1966 in Turkey
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Events in the year 1966 in Turkey.[1]
Parliament
Incumbents
- Cemal Gürsel (up to 28 March)
- Cevdet Sunay (from 28 March)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party – Justice Party (AP)
- Main opposition – Republican People’s Party (CHP)
Cabinet
Events
- 3 January – First pipeline of Turkey between Batman and İskenderun
- 26 March – A report by a medical board stating that the president Cemal Gürsel, a victim of paralysis was unable to resume his work. (This eventually led to the election of Cevdet Sunay as the president.)
- 29 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of Turkish football league.[2]
- 5 June – Turkish Senate 1/3 by elections
- 28 June – 504 Turks in Erenköy enclave, Cyprus, sieged by Greek forces were evacuated.
- 8 July – President Cevdet Sunay pardons former president Celal Bayar.[3]
- 19 August – The 6.8 Mw Varto earthquake shook the Muş Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394 and injuring up to 1,500.
- 17 September – Unity Party was founded
- 8 December – 65 soldiers in Dumlu died because of an accident.
Births
- 16 May – Metin Şentürk, singer
- 28 June – Şenay Gürler, actress
- 20 June Fatma Şahin – mayor of Gaziantep and a former government minister
- 16 July – Yıldız Tilbe, singer
- 14 August – Tuncay Özkan, journalist
Deaths
- 2 February Hacı Ömer Sabancı , a well known industrialist
- 6 February Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman , a former chief of staff
- 14 February – Ahmet Esat Tomruk (İngiliz Kemal) (aged 74), former secret agent
- 28 June – Fuat Köprülü former vice prime minister and academic
- 14 September – Cemal Gürsel, former president
Gallery
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Cemal Gürsel -
Süleyman Demirel -
İsmet İnönü -
Fatma Şahin -
Yıldız Tilbe -
Fuat Köprülü
