1980 in Turkey

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* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
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See also:| List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.[1]

## Parliament

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* 16th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 September)

## Incumbents

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* President –

Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April)
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September)
Kenan Evren (from 12 September)

* Prime Minister –

Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September)
Bülent Ulusu (from 20 September)

* Leader of the opposition –

Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 September)

## Ruling party and the main opposition

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* Ruling party

Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 September)

* Main opposition

Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 September)

## Cabinet

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* 43rd government of Turkey (up to 12 September)
* 44th government of Turkey (from 21 September)

## Events

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### January

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* 2 January – Military leaders issue a warning letter about terrorism.[2]

### February

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* 2 February – DİSK initiates a general strike.[2]

### April

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* 18 April – Turkey signs a nuclear nonproliferation accord.[2]

### May

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* 25 May – Trabzonspor wins the championship[3]

### July

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* 1 July – Turkey signs an association agreement with the European Community.[2]
* 19 July – Former Premier Nihat Erim killed by terrorists.[2]

### August

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* 5 August – Hazal by Ali Özgentürk wins the Grand Prix in France.
* 6 August – Armenian terrorists attack the Turkish Consulate in Lyon.

### September

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* 12 September – 1980 Turkish coup d'état.[2]
* Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.

### October

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* 11 October – Census (Population: 44,736,947)
* 15 October – NSP chairman Erbakan and 21 party members arrested for acting against secular principles of the republic.[2]
* 27 October – Work begins on a new constitution.[2]
* 30 October – Bülent Ecevit resigns from CHP for its passivity during the coup.

## Births

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* 4 February – Gündüz Gürol Azer, footballer
* 12 April – Arda Kural, actor
* 16 June – Nehir Erdoğan, actress
* 29 September – Ümit Şamiloğlu, artistic gymnast
* 14 October – Cansu Dere, actress

## Deaths

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* 11 April – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (born 1935), TV producer (assassinated)
* 18 May – Gündüz Kılıç (born 1918), football coach
* 21 June – Feridun Cemal Erkin (born 1899), diplomat and politician
* 19 July – Nihat Erim (born 1912), former prime minister (33rd and 34th government of Turkey, assassinated)
* 22 July – Kemal Türkler (born 1926), trade union leader (assassinated)
* 27 June – Ahmet Muhip Dıranas (born 1909), poet and author
* 30 November – Orhan Eyüpoğlu (born 1918), politician

## Gallery

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* İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil

* Kenan Evren

* Süleyman Demirel

* Bülent Ecevit

* Sibel Kekilli

* Nihat Erim

## See also

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* Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
* 1979–80 1.Lig

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1980 in Asia

Sovereign states|

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* Egypt
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste (East Timor)
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Northern Cyprus
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan

Dependencies and
other territories|

* British Indian Ocean Territory
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Hong Kong
* Macau

* Category
* Asia portal

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1980 in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
*   * Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

## References

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1. ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 292–300
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
3. ^ "Türkiye Süper Lig 1979/1980, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2022-08-26.

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