1990 in Turkey

Events in the year 1990 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 18th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Turgut Özal
 * Prime Minister – Yıldırım Akbulut
 * Leader of the opposition – Erdal İnönü

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Motherland Party (ANAP)
 * Main opposition – Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)

Cabinet

 * 47th government of Turkey

January

 * 12 January – Pegasus Airlines, low-cost carrier founded.

May

 * 1 May – May Day events result in 1,100 arrests.
 * 17 May – Democratic Center Party of Bedrettin Dalan established.
 * 20 May – Beşiktaş wins the championship

June

 * 4 June – Turkish United Communist Party founded.
 * 7 June – People's Toiling Party founded.

August

 * 8 August – In the aftermath of the Invasion of Kuwait, Turkey closes the pipeline carrying Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean.

September

 * 18 September – Turkey and the United States extend their Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement.

October

 * 21 October – Census (population 56,473,005)

November

 * 19 November – Turkey reduces its conventional forces in Europe as the Cold War draws to a close.

December

 * 3 December – Chief of general staff General Necip Torumtay resigns.
 * 5 December – Parliament votes to establish Parliamentary Human Rights Commission.
 * 19 December – Government asks NATO for military assistance along the border with Iraq.

Births

 * 14 February – Sefa Yılmaz, footballer
 * 17 March – Merve Aydın, middle-distance runner
 * 3 May – Burcu Ayhan, high jumper
 * 16 July – Büşra Cansu, volleyball player
 * 21 November – Bülent Uzun, footballer

Deaths

 * 9 January – Cemal Süreya (born in 1931), poet
 * 31 January – Muammer Aksoy (born in 1917), academic (assassinated)
 * 7 March – Çetin Emeç (born in 1935), journalist (assassinated)
 * 20 August – Ayla Dikmen (born in 1944), singer
 * 4 September – Turan Dursun (born in 1934), author, theologist (assassinated)
 * 6 October – Bahriye Üçok (born 1919), academic, politician (assassinated)
 * 3 November – Kenan Erim (born in 1929), archaeologist
 * 11 November – Sadi Irmak (born in 1904), MD and prime minister (38th government of Turkey)
 * 24 November – Bülent Arel (born in 1919), musician (electronic)