1990 in Turkey

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See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1990 in Turkey.[1]

Parliament

• 18th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – Turgut Özal
• Prime Minister – Yıldırım Akbulut
• Leader of the opposition – Erdal İnönü

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Motherland Party (ANAP)
• Main opposition – Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)

Cabinet

• 47th government of Turkey

Events

• 12 January – Pegasus Airlines was founded, first service only charter section, later, low-cost carrier.
• 2 April – Summit of the president and the party leaders about assassinations (see below)
• 17 May – Center Democrat Party was founded
• 20 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of the Turkish football league[2]
• 4 June – United Communist Party of Turkey was founded
• 7 June – People's Labor Party was founded
• 11 June – Militants killed 27 villagers in Şırnak Province
• 21 October – Census (population 56,473,005)
• 3 December – Necip Torumtay, the chief of staff resigned

Births

• 14 February – Sefa Yılmaz, footballer
• 17 March – Merve Aydın, middle distance runner
• 3 May – Burcu Ayhan, high jumper
• 16 July – Büşra Cansu, volleyball player
• 21 November – Bülent Uzun, footballer

Deaths

• 9 January – Cemal Süreya (born in 1931), poet
• 31 January – Muammer Aksoy (born in 1917), academic (assassinated)
• 7 march – Çetin Emeç (born in 1935), journalist (assassinated)
• 20 August – Ayla Dikmen (born in 1944), singer
• 4 September – Turan Dursun (born in 1934), author, theologist (assassinated)
• 6 October – Bahriye Üçok (born 1919), academic, politician (assassinated)
• 3 November – Kenan Erim (born in 1929), archaeologist
• 11 November – Sadi Irmak (born in 1904), MD and prime minister (38th government of Turkey)
• 24 November – Bülent Arel (born in 1919), musician (electronic)

Gallery

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  Sefa Yılmaz
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  Büşra Cansu
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  Statue of
  Bahriye Üçok

See also

• 1989–90 1.Lig
• Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990

References

1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 377–387
2. Mackolik page