1959 in Turkey

Events in the year 1959 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 11th 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

 * 23rd government of Turkey

Events

 * 11 February – Zürich Agreement concerning the Cyprus issue
 * 17 February – Turkish Airlines aircraft SEC crashed in London. Prime minister Adnan Menderes survived
 * 18 February – London Agreement concerning the Cyprus issue
 * 1 May – Opposition leader İsmet İnönü got attacked in Uşak
 * 4 May – Opposition leader İsmet İnönü got attacked in Istanbul (Topkapı event).
 * 14 June – Fenerbahçe won the championship of the Turkish football league
 * 27 September – Kasım Gülek, the secretary general of CHP resigned

Births

 * 12 February – Ercan Akbay, writer, painter and musician
 * 26 February – Ahmet Davutoğlu, prime minister
 * 3 May – Tuğba Çetin (Ahu Tuğba), actress
 * 15 July – Bergen Sarılmışer, singer
 * 27 November – Gani Müjde scriptwriter
 * 23 December – Demet Akbağ, theatre actress

Deaths

 * 10 January – Şükrü Kaya (aged 76), former government minister (5th – 9th government of Turkey)
 * 14 march – Faik Ahmet Barutçu (aged 63), former deputy prime minister (17th government of Turkey)
 * 16 September – Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan, Islamic scholar
 * 24 October – Osman Nihat Akın, composer