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1980
Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 292–300
Parliament
16th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 September)
Incumbents
President –
Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April)
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September)
Kenan Evren (from 12 September)
Prime Minister –
Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September)
Bülent Ulusu (from 20 September)
Leader of the opposition –
Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 September)
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party
Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 September)
Main opposition
Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 September)
Cabinet
43rd government of Turkey (up to 12 September)
44th government of Turkey (from 21 September)
Events
January
2 January – Military leaders issue a warning letter about terrorism.Heper Metin Historical Dictionary of Turkey 2009 The Scarecrow Press Lanham, Maryland
February
2 February – DİSK initiates a general strike.
April
18 April – Turkey signs a nuclear nonproliferation accord.
May
25 May – Trabzonspor wins the championshiphttps://www.mackolik.com/puan-durumu/t%C3%BCrkiye-s%C3%BCper-lig/1979-1980/482ofyysbdbeoxauk19yg7tdt Türkiye Süper Lig 1979/1980, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com www.mackolik.com 2022-08-26 2020-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20201227203410/https://www.mackolik.com/puan-durumu/t%C3%BCrkiye-s%C3%BCper-lig/1979-1980/482ofyysbdbeoxauk19yg7tdt live
July
1 July – Turkey signs an association agreement with the European Community.
19 July – Former Premier Nihat Erim killed by terrorists.
August
5 August – Hazal by Ali Özgentürk wins the Grand Prix in France.
6 August – Armenian terrorists attack the Turkish Consulate in Lyon.
September
12 September – 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.
October
11 October – Census (Population: 44,736,947)
15 October – NSP chairman Erbakan and 21 party members arrested for acting against secular principles of the republic.
27 October – Work begins on a new constitution.
30 October – Bülent Ecevit resigns from CHP for its passivity during the coup.
Births
1 January – Nurcan Çelik, footballer (d. 2026)
4 February – Gündüz Gürol Azer, footballer
7 March – Murat Boz, singer and actor
12 April – Arda Kural, actor
16 June – Nehir Erdoğan, actress
29 September – Ümit Şamiloğlu, artistic gymnast
14 October – Cansu Dere, actress
Deaths
11 April – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (born 1935), TV producer (assassinated)
18 May – Gündüz Kılıç (born 1918), football coach
21 June – Feridun Cemal Erkin (born 1899), diplomat and politician
19 July – Nihat Erim (born 1912), former prime minister (33rd and 34th government of Turkey, assassinated)
22 July – Kemal Türkler (born 1926), trade union leader (assassinated)
27 June – Ahmet Muhip Dıranas (born 1909), poet and author
30 November – Orhan Eyüpoğlu (born 1918), politician
Gallery
See also
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
1979–80 1.Lig
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References
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