1997 in Turkey
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Events in the year 1997 in Turkey.[1]
Contents
Parliament
Incumbents
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- Necmettin Erbakan (up to 30 June)
- Mesut Yılmaz (from 30 June)
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- Mesut Yılmaz (up to 30 June)
- Necmettin Erbakan (from 30 June)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party
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- Welfare Party (RP) with coalition partner Trıe Path Party (DYP)
- Motherland Party (ANAP) with coalition partners Democratic Left Party (DSP) and Democrat Turkey Party (DTP)
- Main opposition
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- Motherland Party (ANAP) (up to 30 June)
- Welfare Party (RP) (from 30 June)
Cabinet
- 54th government of Turkey (up to 30 June)
- 55th government of Turkey (from 30 June)
Events
- 8 January – Democrat Turkey Party was founded by Hüsamettin Cindoruk.
- 11 January – Prime minister Necmettin Erbakan invited religious order leaders to his Office . This invitation caused political unrest
- 24 January – Sabotage to Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline
- 2 February – Beginning of a civil disobedience action 1 minute darkness for a continuous light by turning off the lights every night for 1 minute
- 28 February – In a meeting of National Security Council the military members of the council asked for a secular administration (This event later on was ironically called post modern coup) [2]
- 23 April – On children’s day, Tansu Çiller, the vice prime minister, announced that the compulsory education was raised from 5 years to 8 years
- 15 May – Turkey enters northern Iraq with the stated aim of "supporting KDP actions against the PKK."[3]
- 16 May – Yaşar Kemal won Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
- 22 May –4 male and 6 female Turkish weightlifters won the gold medal in 1997 European Weightlifting Championships
- 25 May - Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league[4]
- 21 June –Upon Necmettin Erbakan’s resignation, the president appointed Mesut Yılmaz to form the new government.
- 25 October – Bus accident in Konya Province 49 deaths
- 14 December - At the Luxembourg summit, the European Union decided to continue negotiations with Turkey
Death
- 4 April - Alparslan Türkeş (born in 1917), politician
- 4 May - Esin Engin (born in 1945), musician
- 20 June - Cahit Külebi (born in 1917), poet
- 26 August - Füreya Koral (born in 1910), ceramist
- 26 December - Cahit Arf (born in 1910), mathematician
Gallery
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Süleyman Demirel
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Necmettin-Erbakan.jpg
Necmettin Erbakan
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Alparslan Türkeş
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See also
References
- ↑ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 498-505
- ↑ Sina Akşin: Kısa Türkiye Tarihi, Türkiye İş Bankası yayınları, İstanbul, 2011, ISBN 978-9944-88-172-2 p.301
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Mackolik page
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