1981 in Turkey
# 1981 in Turkey

Events in the year 1981 in Turkey.

## Incumbents

* President – Kenan Evren
* Prime Minister – Bülent Ulusu

## Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – (Technocrat government)

## Cabinet

* 44th government of Turkey

## Events

### January

* 17 January – Cargo ship Deniz Sönmez sinks near Crete, resulting in 32 fatalities.

### March

* 4 March – Two Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian terrorists.

### May

* 13 May – Assassination attempt on John Paul II by Mehmet Ali Ağca
* 24 May – Trabzonspor won the championship of the Turkish football league

### July

* 27 July – Turkey elects state artists for the first time.

### October

* 16 October – NSC dissolves all political parties.
* 23 October – Consultative Assembly inaugurated.

### November

* 3 November – 3 November – Former prime minister Bülent Ecevit receives prison sentence for making political statements.
* 30 November – Ministry of Culture merges with the Ministry of Tourism.

## Births

* 10 January – Mert Fırat, actor
* 17 February – Songül Öden
* 34 March – Aysun Kayacı, model
* 27 October – Volkan Demirel, footballer
* 20 November – İbrahim Toraman, footballer

## Deaths

* 4 March – Reşat Moralı and Tecelli Arı (assassinated)
* 18 March – Cahide Sonku (born in 1919), artist
* 27 April – Münir Nurettin Selçuk, singer
* 18 May – Fuat Sirmen (born in 1899), former speaker of the parliament
* 26 December – Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (born in 1903), former prime minister (29th government of Turkey)

## Gallery

* Kenan Evren
* Bülent Ecevit
* Songül Öden
* Volkan Demirel
* İbrahim Toraman
* Fuat Sirmen
* Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
