1993 in Turkey

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Events in the year 1993 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

• 19th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President -

Turgut Özal (up to 17 April)

Süleyman Demirel (from 16 May)

• Prime Minister -

Süleyman Demirel (up to 16 May)

Erdal İnönü (acting 16 May-25 June)

Tansu Çiller (from 25 June)

• Leader of the opposition –Mesut Yılmaz

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party - True Path Paty (DYP)
• Main opposition - Motherland Party (ANAP)

Cabinet

• 49th government of Turkey (up to 25 June)
• 50th government of Turkey (from 25 June)

Events

• 11 January – 15 tonnes of narcotics were seized by the police in an Panama ensign ship
• 15 January – Terrorist camps were bombarded in Bingöl Province
• 12 January – Avalanche in Bayburt Province
• 27 January – Burial service of Uğur Mumcu
• 21 March – Demonstrations in Nevrouz day celebration
• 17 April – 5 day-official mourning following the death of the president Turgut Özal
• 21 April – Burial service of Turgut Özal
• 28 April – Methane explosion in a garbage dump; 28 deaths
• 16 May – Süleyman Demirel was appointed as the 9th president of Turkey. Erdal İnönü was appointed as the acting prime minister.
• 25 May - Terrorists killed 33 unarmed dischargees in Bingöl Province
• 30 May – Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league^[2]
• 13 June - Tansu Çiller was elected as the new president of the True Path Party.
• 25 June – Tansu Çiller together with Erdal İnönü of the SHP formed the new government
• 2 July – Sivas incidents; 36 deaths
• 12 July – Hülya Avşar gained the title “best actress” in Moscow International Film Festival
• 9 August – Corruption investigation in İstanbul municipality (known as ISKİ suit)
• 11 September – Erdal İnönü resigned from his post in the party and Murat Karayalçın replaced him
• 5 October – Terrorists killed 35 civilians in Siirt Province and Batman Province

Births

• 7 January -Ozan Evrim Özenç, footballer
• 3 March - Ayşe Cora, female basketball player
• 20 March - Özge Kavurmacıoğlu , female basketball player
• 22 May - Berkay Candan, basketball player
• 18 April, Okan Derici, footballer
• 2 June - Melis Sezer, female tennis player
• 13 Temmuz- Olcay Çakır, female basketball player

Deaths

• 24 January - Uğur Mumcu (born in 1942), academic, journalist (assassinated)
• 5 February - Adnan Kahveci (born in 1949), engineer, politician
• 17 February - Eşref Bitlis (born in 1933), general (active)
• 17 April - Turgut Özal (born in 1927), president
• 12 June - Ekrem Koçak (born in 1932), mid distance runner
• 7 July - Rıfat Ilgaz (born in 1911), novelist
• 13 August - Tekin Arıburun (born in 1903), retired general, politician
• 6 October - Nejat Eczacıbaşı (born in 1913) industrialist
• 20 December - Nazife Güran (born in 1921), musician
• 30 December - İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (born in 1908), politician

Gallery

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  Süleyman Demirel

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  Murat Karayalçın

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  Uğur Mumcu
  (Cumhuriyet newspaper)

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  Ozan Evrim Özenç

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  Ayşe Cora

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  İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil

See also

• 1992-93 1.Lig
• Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

References

1. ↑ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 410-422
2. ↑ Mackolik page

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