1966 in Turkey

Events in the year 1966 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 13th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President
 * Cemal Gürsel (up to 28 March)
 * Cevdet Sunay (from 28 March)


 * Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel
 * Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Justice Party (AP)
 * Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)

Cabinet

 * 30th government of Turkey

Events

 * 3 January – First pipeline of Turkey between Batman and İskenderun
 * 26 March – A report by a medical board stating that the president Cemal Gürsel, a victim of paralysis was unable to resume his work. (This eventually led to the election of Cevdet Sunay as the president.)
 * 29 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of Turkish football league.
 * 5 June – Turkish Senate 1/3 by elections
 * 28 June – 504 Turks in Erenköy enclave, Cyprus, sieged by Greek forces were evacuated.
 * 8 July – President Cevdet Sunay pardons former president Celal Bayar.
 * 19 August – The 6.8 Varto earthquake shook the Muş Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394 and injuring up to 1,500.
 * 17 September – Unity Party was founded
 * 8 December – 65 soldiers in Dumlu died because of an accident.

Births

 * 16 May – Metin Şentürk, singer
 * 28 June – Şenay Gürler, actress
 * 20 June Fatma Şahin – mayor of Gaziantep  and a former government minister
 * 16 July – Yıldız Tilbe, singer
 * 14 August – Tuncay Özkan, journalist

Deaths

 * 2 February Hacı Ömer Sabancı, a well known industrialist
 * 6 February Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman, a former chief of staff
 * 14 February – Ahmet Esat Tomruk (İngiliz Kemal) (aged 74), former secret agent
 * 28 June – Fuat Köprülü former vice prime minister and academic
 * 14 September – Cemal Gürsel, former president