Events in the year 1974 in Turkey.

Parliament

15th Parliament of Turkey The 15th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 14 October 1973 to 5 June 1977. There were 450 MPs in the lower house. Republican People's Party (CHP) held the plurality. Justice Party (AP) was the next party. National Salvation Party (MS ...

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 ...

– Fahri Korutürk *

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 ...

:: Naim Talu (to 26 January 1974) ::

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 ...

(26 January–17 November 1974) ::

Sadi Irmak Mahmut Sadi Irmak (May 15, 1904, Seydişehir – November 11, 1990, Istanbul) was a Turkish academic in physiology, politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey. Biography He was born in the town Seydişehir of Konya, Ottoman Empire i ...

(from 17 November 1974) *

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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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 ...

(26 January–17 November 1974)

Ruling party and the main opposition

*Ruling party: Republican People's Party (CHP); coalition partner

National Salvation Party The National Salvation Party ( tr, Millî Selâmet Partisi, MSP) was an Islamist political party in Turkey, founded on 11 October 1972 as the successor of the banned National Order Party (''Millî Nizam Partisi'', MNP). The party was formed by a ...

(MSP) (26 January–17 November 1974) *Main opposition: Justice Party (AP) (26 January–17 November 1974)

Cabinet

36th government of Turkey The 36th government of Turkey (15 April 1973 – 26 January 1974) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the '' Talu government''. Background After Fahri Korutürk was elected the president of Turkey, the previous prime mini ...

(to 26 January 1974) *

37th government of Turkey The 37th government of Turkey (26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974) was a coalition government of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the National Salvation Party (MSP) in 1974. The prime minister was Bülent Ecevit of the CHP, and the deput ...

(16 January–17 November 1974) *

38th government of Turkey The 38th government of Turkey (November 17, 1974 – March 31, 1975) was a caretaker government of Turkey led by Sadi Irmak, an independent member of the Turkish senate Senate of the Republic ( tr, Cumhuriyet Senatosu) was the upper house of Turk ...

(from 17 November 1974)

Events

* 26 January –

Turkish Airlines Flight 301 Turkish Airlines Flight 301 was a passenger flight operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship of Turkish Airlines registered as TC-JAO that crashed during takeoff at İzmir Cumaovası Airport on 26 January 1974 while en route to Istanbul Yeşi ...

crashes * 3 March –

Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a scheduled flight from Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to London Heathrow Airport, with an intermediate stop at Orly Airport in Paris. On 3 March 1974, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating the flight crashed into ...

crashes near Paris with 346 fatalities. * 26 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.http://www.mackolik.com/Standings/Default.aspx?sId=3155 * 22 June – Socialist Labor Party of Turkey formed. * 15 July –

1974 Cypriot coup d'état The 1974 Cypriot coup d'état was a military coup d'état sponsored by the Greek Army in Cyprus, the Cypriot National Guard and the Greek junta, Greek military junta. On 15 July 1974 the coup plotters removed the sitting President of Cyprus, Arch ...

. * 20 July –

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chi ...

invade

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

. * 31 July – Ceasefire on Cyprus. * 14 August – Turkish military activities resume on Cyprus as Geneva peace talks fail. * 9 September – Keban Dam becomes operational.

Births

*17 May –

Şebnem Dönmez Şebnem Dönmez (born May 17, 1974 in Salzgitter, West Germany) is a Turkish movie, television series actress and host of television shows. Originally a model, she debuted in 1992 at the television scene taking part in a motorsports show of TRT, ...

, actress and TV program presenter *31 May –

Kenan Doğulu Kenan Doğulu (; born 31 May 1974) is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he was placed fourth, with 163 points. In the summer of 2006, Doğulu released the album ''Festival'', co ...

, singer *27 August –

Hakan Haslaman Hakan Haslaman (August 27, 1974) is a Turkish stuntman, who also works as director and film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan a ...

, stuntman, and also director and film producer *1 October –

Hasan Özer Hasan Özer (born 1 October 1974) is a Turkish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. He is the manager of Yeni Malatyaspor. Known for his acrobatic skills, he scored numerous bicycle ki ...

, footballer *12 October –

Ebru Gündeş Ebru Gündeş (, born 12 October 1974) is a Turkish pop-folk and arabesque singer, actress, and television personality. Early life Ebru Gündeş was born in Istanbul. She attended primary school in Ankara, but she was forced to discontinue her ...

, singer

Deaths

*25 May –

Ulvi Uraz Ulvi Uraz (13 February 1921 – 25 May 1974) was a Turkish theater and film actor and director. Partial filmography * ''Zümrüt'' (1959) - Ziya * ''Tütün Zamanı'' (1959) - Bekir * ''Kalpaklilar'' (1960) * ''Denize inen sokak'' (1960) ...

theatre director *22 July –

Orhan Brandt Orhan Brandt (1890 – 22 July 1974)Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. was a Turkish philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelis ...

, philatelist *26 October –

Fahrettin Altay Fahrettin Altay (12 January 1880 – 25 October 1974) was a Turkish military officer. The Turkish tank Altay is named in honor of him. Biography Fahrettin Altay was born to Lieutenant Colonel İsmail Bey, son of Hacı Ahmet Efendi from İz ...

, former general *14 December –

Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (also rendered Yakub Kadri; ; 27 March 1889 – 13 December 1974) was a Turkish novelist, journalist, diplomat, and member of parliament.Edebiyatogretmeni.net ''Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu'' Google translated' Biograp ...

, novelist

Gallery

File:Bülent Ecevit-Davos 2000.jpg , Bülent Ecevit File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg, Süleyman Demirel File:Kenan Dogulu 1060826 Nevit.jpg , Kenan Doğulu file:Ebru Gündeş 2011 Antalya.jpg, Ebru Gündeş File:Fahrettin Pasha.jpg, Fahrettin Altay File:Yakup Kadri Bey Karaosmanoğlu.jpg , Yakup Kadri Karosmanoğlu

References

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