Events in the year 1969 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 207–213
Parliament 13th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 October) 14th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Cevdet Sunay Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 30th government of Turkey (up to 3 November) 31st government of Turkey (from 3 November)
Events 9 February – Alparslan Türkeş ̧ elected chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party. 15/16 February – Protests against the visiting United States Sixth Fleet 28 March – Earthquake in Alaşehir 8 April – Widespread student demonstrations 12 April – Atatürk Cultural Center opens. 3 May – Demonstrations at the funeral of Court of Cassation. 25 May – Galatasaray wins the Turkish championship.Mackolik page 31 May – Istanbul University closes following civil unrest. 11 August – Bülent Ecevit says that the soil belongs to people who cultivate it and water to people who use it. 12 October – 1969 Turkish general election results in AP 260 seats, CHP 144 seats, GP 14 seats, MP 6 seats, BP 7 seats, YTP 3 seats, TİP 2 seats, MHP 1 seat and Independents 11 seats 18 December – The battleship TCG Yavuz sold for scrapping.
Births 12 March – Beyazıt Öztürk, television personality 29 April – İzel Çeliköz, singer 29 May – Acun Ilıcalı, television personality 7 July – Metin Feyzioğlu, academician, lawyer 9 December – Ayşe Arman, journalist
Deaths 5 April – Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk (aged 91), politician 21 May – Kamil Ocak (aged 55), politician 24 October – Behçet Kemal Çağlar (aged 61), poet 3 November – Zeki Rıza Sporel (aged 81), footballer
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See also 1968–69 1.Lig
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