1978 in Turkey
# 1978 in Turkey

Events in the year 1978 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 16th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

* President – Fahri Korutürk
* Prime Minister –

       Süleyman Demirel (up to 5 January)
       Bülent Ecevit (from 5 January)
* Leader of the opposition –

       Bülent Ecevit (up to 5 January)
       Süleyman Demirel (from 5 January)

## Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party

       Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners (up to 5 January)
       Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 5 January)
* Main opposition

       Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 5 January)
       Justice Party (AP) (from 5 January)

## Cabinet

* 41st government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
* 42nd government of Turkey (from 5 January)

## Events

* 30 January – Student demonstrations in Ankara.
* 17 March – Turkey criticizes Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
* 7 April – Server Tanilli, an academic, survived a terrorist attack in Istanbul.
* 28 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.
* 31 May – Meeting between Ecevit and U.S. president Jimmy Carter.
* 1 June – Türkan Şoray, star in the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, wins Best Actress in Tashkent Film Festival.
* 11 July – Bedrettin Cömert of Hacettepe University was killed in a terrorist attack.
* 27 September – United States lifts embargo on aid to Turkey.
* 11 December – Ahmet Enünlü wins gold in Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition.

## Births

* 11 March – Hayko Cepkin, singer
* 11 May – Ece Erken TV hostess and actress
* 7 July – Yasemin Kozanoğlu, model
* 8 August -Ebru Yaşar, singer
* 28 December – Özgü Namal, actress

## Deaths

* 30 March – Memduh Tağmaç (aged 74), general and former chief of staff
* 1 April – İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (aged 92), Turkish academic and journalist
* 24 March – Doğan Öz (assassinated at age 44), prosecutor
* 27 July – Ferit Alnar (aged 72), composer

## Gallery

* Süleyman Demirel
* Bülent Ecevit
* Türkan Şoray
