1973 in Turkey

Events in the year 1973 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 14th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 October)
 * 15th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President
 * Cevdet Sunay (up tp 28 March 1973)
 * Fahri Korutürk (from 8 April 1972)


 * Prime Minister:
 * Ferit Melen (up to 15 April 1973)
 * Naim Talu (from 15 April 1973)

Cabinet

 * 35th government of Turkey (up to 15 April 1973)
 * 36th government of Turkey (from 15 April 1973)

Events

 * 28 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist.
 * 3 March – Republican Party merges with Reliance Party to become Republican Reliance Party.
 * 6 April – Fahri Korutürk elected as Turkish president.
 * 27 May – Galatasaray wins the championship.
 * 14 October – Republican People's Party (CHP) wins the general elections with plurality.
 * 30 October – Bosphorus Bridge opens.
 * 25 December – İsmet İnönü dies.

Births

 * 10 May – Rüştü Reçber, goalkeeper
 * 14 June – Halil Mutlu, weightlifter
 * 16 June – Balçiçek İlter, journalist
 * 27 August – Burak Kut, singer
 * 31 October – Arzum Onan actress
 * 12 November – Alper Celen, entrepreneur

Deaths

 * 27 January – Turkish consuls Mehmet Baydar and Bahadır Demir assassinated by an Armenian terrorist.
 * 21 March – Aşık Veysel, folk poet
 * 21 April – Kemal Tahir, novelist
 * 13 October – Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (pen name Halikarnas Balıkçısı), novelist
 * 8 November – Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, poet.
 * 25 December – İsmet İnönü, second president of Turkey