1962 in Turkey

Events in the year 1962 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 12th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Cemal Gürsel
 * Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
 * Leader of the opposition
 * Ekrem Alican (up to 25 June)
 * Ragıp Gümüşpala (from 25 June)

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 25 June with Justice Party (AP), and then with New Turkey Party (YTP) and Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP)
 * Main opposition
 * New Turkey Party (YTP) (up tp 25 June)
 * Justice Party (AP) (from 25 June)

Cabinet

 * 26th government of Turkey (up to 25 June)
 * 27th government of Turkey (from 25 June)

Events

 * 22 February – Coup attempt led by Colonel Talat Aydemir fails.
 * 22 May – Crisis in the government concerning amnesty law
 * 27 May – First Nuclear (test) reactor of Turkey in Küçükçekmece, a suburb of Istanbul
 * 15 June – When most of CKMP members voted to participate in the new government, Osman Bölükbaşı, the chairman of the Party, resigns and founds another party Nation Party (MP)
 * 16 June – Galatasaray won the championship of Turkish football league.
 * 26 August – U.S. vice president Lyndon B. Johnson visits Turkey.

Births

 * 20 February – Hatice Aslan, theatre actress
 * 3 April – Taner Yıldız, politician
 * 7 July – Sırrı Süreyya Önder, film director and politician
 * 12 September – Sunay Akın, journalist and TV host
 * 14 September Nihat Ergün, politician

Deaths

 * 24 January – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (aged 61), novelist
 * 22 March – Hüsrev Gerede (aged 78), retired officier, diplomat and politician
 * 27 August – Reşit Süreyya Gürsey (aged 73), MD, scientist and poet
 * 14 September – Fuat Bulca (aged 81), retired officer and politician