Events in the year 1960 in Turkey.

Parliament

11th Parliament of Turkey The 11th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 27 October 1957 to 27 May 1960. There were 610 MPs in the parliament. While The Democrat Party (DP) won a vast majority, the opposition was represented by the Republican People's Party (CHP) ...

(up to 27 May)

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Celal Bayar Celal is both a masculine Turkish given name and a surname. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic word Jalal (جلال), which means "majesty". Notable people with the name include: Given name * Celal Al (born 1984), Turkish actor * Celal Esat Arsev ...

(up to 27 May) ::

Cemal Gürsel Cemal Gürsel (; 13 October 1895 – 14 September 1966) was a Turkish army general who became the List of Presidents of Turkey, fourth President of Turkey after a coup. Early life He was born in the city of Erzurum as the son of an Ottoman A ...

(from 27 May) *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Adnan Menderes Adnan Menderes (; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He ...

(up to 27 May) ::

(from 27 May) *

Leader of the opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...

(up to 27 May)

Ruling party and the main opposition

*Ruling party :: Democrat Party (DP) (up to 27 May) * Main opposition ::

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...

(CHP) (up to 27 May)

Cabinet

* 23rd government of Turkey (up to 27 May) *

24th government of Turkey The 24th government of Turkey (30 May 1960 – 5 January 1961) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called ''the first Gürsel government''. Background After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, the coup leader Cemal Gürsel formed ...

(from 27 May)

Events

*2 April – In

Yeşilhisar Yeşilhisar, formerly known as Kbistra, is a town and district of Kayseri Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. History Although the establishment of the district is not known for certain, first the Hittites and then the Persians c ...

, because of the interference of ruling party partisans

the leader of the opposition was not able to continue his election campaign * 27 April – The ruling party formed a committee (popularly called ''Sancar komisyonu'') to convict the opposition * 5 May – Demonstrations in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

(known as 555K) * 27 May –

Coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

*12 June –

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

won the championship of

Turkish football league Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

. *22 October – Census (population 27754820) *15 November – 14 members of the junta were appointed to diplomatic missionaries (exiled)

Births

*23 January –

Güldal Akşit Güldal Akşit (; 23 January 1960 – 3 December 2021) was a Turkish politician and the President of the Parliamentary Commission on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women. Biography Güldal Akşit was born in Malatya on 23 January 1960. Her fath ...

, politician *3 February –

İlyas Tüfekçi İlyas Tüfekçi (born February 3, 1960 in Istanbul) is a retired football striker and later manager. During his club career, Tüfekçi played in Germany and Turkey for Stuttgart, Schalke, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Zeytinburnuspor Zeytin ...

, footballer *8 May –

Recep Akdağ Recep Akdağ (born 8 May 1960) is a Turkish physician and politician. He is a member of parliament for the province of Erzurum from the Justice and Development Party. He currently serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey since 19 July 2017, ...

, MD and politician *14 May –

Sinan Alaağaç Sinan Alaağaç (May 14, 1960 – November 24, 1985) was a goalkeeper of Eskişehirspor who died in pre-season training due to heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or ...

, footballer (goalkeeper) *11 June

Mehmet Öz Mehmet Cengiz Öz (; born June 11, 1960), known professionally as Dr. Oz (), is an Turkish American former professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, television presenter, author and former political candidate. The son of Tur ...

, MD *18 November –

Yeşim Ustaoğlu Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born 18 November 1960) is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter. Life and career Ustaoğlu was born in Kars, Sarıkamış and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea. After studying architecture at Karadeniz Technical University sh ...

, filmmaker and screenwriter *26 December –

Cem Uzan Cem Uzan (born 26 December 1960, İstanbul) is a Turkish businessman and politician involved in the media and banking industries, while also chairing the social liberal Young Party (GP). His family's media empire (Uzan Group) at one time includ ...

, industrialist and politician

Deaths

*22 May –

İbrahim Çallı İbrahim Çallı (13 July 1882 in Çal – 22 May 1960 in İstanbul) was a Turkish painter. He is popularly known as Çallı İbrahim. Biography İbrahim Çallı was born in Çal, Denizli. He showed early interest in painting during his primary ...

(aged 78), painter *30 May –

Namık Gedik Namık Gedik (1911–1960) was a Turkish physician and politician who served as the minister of interior during the mid-1950s. He was a member of the Democrat Party which was the ruling party in the period 1950–1960. He was arrested on 27 May ...

(aged 49), former minister of Interior (suicide) *23 June –

İsmail Hakkı Tonguç İsmail Hakkı Tonguç (1893–1960) was a teacher and director for primary education in the Ministry of National Education of Turkey. He is considered to have deeply influenced the education program during the single party era and the Village In ...

(aged 67), one of the founders of the

Village Institutes Village Institutes ( Turkish: ''Köy Enstitüleri'') were a group of rural schools in Turkey founded in accordance with a project led by Hasan Âli Yücel, who was the Minister of Education at the time. The project started on April 17, 1940 in or ...

. *29 July –

Hasan Saka Hasan Saka (1885 – 29 July 1960) was a Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister of Turkey. Political career He graduated from "Mülkiye Mektebi" (School of Civil Service) in 1908. Hasan Saka started working for ...

(aged 74), a former prime minister (1940s)

Gallery

Image:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg, Celal Bayar File:Cemal Gürsel.jpg, Cemal Gürsel File:Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Dönemi.jpg, Adnan Menderes File:Inonu Ismet.jpg, İsmet İnönü File:Dr Oz (cropped).png, Mehmet Öz File:Hasan Hüsnü Saka.jpg, Hasan Saka

References

{{Europe topic, 1960 in Years of the 20th century in Turkey

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...