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Events in the year 1969 in Turkey.[1]
Parliament
- 13th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 October)
- 14th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party – Justice Party (AP)
- Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet
- 30th government of Turkey (up to 3 November)
- 31st government of Turkey (from 3 November)
Events
- 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
- 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
- 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
Süleyman Demirel
İsmet İnönü
Bülent Ecevit
Beyazıt öztürk
İzel Çeliköz
Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk
See also
References
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