2020 In Turkey
Events of 2020 in Turkey. Incumbents *President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan * 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly: Mustafa Şentop * President of the Constitutional Court: Zühtü Arslan * Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Armed Forces: Yaşar Güler *Government: 66th government of Turkey * Cabinet: Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet Events January *January 2: Turkey reports a new refugee influx and possible crisis, as 250,000 Syrians flee Syria for Turkey, due to Syrian government attacks on rebel groups around Idlib. *January 6: The new building of the National Organization Agency (MİT) opened in Etimesgut, Ankara. *January 7: Turkey signs maritime deal with Libya. *January 11: A 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in Silivri. *January 15: Turkey lifts its ban on Wikipedia, due to a ruling by the Turkish High Constitutional Court. *January 24: 2020 Elazığ earthquake February *February 4–5: 2020 Van avalanches: two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray, killing at ...
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID-19 lockdowns, worldwide lockdowns and the COVID-19 recession, largest economic recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s. ''Geospatial World'' also called 2020 "the worst year in terms of climate change" in part due to major climate disasters worldwide, including major bushfires in 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Australia and 2020 California wildfires, the western United States, as well as 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, extreme tropical cyclone activity affecting large parts of North America. A United Nations progress report published in December 2020 indicated that none of the international Sustainable Development Goals for 2020 were achieved. Time (magazine), ''Time'' magazine used its fifth ever Time (magazine)#Red X cove ...
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