Events in the year 1975 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 251–257

Parliament 15th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents President – Fahri Korutürk Prime Minister – until 31 March: Sadi Irmak starting 31 March: Süleyman Demirel Leader of the opposition – Bülent Ecevit

Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners National Salvation Party (MSP), Republican Reliance Party (CGP), and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – (starting 31 March) – The government is sometimes called 1.MC Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP) (26 January – 17 November 1974)

Cabinet 38th government of Turkey (until 31 March) 39th government of Turkey, also called "First MC" (starting 31 March)

Events 30 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 345 crashes in Marmara Sea due to airport infrastructure problems. 6 February – Turkey suspends talks with United States. 13 February – Federated State of Northern Cyprus proclaimed. 22 March – Turkey participates in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Turkish contestant Semiha Yankı receives only 3 points, placing last. 31 March – Süleyman Demirel forms a coalition government. 22 April – Bildergerg meeting in Çeşme, İzmir 1 June – Fenerbahçe wins the championship. 6 September – 1975 Lice earthquake 3 October – U.S. partially lifts its arms embargo on Turkey. 22 October – Daniş Tunalıgil, Turkish ambassador to Austria was assassinated by Armenian terrorists. 24 October – İsmail Erez, Turkish ambassador to France was assassinated by Armenian terrorists. 25 December – State visit of Alexei Kosygin.

Births 27 May – Feryal Özel, astrophysicist 10 August – İlhan Mansız, football player 2 September – Defne Joy Foster, actress

Deaths 7 July – Reşat Ekrem Koçu, historian (b. 1905) 12 July – Latife Uşaklıgil, Atatürk's wife (b. 1898) 22 September – Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, painter and poet (b. 1911) 12 December – Nihal Atsız, nationalist writer (b. 1905)

Gallery

See also Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 1974-75 1.Lig List of Turkish films of 1975

References