1996 in Turkey
# 1996 in Turkey

Events in the year 1996 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 20th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

* President – Süleyman Demirel
* Prime Minister –

       Tansu Çiller (up to 6 March)
       Mesut Yılmaz (6 March-28 June)
       Necmettin Erbakan (from 28 June)
* Leader of the opposition –

       Mesut Yılmaz (up to 6 March)
       Necmettin Erbakan (6 March-28 March)
       Mesut Yılmaz (from 28 June)

## Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party

       True Path Party (DYP)
       Motherland Party (ANAP)
       Welfare Party (RP)
* Main opposition

       Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 6 March)
       Welfare Party (RP) (6 March-28 June)
       Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 28 June)

## Cabinet

* 52nd government of Turkey (up to 6 March)
* 53rd government of Turkey (6 March −28 June)
* 54th government of Turkey (from 28 June)

## Events

* 16 January – The Panamanian ferry MV Avrasya was hijacked by pro-Chechen separatists
* 29 January – Beginning of Kardak crises between Turkey and Greece
* 8 February – BirgenAir accident 189 deaths
* 6 March – A coalition government (ANAP and DYP)
* 4 April – Novelist Yaşar Kemal was awarded (Prix Méditerranée Étranger)
* 21 May – Fenerbahçe won the championship of the Turkish football league
* 24 May – After corruption accuses Tansu Çiller the chairman of DYP announced that DYP will end the coalition’
* 2 June – By local elections
* June 3/14 – Habitat II (conference)
* 14 June – Operation against militants
* 28 June – New coalition government (RP and DYP)
* 10 July – Türksat 1C satellite
* 17 July – According to Fortune (magazine), Koç Holding was one of the 500 greatest companies of the World
* October 2/8 – Prime minister Erbakan's African tour. His visit to Libya caused sharp reactions
* 24 October – Osmaniye Province was established
* 3 November – Susurluk car crash
* 10 November – NTV Turkey launched.
* 25 November – Mesut Yılmaz was wounded in Badapest. This event was probably connected to Susurluk scandal

## Births

* 2 January – Sıla Saygı, female ice skater
* 6 February – Emel Dereli, female track and field athlete competing in shot put
* 15 April – İpek Soylu , female tennis player
* 27 August – Ebru Topçu, female footballer
* 7 September - Anzujaamu, female cosplayer

## Deaths

* 9 January – Özdemir Sabancı (born in 1941), industrialist (assassinated)
* 28 January – Müfide İlhan, first female city mayor
* 19 January – Kasım Gülek (born in 1905), politician
* 25 February – Vehbi Koç (born in 1901), industrialist
* 23 May – Tanju Okan (born in 1938), singer
* 28 July – Ömer Lütfü Topal (born in 1942), casino owner
* 29 August – Aliye Rona (born in 1921), actress
* 24 September – Zeki Müren (born in 1931), singer
* 3 November – Abdullah Çatlı (born in 1956), agent

## Gallery

* Süleyman Demirel
* Necmettin Erbakan
* Sıla Saygı
* Ebru Topçu
* İpek Soylu
* Kasım Gülek
