1971 in Turkey

Events in the year 1971 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 14th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Cevdet Sunay
 * Prime Minister :
 * Süleyman Demirel (up to 26 March 1971)
 * Nihat Erim (From 26 March 1971)


 * Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü (up to 26 March 1971)

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) (up to 26 March 1971)
 * Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 26 March 1971)

Cabinet

 * 32nd government of Turkey (up to 26 March 1971)
 * 33rd government of Turkey (26 March 1971 – 11 December 1971)
 * 34th government of Turkey (from 11 December 1971)

Events

 * 20 January – Middle East Technical University closes following student unrest.
 * 21 March – CHP secretary general Bülent Ecevit resigns from his position because of İsmet İnönü’s support of the new government.
 * 7 April – Nihat Erim forms a government.
 * 27 April – Martial law declared; student associations banned.
 * 13 May – Bingöl earthquake
 * 21 May – Constitutional Court closes down National Order Party for anti-secular propaganda.
 * 6 June – Galatasaray wins the Turkish championship.
 * 20 July – Constitutional Court bans the Labor Party.
 * 19 September – Filiz Vural wins the Miss Europe.
 * 20 September – Parliament amends the constitution.
 * 6 October–17 October – Mediterranean Games take place in İzmir.
 * 12 October – U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew visits Ankara.
 * 18 October – Queen Elizabeth II visits Turkey.
 * 3 December – Vice Prime Minister Atilla Karaosmanoğlu and 10 other government ministers resign, ending the 33rd government.

Births

 * 1 January – Emrah İpek (Emrah), singer
 * 25 January – Elif Şafak, novelist
 * 1 September – Hakan Şükür, former footballer and MP
 * 7 November – Kazım Koyuncu, singer

Deaths

 * 21 March – Falih Rıfkı Atay (aged 77), former journalist and politician
 * 14 July – Kılıç Ali (Ali Kılıç) (aged 81), former military officer and close friend of Atatürk
 * 11 October – Hikmet Kıvılcımlı, leftist politician and writer