusi Akar açıkladı: Bahar Kalkanı Harekatı başladı!". Haber.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. ^ "Sağlık Bakanı Türkiye'de ilk kez koronavirüs vakasına rastlandığını açıkladı". birgun.net (in Turkish). 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  14. ^ ANKARA, Erdinç Çelikkan, Erdinç ÇELİKKAN / (13 March 2020). "Son dakika haberi: Okullar tatil mi? Milli Eğitim Bakanı Selçuk detayları basın toplantısıyla açıkladı". www.hurriyet.com.tr.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Corona virüsünden ilk ölüm gerçekleşti! Türkiye'de vaka sayısı kaça yükseldi? Sağlık Bakanı açıkladı". Milliyet. 18 March 2020.
  16. ^ "65 Yaş ve Üstü ile Kronik Rahatsızlığı Olanlara Sokağa Çıkma Yasağı Genelgesi". www.icisleri.gov.tr.
  17. ^ "UZAKTAN EĞİTİM 30 NİSAN'A KADAR DEVAM EDECEK".
  18. ^ "Sokağa çıkma yasağı yaşı kaç? Cumhurbaşkanı açıkladı! 20 yaş altına sokağa çıkma yasağı mı geldi?". Milliyet. 4 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Sokağa çıkma yasağı sona erdi". TRT Haber. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Son dakika | 31 ilde 2 günlük sokağa çıkma yasağı başladı". Milliyet.
  21. ^ "23 Nisan sokağa çıkma yasağı ne zaman başlayacak, bitecek? 4 günlük sokağa çıkma yasağı ne zaman, saat kaçta başladı?". Sabah.
  22. ^ "1 Mayıs tatil mi, kaç gün tatil olacak? 1 Mayıs'da sokağa çıkma yasağı olacak mı?". Milliyet.
  23. ^ "Normalleşme süreci ve takvimi". 25 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Bingöl'de 5.7 büyüklüğünde deprem oldu". 14 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Pençe-Kartal Operasyonu". 15 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Pençe-Kaplan Operasyonu". 17 June 2020.
  27. ^ "Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly". UN News. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  28. ^ "Sakarya Hendek'teki havai fişek fabrikasında patlama". BBC. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Gelibolu'da Orman Yangını". BirGün. 6 July 2020.
  30. ^ "Mustafa Şentop yeniden Meclis Başkanı seçildi". Sözcü. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  31. ^ "Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque". BBC News. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  32. ^ Fielder, Jez (21 August 2020). "Turkey's Erdogan announces discovery of large natural gas reserve off its Black Sea coast". Euronews. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  33. ^ "Kariye Camii ibadete açılıyor". Sözcü. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020.
  34. ^ "Giresun'da yaşanan selde vefat eden kişi sayısı 6". Sözcü. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  35. ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, külliyeyi Bahçeli ile birlikte açacak". Sabah. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  36. ^ "Ankara-Niğde otoyolu açıldı".
  37. ^ "Türkiye'nin ilk uçan arabası Cezeri, havalandı". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  38. ^ "21 Eylül'de okullar açılıyor". CNN Türk.
  39. ^ "24 Eylül Tekirdağ deprem".
  40. ^ "Türk Milleti Her Zaman Azerbaycan'ın Yanındadır". bloomberght. 27 September 2020.
  41. ^ "Hatay'da orman yangınları". Deutsch Welle.
  42. ^ "12 Ekim'de açılan sınıflar". Sözcü.
  43. ^ "Karadeniz'de bulunan doğal gaz rezervi 405 milyar metreküpe yükseldi". BBC News Türkçe.
  44. ^ Karagoz, Lale Koklu; Milli, Burak (October 26, 2020). "Explosion hits Iskenderun town in southern Turkey". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020.
  45. ^ "İzmir'de deprem". Habertürk. 2 November 2020.
  46. ^ "Ortaokul 5 ve lise 9. sınıflar açıldı". Archived from the original on 13 November 2020.
  47. ^ "81 ile yeni koronavirüs tedbirleri".
  48. ^ a b "İletişim Başkanlığı, Berat Albayrak'ın görevden af talebini kabul edilmiştir". TRT Haber.
  49. ^ "Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı görevine Lütfi Elvan atandı". TRT Haber.
  50. ^ "Türkiye Grand Prix'inde Lewis Hamilton şampiyon oldu". Anadolu Ajansı. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020.
  51. ^ "Toplam vaka sayısı açıklandı".
  52. ^ "ABD'den Türkiye'ye S-400 yaptırımı kararı". Anadolu Ajansı. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020.
  53. ^ "Çin Aşısı Türkiye'de". HaberTürk. 30 December 2020.
