1978 in Turkey

Events in the year 1978 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 16th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Fahri Korutürk
 * Prime Minister –
 * Süleyman Demirel (up to 5 January)
 * Bülent Ecevit (from 5 January)


 * Leader of the opposition –
 * Bülent Ecevit (up to 5 January)
 * Süleyman Demirel (from 5 January)

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party
 * Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners (up to 5 January)
 * Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 5 January)


 * Main opposition
 * Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 5 January)
 * Justice Party (AP) (from 5 January)

Cabinet

 * 41st government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
 * 42nd government of Turkey (from 5 January)

Events

 * 30 January – Student demonstrations in Ankara.
 * 17 March – Turkey criticizes Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
 * 7 April – Server Tanilli, an academic, survived a terrorist attack in Istanbul.
 * 28 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.
 * 31 May – Meeting between Ecevit and U.S. president Jimmy Carter.
 * 1 June – Türkan Şoray, star in the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, wins Best Actress in Tashkent Film Festival.
 * 11 July – Bedrettin Cömert of Hacettepe University was killed in a terrorist attack.
 * 27 September – United States lifts embargo on aid to Turkey.
 * 11 December – Ahmet Enünlü wins gold in Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition.

Births

 * 11 March – Hayko Cepkin, singer
 * 11 May – Ece Erken TV hostess and actress
 * 7 July – Yasemin Kozanoğlu, model
 * 8 August -Ebru Yaşar, singer
 * 28 December – Özgü Namal, actress

Deaths

 * 30 March – Memduh Tağmaç (aged 74), general and former chief of staff
 * 1 April – İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (aged 92), academic and journalist
 * 24 March – Doğan Öz (assassinated at age 44), prosecutor
 * 27 July – Ferit Alnar (aged 72), composer
 * 22 October – Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu (aged 78), politician