Events in the year 1969 in Turkey.

Parliament

13th Parliament of Turkey The 13th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 10 October 1965 to 12 October 1969. There were 456 MPs in the lower house. The majority of the MPs were the members of Justice Party (AP). The main opposition Party was the Republican People' ...

(up to 12 October) *

14th Parliament of Turkey The 14th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 11 October 1969 to 14 October 1973. There were 450 MPs in the lower house. Justice Party (Turkey), Justice Party (AP) held the majority and the Republican People's Party (CHP) was the main oppo ...

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 ...

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Cevdet Sunay Cevdet Sunay (; 10 February 1899 – 22 May 1982) was a Turkish politician and army officer, who served as the fifth President of Turkey from 1966 to 1973. Early life and career Sunay was born in 1899 in Trabzon, in the Ottoman Empire. A ...

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 ...

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Süleyman Demirel Süleyman Sami Demirel (; 1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015) was a Turkish people, Turkish politician, engineer, and statesman who served as the List of Presidents of Turkey, 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) * 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)

Cabinet

30th government of Turkey The 30th government of Turkey (27 October 1965 – 3 November 1969) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called ''the first Demirel government''. Background Justice Party (AP) won the elections held on 10 October 1965 by a l ...

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31st government of Turkey The 31st government of Turkey (November 3, 1969 – March 6, 1970) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is known as ''second Demirel government''. Background Justice Party (AP) won the elections held on October 12, 1969. Süleyman De ...

(from 3 November)

Events

* 9 February –

Alparslan Türkeş Alparslan Türkeş (; 25 November 1917 – 4 April 1997) was a Turkish politician, who was the founder and president of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Grey Wolves ''(Ülkü Ocakları)''. He represented the far-right of the Turkish ...

̧ elected chairman of the

Nationalist Movement Party The Nationalist Movement Party (alternatively translated as Nationalist Action Party; tr, Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP) is a Turkish far-right and ultranationalist political party. The group is often described as neo-fascist, and has been ...

. * 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 The Atatürk Cultural Center ( ), commonly called the AKM, is a concert hall, theatre and cultural centre running along the eastern side of Taksim Square in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. In 2021, it reopened to the public as a state-of-the-art cultural com ...

opens. * 3 May – Demonstrations at the funeral of Court of Cassation. * 25 May – Galatasaray wins the

Turkish 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 ...

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closes following civil unrest. * 11 August –

Bülent Ecevit Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister in ...

says that the soil belongs to people who cultivate it and water to people who use it. * 12 October –

1969 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 12 October 1969. The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in 66 electoral districts. The result was a victory for the Justice Party, which won 256 of t ...

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 Beyazıt Öztürk (born 12 March 1969), also known as Beyaz, is a Turkish television personality, standup comedian and actor. He is the host of ''Beyaz Show'', a popular Turkish talk show. In 2018, he became one of the judges on ''O Ses Türkiye'' ...

, television personality *29 April – İzel Çeliköz, singer *29 May –

Acun Ilıcalı Ali Acun Ilıcalı (; born 29 May 1969) is a Turkish broadcaster, entrepreneur, international TV producer, and businessman of Azerbaijani origin. He is the owner of the TV channels TV8 and , Turkey's digital platform Exxen. He is the founder an ...

, television personality *7 July –

Metin Feyzioğlu Metin Feyzioğlu (born 7 July 1969) is a Turkish lawyer and a professor of criminal law who served as the 8th President of the Turkish Bars Association between May 2013 and December 2021. He is the grandson of Turhan Feyzioğlu, a former CHP poli ...

, academician, lawyer *9 December –

Ayşe Arman Ayşe Arman (born 9 December 1969) is a Turkish journalist and columnist of German descent. She is best known for her interviews. Arman is the author of two books, one of which is a compilation of best moments of her interviews made over the past ...

, journalist

Deaths

* 5 April –

Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk Yusuf Kemal Bey (1878–1969) was a Turkish civil servant, politician and academic. His birth name was Yusuf Kemal. After the Turkish Surname Law in 1934, he assumed the surname Tengirşenk. Early life He was born in Boyabat (now in Sinop Provinc ...

(aged 91), politician * 21 May –

Kamil Ocak Mehmet Kamil Ocak (19 February 1914 – 21 May 1969) was a Turkish politician and served as minister of state from 1965 to 1969. Early life and education Ocak was born in Gaziantep in the Aleppo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire on 19 February ...

(aged 55), politician * 24 October –

Behçet Kemal Çağlar Behçet Kemal Çağlar (1908 – 24 October 1969) was a Turkish poet, educator and nationalist politician. Biography Çağlar graduated as a senior mining engineer in 1929. He served as a regional manager at MTA (Turkish Mining Survey and R ...

(aged 61), poet * 3 November –

Zeki Rıza Sporel Zeki Rıza Sporel (28 February 1898 – 3 November 1969) was a Turkish people, Turkish association football, football player and a politician. He plied his trade at the Striker (association football), striker position for Fenerbahçe S.K. (footba ...

(aged 81), footballer

Gallery

File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg, Süleyman Demirel File:Inonu Ismet.jpg, İsmet İnönü File:Bülent_Ecevit-Davos_2000.jpg, Bülent Ecevit File:Beyazıt Öztürk (1).jpg, Beyazıt öztürk File:İzel Çeliköz.jpg, İzel Çeliköz File:Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk.jpg, Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk

References

{{Europe topic, 1969 in Years of the 20th century in Turkey

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