1973 in Turkey
Events in the year 1973 in Turkey.[1]
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Parliament
    
- 14th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 October)
 - 15th Parliament of Turkey
 
Incumbents
    
- Cevdet Sunay (up tp 28 March 1973)
 - Fahri Korutürk (from 8 April 1972)
 
- Ferit Melen (up to 15 April 1973)
 - Naim Talu (from 15 April 1973)
 
Cabinet
    
- 35th government of Turkey (up to 15 April 1973)
 - 36th government of Turkey (from 15 April 1973)
 
Events
    
- 28 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist.
 - 3 March – Republican Party merges with Reliance Party to become Republican Reliance Party.[2]
 - 6 April – Fahri Korutürk elected as Turkish president.
 - 27 May – Galatasaray wins the championship.[3]
 - 14 October – Republican People's Party (CHP) wins the general elections with plurality.
 - 30 October – Bosphorus Bridge opens.
 - 25 December – Ismet Inönü dies.[2]
 
Births
    
- 10 May – Rüştü Reçber, goalkeeper
 - 14 June – Halil Mutlu, weightlifter
 - 16 June – Balçiçek İlter, journalist
 - 27 August – Burak Kut, singer
 - 31 October – Arzum Onan actress
 - 12 November – Alper Celen, entrepreneur
 
Deaths
    
- 27 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist.
 - 21 March – Aşık Veysel, folk poet
 - 21 April – Kemal Tahir, novelist
 - 13 October – Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (pen name Halikarnas Balıkçısı), novelist
 - 8 November – Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, poet.[4]
 - 25 December – İsmet İnönü, second president of Turkey
 
Gallery
    
Rüştü Recber
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (bust)
İsmet İnönü
References
    
- Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 233–240
 - Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
 - http://www.mackolik.com/Standings/Default.aspx?sId=3156
 - Birinci, Necat (1993). Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel: Inceleme-Seçmeler (in Turkish). Cağaloğlu: Boğaziçi yayınları. p. 13. ISBN 978-9-75451-102-4.
 
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