1999 in Turkey

none 1999 Events in the year 1999 in Turkeyhttp://www.tarihtebugun.org/tarihte_bu_sene/1999-senesi-yasananlar.html Online chronology tr 2014-11-11 2017-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20170615125325/http://www.tarihtebugun.org/tarihte_bu_sene/1999-senesi-yasananlar.html dead Parliament 20th Parliament of Turkey (up to 18 April) 21st Parliament of Turkey Incumbents President – Süleyman Demirel Prime Minister – Mesut Yılmaz (up to 11 January) Bülent Ecevit (from 11 January) Leader of the opposition Recai Kutan Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party Motherland Party (ANAP) with coalition partners Democratic Left Party (DSP) and Democrat Turkey Party (DTP) (up to 11 January) Democratic Left Party (DSP) (11 January-28 May) Democratic Left Party (DSP) with coalition partners Motherland Party (ANAP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) (from 28 May) Main opposition Virtue Party (FP) Cabinet 55th government of Turkey (up to 11 January) 56th government of Turkey (11 January-28 May) 57th government of Turkey (from 28 May) Events 11 January – Bülent Ecevit formed a minority government 15–16 February – Abdullah Öcalan, was arrested in KenyaSina Akşin: Kısa Türkiye Tarihi, Türkiye İş Bankası yayınları, İstanbul, 2011, 978-9944-88-172-2 p.305 18 April – The General election (DSP 136 seats, MHP 129 seats, FP 11 seats, ANAP 86 seats, True Path Party (DYP) 85 seats. The oldest and most established party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), wasn’t able to receive the 10% necessary to enter parliament.) 22 April – CHP president Deniz Baykal resigned 23 April – Altan Öymen was elected as the new president of CHP 2 May – Merve Kavakçı was protested in the parliament 30 May – Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football leagueMackolik page 31 May – Abdullah Öcalan’s trial 17 August – The 7.6 w İzmit earthquake shook northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured. 12 November – The 7.2 w Düzce earthquake shook northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 845–894 dead and 4,948 injured. 11 December – During the European Union summit in Helsinki, Turkey’s future membership was approved Deaths 11 January – Öztürk Serengil (born in 1930), actor 1 February – Barış Manço (born in 1943), singer 16 February – Necil Kazım Akses (born in 1908), composer 18 May – Hayrettin Erkmen (born in 1915), politician 20 June – Konca Kuriş (born in 1960), feminist writer (assassinated) 10 July – Ahmet Taner Kışlalı (born in 1939), political scientist (assassinated) 1 August – Paris Pişmiş (born in 1911), astronomer 3 October – Mübeccel Göktuna (born in 1915) – founder of Women's Party Gallery See also 1998-99 1.Lig Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 References expanded 1999 in 1999 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Turkey Turkey Turkey