  54. ^ "Turkish politician, writer Rahşan Ecevit dies at age 97". Daily Sabah. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  55. ^ "Turkish Wrestling Great Kazim Ayvaz Passes Away". United World Wrestling. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  56. ^ "Turkey's first professional boxer Zakaryan dies at 90". Anadolu Agency. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  57. ^ "Eski MHK Başkanı Hilmi Ok vefat etti" [Former MHK President Hilmi Ok passed away] (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  58. ^ "Oud PEC Zwolle-speler Mustafa Yücedag (53) overleden" [Former PEC Zwolle player Mustafa Yücedag (53) passed away] (in Dutch). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  59. ^ "Eski Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlarından Hikmet Köksal vefat etti" [Hikmet Köksal, one of the former Land Forces Commanders, died] (in Turkish). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  60. ^ "Kara Murat'ın çizgi romancısısı Abdullah Turhan ve Karaoğlan'ın çizeri Suat Yalaz hayatını kaybetti! Suat Yalaz kimdir?" [Kara Murat's comic bookmaker Abdullah Turhan and Karaoğlan's cartoon Suat Yalaz lost their lives! Who is Suat Yalaz?] (in Turkish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  61. ^ "'Aytaç Yalman'ın corona virüs nedeniyle öldüğü kanaati oluşmuştur' (Başhekimlik açıkladı)" ['There is a conviction that Aytac Yalman died because of corona virus' (Chief Physician explained)] (in Turkish). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  62. ^ "Mimar ve şair Cengiz Bektaş vefat etti" [Architect and poet Cengiz Bektaş passed away] (in Turkish). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  63. ^ "Son dakika haberi: Muhterem Nur hayatını kaybetti" [Breaking news: Reverend Nur died] (in Turkish). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  64. ^ "Vefat ve başsağlığı Nihat Akbay" [Death and condolences Nihat Akbay] (in Turkish). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  65. ^ "Ünlü spor yazarı Fevzi Aksoy Korona virüsten hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Yeniçağ. 29 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  66. ^ "Kurtlar Vadisi'nin usta oyuncusu Turhan Kaya corona virüsten hayatını kaybetti" Posta (1 April 2020)
  67. ^ "Sağlık Bakanı Koca, koronavirüs nedeniyle ölen Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz için başsağlığı diledi" (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak. Anadolu Agency. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  68. ^ "Member of banned Turkish folk group dies after hunger strike". The Guardian. Associated Press. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  69. ^ "Yusuf Kenan Sönmez kimdir? Yusuf Kenan Sönmez kaç yaşında ve nereli?". Sözcü. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  70. ^ "Son dakika... Haydar Baş koronavirüs nedeniyle hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. Demirören News Agency. 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  71. ^ Gönel, Güç (15 April 2020). "Prof. Dr. Ülkü Azrak Kovid-19 nedeniyle hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Istanbul. Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  72. ^ "Son Dakika: Nur Yerlitaş hayatını kaybetti". Hürriyet. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  73. ^ "Ramazan programları, yeni yapımlar..." Kanal 7. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  74. ^ "Son dakika... Ayşegül Atik hayatını kaybetti!". Hürriyet. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  75. ^ "Oyuncu Jale Aylanç hayatını kaybetti". Habertürk (in Turkish). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  76. ^ "Adalet Ağaoğlu hayatını kaybetti". Sözcü. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  77. ^ "Son dakika: Huysuz Virjin lakaplı Seyfi Dursunoğlu hayatını kaybetti". Sabah. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  78. ^ "Ünlü oyuncu Haldun Boysan hayatını kaybetti". www.gazetevatan.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  79. ^ "Suna Kıraç hayatını kaybetti". Sözcü. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  80. ^ "Markar Esayan son yolculuğuna uğurlandı".
  81. ^ "Bekir Çoşkun son yolculuğuna uğurlandı".
  82. ^ "Osman Durmuş vefat etti".
  83. ^ "Mesut Yılmaz hayatını kaybetti".
  84. ^ "Burhan Kuzu vefat etti".
  85. ^ "Yalçın Granit vefat etti".
  86. ^ "Timur Selçuk hayatını kaybetti". 6 November 2020.
  87. ^ "Ayasoyfa'nın meşhur kedisi Gli yaşamını yitirdi". Archived from the original on 7 November 2020.
  88. ^ "Reşit Karabacak son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". NTV Spor. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
  89. ^ "Eski bakan Tuncay Mataracı vefat etti". Sözcü. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020.
  90. ^ "Eski Trabzonspor Kulübü Başkanlarından Özkan Sümer Vefat Etti". Cumhuriyet. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020.
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