1975 in Turkey
# 1975 in Turkey

Events in the year 1975 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 15th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

* President – Fahri Korutürk
* Prime Minister –
   * until 31 March: Sadi Irmak
   * starting 31 March: Süleyman Demirel
* Leader of the opposition – Bülent Ecevit

## Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners National Salvation Party (MSP), Republican Reliance Party (CGP), and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – (starting 31 March) – The government is sometimes called 1.MC
* Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP) (26 January – 17 November 1974)

## Cabinet

* 38th government of Turkey (until 31 March)
* 39th government of Turkey, also called "First MC" (starting 31 March)

## Events

* 30 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 345 crashes in Marmara Sea due to airport infrastructure problems.
* 6 February – Turkey suspends talks with United States.
* 13 February – Federated State of Northern Cyprus proclaimed.
* 22 March – Turkey participates in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Turkish contestant Semiha Yankı receives only 3 points, placing last.
* 31 March – Süleyman Demirel forms a coalition government.
* 22 April – Bildergerg meeting in Çeşme, İzmir
* 1 June – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.
* 6 September – 1975 Lice earthquake
* 3 October – U.S. partially lifts its arms embargo on Turkey.
* 22 October – Daniş Tunalıgil, Turkish ambassador to Austria was assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
* 24 October – İsmail Erez, Turkish ambassador to France was assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
* 25 December – State visit of Alexei Kosygin.

## Births

* 27 May – Feryal Özel, astrophysicist
* 10 August – İlhan Mansız, football player
* 2 September – Defne Joy Foster, actress

## Deaths

* 7 July – Reşat Ekrem Koçu, historian (b. 1905)
* 12 July – Latife Uşaklıgil , Atatürk's wife (b. 1898)
* 22 September – Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, painter and poet (b. 1911)
* 12 December – Nihal Atsız, nationalist writer (b. 1905)

## Gallery

* Süleyman Demirel
* Bülent Ecevit
* İlhan Mansız
* Defne Joy Foster
* Latife Uşaklıgil
* Nihal Atsız
