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Events in the year 1964 in Turkey.[1]

## Parliament

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* 12th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

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* President – Cemal Gürsel
* Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
* Leader of the opposition

Ragıp Gümüşpala (up to 5 June)
Sadettin Bilgiç (acting, 5 June-29 November)
Süleyman Demirel (from 29 November)

## Ruling party and the main opposition

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* Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) with Independents
* Main opposition – Justice Party (AP)

## Cabinet

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* 28th government of Turkey

## Events

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* 15 January – 31 January London Conference over the issue Cyprus (no consensus)
* 16 March – The government was authorized by the parliament for intervention to Cyprus.
* 16 March – Turkey unilaterally denounced the Greek-Turkish Convention of Establishment, Commerce and Navigation of 1930, marking the beginning of a mass expulsion of the Greek populace.
* 31 May – Fenerbahçe won the championship of Turkish football league.[2]
* 4 June – US president Lyndon Johnson’s letter to İsmet İnönü concerning Cyprus issue (the content of the letter was revealed on 16 January 1966)
* 7 June – Senate 1/3 by elections
* 8 August – After Greek forces attacked Turkish positions in St Hilarion heights in Cyprus, Turkish air forces bombed Greek positions
* 6 October - 1964 Manyas earthquake
* 29 November – Süleyman Demirel was elected as the chairman of the Justice Party (AP)
* 1 December – According to the Ankara Agreement, preparatory term for European Union membership began.

## Births

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* 23 March – Okan Bayülgen, showman and actor
* 6 July – Sadullah Ergin, former government minister
* 22 September – Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, Vali (governor)
* 7 October – Yavuz Bingöl, singer
* 10 October – Suat Atalık, chess player
* 14 October – Neşe Erberk, model, business women
* 21 October – Levent Yüksel, singer
* 12 November – Semih Saygıner, professional carom billiards player
* 4 December – Sertap Erener, singer

## Deaths

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* 9 January – Halide Edib Adıvar (aged 80), novelist and a leader of Turkish women’s rights
* 3 June – Kazım Orbay (aged 60) retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence
* 5 June – Ragıp Gümüşpala (aged 67,) chairman of the Justice Party (AP)
* 16 July – Rauf Orbay (aged 83), a former prime minister of the provisional Government of the Grand National Assembly
* 25 November – Naci Tınaz (aged 82), retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence

## Gallery

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* Cemal Gürsel

* Süleyman Demirel

* Suat Atalık

* Halide Edib Adıvar

* Kazım Orbay

* Rauf Orbay

* Naci Tınaz

## See also

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* 1963–64 1.Lig
* Turkey at the 1964 Summer Olympics
* Turkey at the 1964 Winter Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 167–183
2. ^ Mackolik site

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