1973 in Turkey

Events in the year 1973 in Turkey. == Parliament == 14th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 October) 15th Parliament of Turkey == Incumbents == President Cevdet Sunay (up to 28 March 1973) Fahri Korutürk (from 8 April 1972) Prime Minister: Ferit Melen (up to 15 April 1973) Naim Talu (from 15 April 1973) == Cabinet == 35th government of Turkey (up to 15 April 1973) 36th government of Turkey (from 15 April 1973) == Events == 28 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist. 3 March – Republican Party merges with Reliance Party to become Republican Reliance Party. 6 April – Fahri Korutürk elected as Turkish president. 27 May – Galatasaray wins the championship. 14 October – Republican People's Party (CHP) wins the general elections with plurality. 30 October – Bosphorus Bridge opens. 25 December – İsmet İnönü dies. == Births == 10 May – Rüştü Reçber, goalkeeper 14 June – Halil Mutlu, weightlifter 16 June – Balçiçek İlter, journalist 27 August – Burak Kut, singer 31 October – Arzum Onan actress 12 November – Alper Celen, entrepreneur == Deaths == 27 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist. 21 March – Aşık Veysel, folk poet 21 April – Kemal Tahir, novelist 13 October – Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (pen name Halikarnas Balıkçısı), novelist 8 November – Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, poet. 25 December – İsmet İnönü, second president of Turkey == Gallery == == See also == 1972–73 1.Lig List of Turkish films of 1973 == References ==