1981 in Turkey

none 1981 Events in the year 1981 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 301–304 Incumbents President – Kenan Evren Prime Minister – Bülent Ulusu Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – (Technocrat government) Cabinet 44th government of Turkey Events January 17 January – Cargo ship Deniz Sönmez sinks near Crete, resulting in 32 fatalities. March 4 March – Two Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian terrorists.Heper Metin Historical Dictionary of Turkey 2009 The Scarecrow Press Lanham, Maryland May 13 May – Assassination attempt on John Paul II by Mehmet Ali Ağca 24 May – Trabzonspor won the championship of the Turkish football leaguehttp://www.mackolik.com/Standings/Default.aspx?sId=3148 Türkiye 1.Ligi Mackolik.com 2014-10-01 2014-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112845/http://www.mackolik.com/Standings/Default.aspx?sId=3148 live July 27 July – Turkey elects state artists for the first time. October 16 October – NSC dissolves all political parties. 23 October – Consultative Assembly inaugurated. November 3 November – 3 November – Former prime minister Bülent Ecevit receives prison sentence for making political statements. 30 November – Ministry of Culture merges with the Ministry of Tourism. Births 10 January – Mert Fırat, actor 17 February – Songül Öden 34 March – Aysun Kayacı, model 27 October – Volkan Demirel, footballer 20 November – İbrahim Toraman, footballer Deaths 4 March – Reşat Moralı and Tecelli Arı (assassinated) 18 March – Cahide Sonku (born in 1919), artist 27 April – Münir Nurettin Selçuk, singer 18 May – Fuat Sirmen (born in 1899), former speaker of the parliament 26 December – Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (born in 1903), former prime minister (29th government of Turkey) Gallery See also 1980–81 1.Lig Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 References External links expanded 1981 in 1981 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey