Events in the year 1995 in Turkey.

Parliament

19th Parliament of Turkey The 19th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from November 6, 1991, to December 24, 1995, with most members having been elected in the 1991 election. The True Path Party of Süleyman Demirel gained a majority of seats in the Assembly, being ...

(up to 24 December) *

20th Parliament of Turkey This is a list of the 550 Members of Parliament elected in the 1995 Turkish general election, 1995 general election held in Turkey. The MPs are listed by Provinces of Turkey, province. Turkey uses a D'Hondt formula, D'Hondt proportional representati ...

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 ...

– Süleyman Demirel *

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 ...

–

Tansu Çiller Tansu Çiller (; born 24 May 1946) is a Turkish academic, economist and politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey from 1993 to 1996. She is Turkey's first and only female prime minister to date. As the leader of the True Path ...

* Leader of the opposition –

Mesut Yılmaz Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz () (6 November 1947 – 30 October 2020) was a Turkish politician. He was the leader of the Motherland Party ( tr, Anavatan Partisi, ANAP) from 1991 to 2002, and served three times as Prime Minister of Turkey. His first two p ...

Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – True Path Party (DYP) * Main opposition – Motherland Party (ANAP)

Cabinet

50th government of Turkey The 50th government of Turkey (25 June 1993 – 5 October 1995) was a coalition government formed by True Path Party (DYP) and Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP). Background The prime minister of the 49th government of Turkey was Süleym ...

(up to 5 October) *

51st government of Turkey The 51st government of Turkey (5 October 1995 – 30 October 1995) was a minority government led by Tansu Çiller. Background Both the 49th and 50th governments were True Path Party and Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) coalition governm ...

(5 October – 30 October) *

52nd government of Turkey The 52nd government of Turkey (30 October 1995 – 6 March 1996) was a caretaker coalition government formed by True Path Party (DYP) and Republican People's Party (CHP). Background The 50th government of Turkey came to an end because Deniz Ba ...

(from 30 October)

Events

*4 January – Two parties with the same background, namely Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) and Republican People's Party (CHP) decided to merge. * 12 February – Although SHP was the bigger partner,

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 ...

, the former leader of SHP proposed that the fusion should be in CHP. *12 February – Because of dense smog, schools were temporarily closed in İstanbul. *18 February – SHP merged with the CHP and

Hikmet Çetin Hikmet Çetin (born 1937) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin former minister of foreign affairs and was leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) for a short time. He served also as the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembl ...

was elected as the caretaker leader of CHP. *12/13 March –

Gazi Quarter riots The 1995 Gazi Quarter riots ( tr, Gazi Mahallesi olayları) were events that occurred in March 1995 at the Gazi Quarter, a working-class neighborhood in the then Gaziosmanpaşa district, today Sultangazi district, of Istanbul, Turkey, where mostly ...

in İstanbul *20 March –

Operation Steel Operation Steel ( tr, Çelik Harekâtı) was a cross-border operation by the Turkish Armed Forces into northern Iraq between 20 March and 4 May 1995 against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The purpose of offensive was to put a stop to the PKK ...

launched against Kurdish separatists *11 April – Tansu Çiller started irrigation through the Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels *21 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of the

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 ...

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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' ...

*7 July – Operation against Kurdish separatists around the Iraq border *25 July – Gold exchange market was opened *29 August – Flood in

Rize Rize (Greek: ρίζα, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian: რიზე, , Ottoman Turkish: ريزه) is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Rize is a typically Turkish provincial capital w ...

; 10 deaths * 7 September – Militants killed 9 workers in Hatay Province *15 September – Clash between government forces and militants in

Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a province in southeastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km2 and its population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the cit ...

*1 October –

Earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...

Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Dinar (formerly Ancient Greek: Celaenae-Apàmea, Κελαιναι-Απαμεια) is a town and large district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey, 106 km from the city of Afyon. The mayor is Saffet Acar ( MHP). The tow ...

; 90 deaths *9 September –

Deniz Baykal Deniz Baykal (born 20 July 1938) is a Turkish politician at the Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, abbreviated CHP) who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996. Having served in ...

was elected as the new president of CHP *19 September – Tansu Çiller and Deniz Baykal could not agree on the coalition protocol and the 50th government dissolved (but continued up to the formation of the new government) *13 October – Tansu Çiller’s 2nd government (founded on 5 October) lost a vote of confidence *5 November – Tansu Çiller’s 3rd government (founded on 30 October, with their coalition partner CHP) received the vote of confidence *13 December –

Customs Union A customs union is generally defined as a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.GATTArticle 24 s. 8 (a) Customs unions are established through trade pacts where the participant countries set up ...

with

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...

*24 December –

General elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

Welfare Party The Welfare Party ( tr, Refah Partisi, RP) was an Islamist political party in Turkey. It was founded by Ali Türkmen, Ahmet Tekdal, and Necmettin Erbakan in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, National Order Party (MNP) and National ...

158 seats, ANAP 132 seats, DYP 135 seats,

DSP DSP may refer to: Computing * Digital signal processing, the mathematical manipulation of an information signal * Digital signal processor, a microprocessor designed for digital signal processing * Yamaha DSP-1, a proprietary digital signal ...

76 seats, CHP 49 seats

Deaths

*11 January –

Onat Kutlar Onat Kutlar (25 January 1936 – 11 January 1995) was a prominent Turkish writer and poet, founder of the Turkish Sinematek and cofounder of the Istanbul International Film Festival. Biography Onat Kutlar was born in Alanya, Turkey, on 25 J ...

(born in 1936), writer *18 March –

Sadri Alışık Sadri Alışık (born Mehmet Sadrettin Alışık; 5 April 1925 – 18 March 1995) was a Turkish stage and movie actor, and one of the most loved comedians in Turkey. He was the husband of Çolpan İlhan. Biography He was a prolific actor, ap ...

(born in 1925), actor *25 March –

Belgin Doruk Belgin Doruk (28 June 1936 – 26 March 1995) was a popular Turkish film actress. Biography Belgin Doruk was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1936. While she continued her education in a high school she took part in a competition and became first alon ...

(born in 1936), actress *6 July –

Aziz Nesin Aziz Nesin (; born Mehmet Nusret, 20 December 1915 – 6 July 1995) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, he had to adopt one after the Surname Law of ...

(born in 1915), writer humorist *10 July –

Mehmet Ali Aybar Mehmet Ali Aybar (; 5 October 1908 – 10 July 1995) was a lawyer, member of the Turkish parliament, the second president of the Workers Party of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye İşçi Partisi or briefly ''TİP''), the founder and President of the Soc ...

(born 1908), politician *27 July – Melih Esenbel (born in 1915), diplomat *27 September – Baha Akşit (born in 1914), politician

Gallery

File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg, Süleyman Demirel File:Msc2011 Moe032 Cetin neu (cropped).jpg, Hikmet Çetin

References

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