1975 in Turkey

Events in the year 1975 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 15th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Fahri Korutürk
 * Prime Minister –
 * until 31 March: Sadi Irmak
 * starting 31 March: Süleyman Demirel
 * Leader of the opposition – Bülent Ecevit

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners National Salvation Party (MSP), Republican Reliance Party (CGP), and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – (starting 31 March) – The government is sometimes called 1.MC
 * Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP) (26 January – 17 November 1974)

Cabinet

 * 38th government of Turkey (until 31 March)
 * 39th government of Turkey, also called "First MC" (starting 31 March)

Events

 * 30 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 345 crashes in Marmara Sea due to airport infrastructure problems.
 * 6 February – Turkey suspends talks with United States.
 * 13 February – Federated State of Northern Cyprus proclaimed.
 * 22 March – Turkey participates in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Turkish contestant Semiha Yankı receives only 3 points, placing last.
 * 31 March – Süleyman Demirel forms a coalition government.
 * 22 April – Bildergerg meeting in Çeşme, İzmir
 * 1 June – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.
 * 6 September – 1975 Lice earthquake
 * 3 October – U.S. partially lifts its arms embargo on Turkey.
 * 22 October – Daniş Tunalıgil, Turkish ambassador to Austria was assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
 * 24 October – İsmail Erez, Turkish ambassador to France was assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
 * 25 December – State visit of Alexei Kosygin.

Births

 * 27 May – Feryal Özel, astrophysicist
 * 10 August – İlhan Mansız, football player
 * 2 September – Defne Joy Foster, actress

Deaths

 * 7 July – Reşat Ekrem Koçu, historian (b. 1905)
 * 12 July – Latife Uşaklıgil, Atatürk's wife (b. 1898)
 * 22 September – Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, painter and poet (b. 1911)
 * 12 December – Nihal Atsız, nationalist writer (b. 1905)