1969 in Turkey

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Events in the year 1969 in Turkey.[1]

## Parliament

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* 13th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 October)
* 14th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

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* President – Cevdet Sunay
* Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel
* Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü

## Ruling party and the main opposition

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

## Cabinet

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* 30th government of Turkey (up to 3 November)
* 31st government of Turkey (from 3 November)

## Events

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* 9 February – Alparslan Türkeş ̧ elected chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party.[2]
* 15/16 February – Protests against the visiting United States Sixth Fleet
* 28 March – Earthquake in Alaşehir
* 8 April – Widespread student demonstrations
* 12 April – Atatürk Cultural Center opens.
* 3 May – Demonstrations at the funeral of Court of Cassation.[2]
* 25 May – Galatasaray wins the Turkish championship.[3]
* 31 May – Istanbul University closes following civil unrest.[2]
* 11 August – Bülent Ecevit says that the soil belongs to people who cultivate it and water to people who use it.
* 12 October – 1969 Turkish general election results in AP 260 seats, CHP 144 seats, GP 14 seats, MP 6 seats, BP 7 seats, YTP 3 seats, TİP 2 seats, MHP 1 seat and Independents 11 seats
* 18 December – The battleship TCG Yavuz sold for scrapping.

## Births

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* 12 March – Beyazıt Öztürk, television personality
* 29 April – İzel Çeliköz, singer
* 29 May – Acun Ilıcalı, television personality
* 7 July – Metin Feyzioğlu, academician, lawyer
* 9 December – Ayşe Arman, journalist

## Deaths

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* 5 April – Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk (aged 91), politician
* 21 May – Kamil Ocak (aged 55), politician
* 24 October – Behçet Kemal Çağlar (aged 61), poet
* 3 November – Zeki Rıza Sporel (aged 81), footballer

## Gallery

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* Süleyman Demirel

* İsmet İnönü

* Bülent Ecevit

* Beyazıt öztürk

* İzel Çeliköz

* Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk

## See also

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* 1968–69 1.Lig

## References

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1. ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 207–213
2. ^ a b c Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
3. ^ Mackolik page

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