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Events in the year 1990 in Turkey.[1]

## Parliament

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* 18th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

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* President – Turgut Özal
* Prime Minister – Yıldırım Akbulut
* Leader of the opposition – Erdal İnönü

## Ruling party and the main opposition

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* Ruling party – Motherland Party (ANAP)
* Main opposition – Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)

## Cabinet

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* 47th government of Turkey

## Events

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### January

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* 12 January – Pegasus Airlines, low-cost carrier founded.

### May

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* 1 May – May Day events result in 1,100 arrests.[2]
* 17 May – Democratic Center Party of Bedrettin Dalan established.[2]
* 20 May – Beşiktaş wins the championship[3]

### June

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* 4 June – Turkish United Communist Party founded.[2]
* 7 June – People's Toiling Party founded.[2]

### August

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* 8 August – In the aftermath of the Invasion of Kuwait, Turkey closes the pipeline carrying Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean.[2]

### September

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* 18 September – Turkey and the United States extend their Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement.[2]

### October

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* 21 October – Census (population 56,473,005)

### November

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* 19 November – Turkey reduces its conventional forces in Europe as the Cold War draws to a close.[2]

### December

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* 3 December – Chief of general staff General Necip Torumtay resigns.[2]
* 5 December – Parliament votes to establish Parliamentary Human Rights Commission.[2]
* 19 December – Government asks NATO for military assistance along the border with Iraq.[2]

## Births

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* 14 February – Sefa Yılmaz, footballer
* 17 March – Merve Aydın, middle-distance runner
* 3 May – Burcu Ayhan, high jumper
* 16 July – Büşra Cansu, volleyball player
* 21 November – Bülent Uzun, footballer

## Deaths

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* 9 January – Cemal Süreya (born in 1931), poet
* 31 January – Muammer Aksoy (born in 1917), academic (assassinated)
* 7 March – Çetin Emeç (born in 1935), journalist (assassinated)
* 20 August – Ayla Dikmen (born in 1944), singer
* 4 September – Turan Dursun (born in 1934), author, theologist (assassinated)
* 6 October – Bahriye Üçok (born 1919), academic, politician (assassinated)
* 3 November – Kenan Erim (born in 1929), archaeologist
* 11 November – Sadi Irmak (born in 1904), MD and prime minister (38th government of Turkey)
* 24 November – Bülent Arel (born in 1919), musician (electronic)

## Gallery

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* Sefa Yılmaz

* Büşra Cansu

* Statue of
Bahriye Üçok

## See also

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* 1989–90 1.Lig
* Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

## References

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1. ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 377–387
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
3. ^ Mackolik page

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