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1980 in Turkey

Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.[1]

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Parliament edit

Incumbents edit

Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April)
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September)
Kenan Evren (from 12 September)
Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September)
Bülent Ulusu (from 20 September)
Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 September)

Ruling party and the main opposition edit

  • Ruling party
Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 September)
  • Main opposition
Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 September)

Cabinet edit

Events edit

January edit

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

February edit

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

April edit

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

May edit

July edit

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

August edit

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

September edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

Deaths edit

Gallery edit

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    İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
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    Kenan Evren
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    Süleyman Demirel
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    Bülent Ecevit
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    Sibel Kekilli
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    Nihat Erim

See also edit

References edit

  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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