Events in the year 1987 in Turkey.

Parliament

17th Parliament of Turkey The 17th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 6 November 1983 to 29 November 1987. Actually there is one other parliament between the 16th parliament of Turkey and the 17th parliament of Turkey. But the members of the chamber of deputies i ...

(up tp 29 November) * 18th Parliament of Turkey

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 ...

– Kenan Evren *

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 i ...

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Turgut Özal Halil Turgut Özal (; 13 October 192717 April 1993) was a Turkish politician, who served as the 8th President of Turkey from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey from 1983 to 1989 as the leader of the Mothe ...

* Leader of the opposition –

Erdal İnönü Erdal İnönü (6 June 1926 – 31 October 2007) was a Turkish theoretical physicist and politician, who served as the interim Prime Minister of Turkey between 16 May and 25 June 1993. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from ...

Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – Motherland Party (ANAP) * Main opposition – Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)

Cabinet

45th government of Turkey The 45th government of Turkey (13 December 1983 – 21 December 1987) was the first civilian government founded after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. It is also known as ''the first Özal government''. Background Motherland Party (ANAP) won t ...

(up tp 21 December) * 46th government of Turkey (from 21 December)

Events

January

* 10 January – Bülent Ecevit receives an 11-month prison sentence for political speeches. * 11 January – 2,500 bus passengers temporarily stranded in Kızıldağ Pass due to heavy snowfall. * 13 January – Avalanche in

Tunceli Province Tunceli Province ( tr, Tunceli ili, ku, Parêzgeha Dêrsimê, Zazaki: ), formerly Dersim Province, is located in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The least densely-populated province in Turkey, it was originally named ''Dersim Province' ...

results in 12 fatalities. * 14 January –

Vehbi Koç Ahmet Vehbi Koç (20 July 1901 – 25 February 1996) was a Turkish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Koç Group, one of Turkey’s largest groups of companies. During his lifetime he came to be one of Turkey's wealthiest citi ...

named Businessman of the Year by the

International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sec ...

. * 25 January – Suleiman the Magnificent Exhibit in the United States * 25 January – Evren attends a two-day summit in

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

April

* 7 April – Alparslan Türkeş sentenced to 11 years in prison. * 14 April – Turkey applies for full membership in the European Community.

June

* 7 June –

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

wins the

championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

* 29 June – General

Necip Torumtay Necip Torumtay (1926 – 28 August 2011) was the 20th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey. Career He graduated Turkish Military Academy with the rank of second lieutenant in 1944, and in 1946, he graduated the Army Artillery S ...

is named chief of general staff.

August

* 13 August –

PKK The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement, which historically operated throughout Kurdistan, but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of sout ...

militants kill 25 villagers in

Siirt Province Siirt Province, ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Sêrtê) is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. It has an area ...

September

* 13 September – Bülent Ecevit named chairman of Democratic Left Party. * 24 September – Süleyman Demirel named chairman of True Path Party.

October

* 4 October – Alparslan Türkeş named chairman of Nationalist Work Party. * 11 October – Necmettin Erbakan named chairman of Welfare Party.

November

* 29 November – Motherland Party wins the majority of seats in Parliament in the general elections.

Births

*1 January –

Serdar Özkan Serdar Özkan (born 1 January 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foot ...

, footballer *1 February –

Barış Ataş Barış Ataş (born 1 February 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays for Amed S.F.K.Arda Turan Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played most notably as a winger. Turan is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills and vision. At age 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was named ...

, footballer *15 February –

Volkan Bekçi Volkan Bekçi (born 15 February 1987) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Beylerbeyi S.K. on loan from Galatasaray S.K. He is a midfielder and wears the 61 shirt which is the car number plate location code for Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient G ...

, footballer *3 May –

Damla Sönmez Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies ''Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in '' Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in '' Güllerin S ...

, actress *16 May –

Can Bonomo Can Bonomo (Hebrew: ג'אן בונומו, born 16 May 1987) is a Turkish-Jewish singer who represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Early life Bonomo was born in İzmir, Turkey to a Sephardic Jewish family. At ...

, singer *14 August –

Sinem Kobal Sinem Kobal (born 14 August 1987) is a Turkish television and film actress. Career At the age of thirteen, She started her acting career in the sitcom ''Dadı'' which adaptation of "The Nanny" as Dilara Giritli. She has starred in many films and ...

, actress *14 September –

Ceyda Ateş Ceyda Ateş (born 14 October 1988 Ankara) is a Turkish actress. She began acting at the age of five. She won a child beauty contest organized by Neşe Erberk. Since childhood, she played in numerous hit series.. She took acting lessons at the ...

, actress *25 September – Mustafa Yumlu, footballer

Deaths

*14 January –

Turgut Demirağ Turgut Demirağ (13 December 1921 – 14 January 1987) was a Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1947 and 1973. His 1964 film ''Love and Grudge'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film ...

(born in 1921), film producer *24 March – Ekrem Zeki Ün (born in 1910), musician *5 July – İdris Küçükömer (born in 1925), economist *22 July – Örsan Öymen (born in 1938), journalist *22 July –

Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Fahrettin Kerim Gökay (January 9, 1900 Eskişehir – July 22, 1987 Istanbul) was a Turkish politician, civil servant, professor ordinarius and physician. He served as government minister, and is well known for his long-term position as governo ...

(born in 1900), civil servant, politician *8 October – İsmet Sıral (born in 1927) musician *10 October –

Behice Boran Behice Boran (1 May 1910 – 10 October 1987) was a Turkish Marxist politician, author and sociologist. As a dissenting political voice from the left, Boran was repeatedly imprisoned for her work and died in exile after the Turkish military ...

(born in 1910), politician *12 October –

Fahri Korutürk Fahri Sabit Korutürk (3 August 1903 – 12 October 1987) was a Turkish admiral, diplomat and politician who was the 6th president of Turkey from 1973 to 1980. Before his presidency, he served as the 3rd commander of the Turkish Naval Forces fr ...

(born in 1903), former president (1973–1980) *11 December –

Adile Naşit Adile Naşit (born Adela Özcan; 17 June 1930 – 11 December 1987) was a Turkish actress, who is best known for being the partner of Münir Özkul in movies like ''Happy Days'' and in '' Hababam Sınıfı'' (Hababam Class). She also starred in m ...

(born in 1930), actress

Gallery

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References

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