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Events in the year 1978 in Turkey. [1]
Parliament
Incumbents
- Süleyman Demirel (up to 5 January)
- Bülent Ecevit (from 5 January)
- Bülent Ecevit (up to 5 January)
- Süleyman Demirel (from 5 January)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party
- Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners (up to 5 January)
- Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 5 January)
- Main opposition
- Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 5 January)
- Justice Party (AP) (from 5 January)
Cabinet
- 41st government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
- 42nd government of Turkey (from 5 January)
Events
- 30 January – Student demonstrations in Ankara. [2]
- 17 March – Turkey criticizes Israeli invasion of Lebanon. [2]
- 7 April – Server Tanilli, an academic, survived a terrorist attack in Istanbul. [3]
- 28 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship. [4]
- 31 May – Meeting between Ecevit and U.S. president Jimmy Carter. [2]
- 1 June – Türkan Şoray, star in the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, wins Best Actress in Tashkent Film Festival.
- 11 July – Bedrettin Cömert of Hacettepe University was killed in a terrorist attack. [2]
- 27 September – United States lifts embargo on aid to Turkey. [2]
- 11 December – Ahmet Enünlü wins gold in Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition.
Births
- 11 March – Hayko Cepkin, singer
- 11 May – Ece Erken TV hostess and actress
- 7 July – Yasemin Kozanoğlu, model
- 8 August - Ebru Yaşar, singer
- 28 December – Özgü Namal, actress
Deaths
- 30 March – Memduh Tağmaç (aged 74), general and former chief of staff
- 1 April – İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (aged 92), academic and journalist
- 24 March – Doğan Öz (assassinated at age 44), prosecutor
- 27 July – Ferit Alnar (aged 72), composer
- 22 October – Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu (aged 78), politician
Gallery
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Süleyman Demirel -
Bülent Ecevit -
Türkan Şoray
See also
References
- ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 274–282
- ^ a b c d e Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
- ^ Gencay Gürsoy (1978). "Terror in Turkey". Index on Censorship. 7 (6): 52. doi: 10.1080/03064227808532861.
- ^ "Türkiye Süper Lig 1977/1978, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları". mackolik.com.
