Events in the year 1974 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 240–250
Parliament 15th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Fahri Korutürk Prime Minister Naim Talu (to 26 January 1974) Bülent Ecevit (26 January–17 November 1974) Sadi Irmak (from 17 November 1974) Leader of the opposition – Süleyman Demirel (26 January–17 November 1974)
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party: Republican People's Party (CHP); coalition partner National Salvation Party (MSP) (26 January–17 November 1974) Main opposition: Justice Party (AP) (26 January–17 November 1974)
Cabinet 36th government of Turkey (to 26 January 1974) 37th government of Turkey (16 January–17 November 1974) 38th government of Turkey (from 17 November 1974)
Events 26 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes 3 March – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes near Paris with 346 fatalities. 10 March – Gürdal Duyars sculpture Güzel İstanbul is erected on Karaköy Square. 18 March – Gürdal Duyars sculpture Güzel İstanbul is removed from Karaköy Square. 26 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship. 22 June – Socialist Labor Party of Turkey formed. 15 July – 1974 Cypriot coup d'état. 20 July – Turkish Armed Forces invade Cyprus. 31 July – Ceasefire on Cyprus. 14 August – Turkish military activities resume on Cyprus as Geneva peace talks fail. 9 September – Keban Dam becomes operational.
Births 1 April – Isa Kahraman, member of the Dutch Parliament 17 May – Şebnem Dönmez, actress and TV program presenter 31 May – Kenan Doğulu, singer 27 August – Hakan Haslaman, stuntman, and also director and film producer 21 September – Özgür Özel, pharmacist and politician 1 October – Hasan Özer, footballer 12 October – Ebru Gündeş, singer
Deaths 25 May – Ulvi Uraz, theatre director 5 June – Hilmi Ziya Ülken, scholar and writer 22 July – Orhan Brandt, philatelist 26 October – Fahrettin Altay, general 14 December – Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, novelist
Gallery
See also 1973–74 1.Lig List of Turkish films of 1974
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