1972 in Turkey
# 1972 in Turkey

Events in the year 1972 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 14th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

* President – Cevdet Sunay
* Prime Minister:

       Nihat Erim (up to 22 May 1972)
       Ferit Melen (from 22 May 1972)

## Cabinet

* 34th government of Turkey (up to 22 May 1972)
* 35th government of Turkey (from 22 May 1972)

## Events

* 8 February – Documents about the Yenice Conference between İsmet İnönü and Winston Churchill in 1943 disclosed.
* 30 March – Some militants of People’s Liberation Army, including Mahir Çayan, killed during gunfight.
* 4 May – General Kemalettin Eken is injured in a terrorist attack.
* 6 May – Three members of Turkish People’s Liberation Army receive death sentences.
* 8 May – İsmet İnönü resigns as chairman of CHP.
* 14 May – Bülent Ecevit is the new chairman of CHP.
* 28 May – Galatasaray wins the Turkish championship.
* 16 July – Demetrios I elected as patriarch.
* 4 September – Republican Party formed.
* 1 October – Turkish boxer Cemal Kamacı wins European championship in 63.5 kg. weight category

## Births

* 29 January – Engin Günaydın, actor and screenwriter
* 6 July – Levent Üzümcü, actor
* 17 October – Tarkan, singer

## Deaths

* 6 January – Tevfik Rüştü Aras former foreign minister
* 6 May – Deniz Gezmiş and two friends, members of armed underground organization People's Liberation Army of Turkey
* 15 September Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer
* 19 December Ahmet Emin Yalman, journalist

## Gallery

* Nihat Erim
* Bülent Ecevit
* Tarkan
* Tevfik Rüştü Aras
* Ulvi Camal Erkin
