1963 in Turkey
# 1963 in Turkey

Events in the year 1963 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 12th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

* President – Cemal Gürsel
* Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
* Leader of the opposition – Ragıp Gümüşpala

## Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) (with coalition partners New Turkey Party (YTP) and Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP) up to 25 December, and then with the Independents)
* Main opposition – Justice Party (AP)

## Cabinet

* 27th government of Turkey (up to 25 December)
* 28th government of Turkey (from 25 December)

## Events

* 1 February – Two airplanes collided over Ankara. 87 deaths
* 27 March – Demonstrations against Justice Party (AP)
* 21 May – Attempted coup by Talat Aydemir.
* 26 June – Galatasaray won the championship of Turkish football league.
* 12 September – Ankara Agreement between the European Union and Turkey
* 17 November – Local elections
* 27 November – After the prime minister İsmet İnönü went to United States to attend the funeral of John F. Kennedy, New Turkey Party a coalition partner withdrew from the government. This ended the 27th government.
* 23 December – Bloody Christmas in Cyprus where Turkish villages were attacked
* 24 December – Turkish military planes flew over Cyprus as a warning (without any action)

## Births

* 1 January -Fatih Altaylı, journalist
* 2 February – Rıza Çalımbay, footballer and manager
* 10 February – Candan Erçetin, singer
* 1 March – Aydan Şener, actress
* 14 August – Yaprak Özdemiroğlu, ballet dancer and actress
* 16 September -Yonca Evcimik, singer and actress
* 10 October – Hülya Avşar, model and actress
* 10 November – Tanju Çolak, footballer
* 29 November – Emine Ülker Tarhan, politician, lawyer

## Deaths

* 3 May Abdülhak Şinasi Hisar (aged 76), novelist
* 2 October – Refet Bele (aged 82), retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence
* 3 June Nazım Hikmet (aged 61), poet
* 31 October Mesut Cemil (aged 61), musician

## Gallery

* Cemal Gürsel
* İsmet İnönü
* Candan Erçetin
* Refet Bele
