1963 in Turkey

Events in the year 1963 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 12th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Cemal Gürsel
 * Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
 * Leader of the opposition – Ragıp Gümüşpala

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) (with coalition partners New Turkey Party (YTP) and Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP) up to 25 December, and then with the Independents)
 * Main opposition – Justice Party (AP)

Cabinet

 * 27th government of Turkey (up to 25 December)
 * 28th government of Turkey (from 25 December)

Events

 * 1 February – Two airplanes collided over Ankara. 87 deaths
 * 27 March – Demonstrations against Justice Party (AP)
 * 21 May – Attempted coup by Talat Aydemir.
 * 26 June – Galatasaray won the championship of Turkish football league.
 * 12 September – Ankara Agreement between the European Union and Turkey
 * 17 November – Local elections
 * 27 November – After the prime minister İsmet İnönü went to United States to attend the funeral of John F. Kennedy, New Turkey Party a coalition partner withdrew from the government. This ended the 27th government.
 * 23 December – Bloody Christmas in Cyprus where Turkish villages were attacked
 * 24 December – Turkish military planes flew over Cyprus as a warning (without any action)

Births

 * 1 January -Fatih Altaylı, journalist
 * 2 February – Rıza Çalımbay, footballer and manager
 * 10 February – Candan Erçetin, singer
 * 1 March – Aydan Şener, actress
 * 14 August – Yaprak Özdemiroğlu, ballet dancer and actress
 * 16 September -Yonca Evcimik, singer and actress
 * 10 October – Hülya Avşar, model and actress
 * 10 November – Tanju Çolak, footballer
 * 29 November – Emine Ülker Tarhan, politician, lawyer

Deaths

 * 3 May Abdülhak Şinasi Hisar (aged 76), novelist
 * 2 October – Refet Bele (aged 82), retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence
 * 3 June Nazım Hikmet (aged 61), poet
 * 31 October Mesut Cemil (aged 61), musician