1954 in Turkey

Events in the year 1954 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 9th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 May)
 * 10th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Celal Bayar
 * Prime Minister – Adnan Menderes
 * Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Democrat Party (DP)
 * Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)

Cabinet

 * 20th government of Turkey (up to 17 May)
 * 21st government of Turkey (from 17 May)

Establishments

 * Refik Restaurant is established by Refik Arslan.

Events

 * 27 January – Village Institutes were closed
 * 27 January – Nation Party (MP) was closed
 * 25 April – Mersin Harbor groundbreaking
 * 2 may – General election, winner takes all system (DP 404, CHP 30, CMP 5 and Independents 7)
 * 30 May – Kırşehir Province which voted for Republican Nation Party (CMP) was abolished by the government
 * 14 June – Sakarya and Adıyaman Provinces were founded
 * 20 July – Nevşehir Province was founded
 * 26 November – Fire in the historical Grand Bazaar in Istanbul

Births

 * 26 February – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president
 * 17 may – Belkis Akkale, singer
 * 19 May – Nükhet Duru, singer
 * 5 June – Haluk Bilginer, actor
 * 21 June – Nur Sürer, actress
 * 12 September – Zeynep Değirmencioğlu, actress
 * 13 September – Serra Yılmaz, actress
 * 17 September – Gülsin Onay, concert pianist
 * 5 December – Gülşen Bubikoğlu, actress
 * 31 December – Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, leader of the Great Union Party

Deaths

 * 11 May – Sait Faik Abasıyanık, writer
 * 23 March – Nakiye Elgün, one of the first female MPs in 1935
 * 23 June – Salih Omurtak, former chief of staff
 * 4 September – Ahmet Zeki Soydemir, retired general