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1979
Events in the year 1979 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 282–292
Parliament
16th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents
President – Fahri Korutürk
Prime Minister –
Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 November)
Süleyman Demirel (from 12 November)
Leader of the opposition –
Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 November)
Bülent Ecevit (from 12 November)
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party
Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 November)
Justice Party (AP) (from 12 November)
Main opposition
Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 November)
Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 12 November)
Cabinet
42nd government of Turkey (up to 12 November)
43rd government of Turkey (from 12 November)
Events
February
1 February 1979 – Abdi İpekçi is assassinated.
March
3 March – Sürü wins Best Film in the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.
15 March – Turkey withdraws from CENTO.
29 March – U.S. Congress approves $200,000,000 in military aid.Heper Metin Historical Dictionary of Turkey 2009 The Scarecrow Press Lanham, Maryland
April
12 April – U.S. serviceman killed in İzmir.
May
24 May – First local airplane in Kayseri is operational.
June
3 June – Trabzonspor wins the championship.https://www.mackolik.com/puan-durumu/t%C3%BCrkiye-s%C3%BCper-lig/1978-1979/482ofyysbdbeoxauk19yg7tdt Türkiye Süper Lig 1978/1979, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com www.mackolik.com 2022-08-26 2022-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20220826063227/https://www.mackolik.com/puan-durumu/t%C3%BCrkiye-s%C3%BCper-lig/1978-1979/482ofyysbdbeoxauk19yg7tdt live
15 June – Turkish and Greek officials commence talks on Cyprus
July
10 July – Mehmet Ali Ağca, charged with the murder of Abdi İpekçi, is arrested.
13 July – A Palestinian group raids the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara.https://eksisozluk.com/13-temmuz-1979-ankara-misir-buyukelciligi-baskini--3683635 13 temmuz 1979 ankara mısır büyükelçiliği baskını ekşi sözlük 2014-09-10 2014-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200044/https://eksisozluk.com/13-temmuz-1979-ankara-misir-buyukelciligi-baskini--3683635 live
August
8 August – Students at the opening ceremony of Middle East Technical University sing The Internationale instead of the Turkish national anthem.
October
5 October – A permanent Palestine Liberation Organization office opens in Ankara.
14 October – The ruling party CHP is defeated in the general election.
November
20 November – Deputy dean of Istanbul University, Ümit Doğanay, is killed by terrorists.
25 November – Mehmet Ali Ağca escapes from prison.
Births
1 January – Ibrahim Benli, Danish politicianFolketingsvalg 2026: Ibrahim Benli (47) https://www.altinget.dk/person/ibrahim-benli 29 March 2026 Altinget.dk Copenhagen, Denmark da
15 April – Nezihe Kalkan (Nez), singer
23 April – Bengü Erden (Bengü) singer
2 May – Yasemin Dalkılıç, female free diver
29 June – Barış Akarsu, singer (died in 2007)
Deaths
1 February – Abdi İpekçi (assassinated at age 49), journalist
29 April – Muhsin Ertuğrul (aged 54), theatre actor
16 June – Ayhan Işık (aged 50), movie actor
12 September – Agop Dilaçar (aged 84), Turkish linguist of Armenian descent
28 September – Cevat Yurdakul (assassinated at age 37), prosecutor and police chief of Adana
Gallery
See also
1978–79 1.Lig
List of Turkish films of 1979
References
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