1970 in Turkey

Events in the year 1970 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 14th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Cevdet Sunay
 * 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

 * 31st government of Turkey (up to 6 March 1970)
 * 32nd government of Turkey (from 6 March 1970)

Events

 * 26 January – Necmettin Erbakan founds National Order Party.
 * 31 January – Pro-Islamic National Order Party formed.
 * 27 March – Gediz earthquake
 * 31 May – Fenerbahçe wins the Turkish championship.
 * 15–16 June – Martial law proclaimed after demonstrations in Istanbul and Kocaeli.
 * 22 July – Turkey signs an agreement with the European Community.
 * 9 August – Devaluation
 * 15 October – Aeroflot Flight 244 hijacked from the Soviet Union to Trabzon
 * 25 October – Census (population 35,666,549)
 * 18 December – A group of former Justice Party members form the Democratic Party.

Births

 * 14 January – Fazıl Say, musician
 * 21 March – Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American youtuber
 * 14 April – Emre Altuğ, singer and actor
 * 3 July – Aşkın Nur Yengi, singer
 * 1 August Sibel Can, singer
 * 10 October Şafak Sezer, actor

Deaths

 * 14 January – Asım Gündüz (aged 90), general
 * 11 February – Tahsin Yazıcı (aged 79), general, Korean War veteran
 * 3 June – Orhan Kemal (aged 55), born Mehmet Reşat Öğütçü, novelist
 * 29 November – Irfan Orga (aged 62), airman and author