1956 in Turkey

Events in the year 1956 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 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

 * 22nd government of Turkey

Events

 * 20 February – The magnitude 5.8 Eskişehir earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing moderate damage and four deaths.
 * 23 February – Polemics in the parliament concerning the 6/7 September 1955 event (Istanbul pogrom)
 * 1 March – In Istanbul the previously common seat of the governor and the mayor was split
 * 8 April – Opening date of Seyhan Dam and hydroelectric plant, the biggest plant (in 1950s)
 * 10 April – 625 m Birecik Bridge over the Fırat River in service
 * 8 July – Three opposition parties issued a common statement
 * 26 October – Turkey joined the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA

Births

 * 1 January – Mehdi Eker, government minister
 * 6 February – Nazan Öncel, singer
 * 9 February – Oktay Vural, politician
 * 1 May – Coşkun Aral, journalist
 * 1 June – İdris Naim Şahin, former government minister
 * 8 July – Meral Akşener, vice speaker of the parliament
 * 24 July – Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, former president of the Turkish Football Federation

Deaths

 * 12 January – Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı (born in 1910), poet
 * 18 January – Makbule Atadan (born in 1885), Atatürk’s sister
 * 21 March – Hatı Çırpan (born in 1890), first female villager MP
 * 15 July – Cemil Cahit Toydemir (born in 1883), a retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence
 * 7 December – Reşat Nuri Güntekin (born in 1889), novelist
 * 26 December – Ercüment Ekrem Talu (born in 1886), journalist