1960 in Turkey

Events in the year 1960 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 11th Parliament of Turkey (up to 27 May)

Incumbents

 * President
 * Celal Bayar (up to 27 May)
 * Cemal Gürsel (from 27 May)


 * Prime Minister
 * Adnan Menderes (up to 27 May)
 * Cemal Gürsel (from 27 May)


 * Leader of the opposition
 * İsmet İnönü (up to 27 May)

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party
 * Democrat Party (DP) (up to 27 May)


 * Main opposition
 * Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 27 May)

Cabinet

 * 23rd government of Turkey (up to 27 May)
 * 24th government of Turkey (from 27 May)

Events

 * 2 April – In Yeşilhisar, because of the interference of ruling party partisans İsmet İnönü the leader of the opposition was not able to continue his election campaign
 * 27 April – The ruling party formed a committee (popularly called Sancar komisyonu) to convict the opposition
 * 5 May – Demonstrations in Ankara (known as 555K)
 * 27 May – Coup d'état
 * 12 June – Beşiktaş won the championship of Turkish football league.
 * 22 October – Census (population 27754820)
 * 15 November – 14 members of the junta were appointed to diplomatic missionaries (exiled)

Births

 * 23 January – Güldal Akşit, politician
 * 3 February – İlyas Tüfekçi, footballer
 * 8 May – Recep Akdağ, MD and politician
 * 14 May – Sinan Alaağaç, footballer (goalkeeper)
 * 11 June Mehmet Öz, MD
 * 18 November – Yeşim Ustaoğlu, filmmaker and screenwriter
 * 26 December – Cem Uzan, industrialist and politician

Deaths

 * 22 May – İbrahim Çallı (aged 78), painter
 * 30 May – Namık Gedik (aged 49), former minister of Interior (suicide)
 * 23 June – İsmail Hakkı Tonguç (aged 67), one of the founders of the Village Institutes.
 * 29 July – Hasan Saka (aged 74), a former prime minister (1940s)