1961 in Turkey
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Events in the year 1961 in Turkey.[1]
Parliament
- 12th Parliament of Turkey (from 6 January)
Incumbents
- President – Cemal Gürsel
- Prime Minister
- Cemal Gürsel (up to 26 October)
- Fahri Özdilek, acting (26 October – 20 November)
- İsmet İnönü (from 20 November)
- Leader of the opposition – Ekrem Alican (from 12 November)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) and coalition partner (Justice Party (AP)) (from 20 November)
- Main opposition – New Turkey Party (YTP) (from 20 November)
Cabinet
- 24th government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
- 25th government of Turkey (5 January – 20 November)
- 26th government of Turkey (from 20 November)
Events
- 6 January – constituent assembly
- 1 April – The ban on political activities was lifted
- 3 June – Fenerbahçe won the championship of Turkish football league.[2]
- 9 July – Referendum on the new Turkish constitution (65% approved)
- 15 September – Verdicts (on the Democrat Party (DP) members) pronounced
- 16/17 September – Executions of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Minister of Finance Hasan Polatkan
- 15 October – General elections (CHP 173 seats, AP 158 seats, YTP 65 seats, CKMP 54 seats)
- 26 October – Cemal Gürsel was elected as the new president. Fahri Özdilek was appointed as the acting prime minister.
- 20 November - Civilian government
Births
- 1 January – Edibe Sözen, politician
- 31 January – Fatih Kısaparmak, singer and songwriter
- 3 May – Leyla Zana, politician
- 15 June – Gülten Kışanak, politician
- 1 July – Birgül Ayman Güler, politician
- 17 December – Ersun Yanal, football coach
Deaths
- 8 January – Yaşar Doğu (aged 48), wrestler
- 26 February – Hasan Ali Yücel (aged 64), writer and former minister of National education
- 16 June – Peyami Safa (aged 62), writer and journalist
- 16 September – Hasan Polatkan (aged 46), former minister of Finance
- 16 September – Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (aged 51), former minister of Foreign Affairs
- 17 September – Adnan Menderes (aged 62), former prime minister (19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd government of Turkey)
- 19 September – Şemsettin Günaltay (aged 78), former prime minister (1940s)
Gallery
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Cemal Gürsel -
İsmet İnönü -
Leyla Zana -
Birgül Ayman Güler -
Hasan Ali Yücel -
Adnan Menderes -
Şemsettin Günaltay
See also
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