1992 in Turkey

Events in the year 1992 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 19th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Turgut Özal
 * Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel
 * Leader of the opposition – Mesut Yılmaz

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – True Path Party (DYP)
 * Main opposition – Motherland Party (ANAP)

Cabinet

 * 49th government of Turkey

Events

 * 2 January – Avalanche in Hakkari Province, 19 deaths
 * 1 February – Avalanche in Şırnak Province, 91 deaths
 * 3 March – Mine accident in Zonguldak Province, 122 deaths
 * 13 March – The 6.7 Erzincan earthquake shook area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 498–652 and injuring 2,000.
 * 16 May – Clash between the armed forces and the Pkk in Şırnak Province
 * 17 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of the Turkish football league
 * 15 June – In European Double trap championship, Turkish team won the gold medal
 * 19 June – All parties closed by the previous military government were given the right to be reestablished
 * 24 June – Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation treaty was signed in İstanbul
 * 28 July – Weightlifter Naim Süleymanoğlu won gold medal in World championship in Barselona
 * 30 August – Clash between the armed forces and Pkk.
 * 9 September – Republican People's Party (CHP) was refounded on the 59th anniversary of the CHP's former establishment (Most members are from the Social Democrat Populist Party (SHP)
 * 29 September – Clash between the armed forces and Pkk in Hakkari Province
 * 16 October and the following days – In a hot pursuit operation armed forces entered Iraq
 * 23 November – In World Karate championship held in Granada, Veysel Bumin won the gold medal
 * 13 January – President vetoed the ILO convention
 * 2 December – Split in ANAP
 * 31 December – The film Basic Instinct was banned

Births

 * 1 January – Esma Aydemir, middle-distance runner
 * 3 February – Berkin Kamil Arslan, footballer
 * 7 February – Engin Bekdemir, footballer
 * 14 August – Barış Yardımcı, footballer
 * 23 February – Şaziye Okur, weightlifter
 * 2 March – Kerem Bulut, footballer
 * 27 March – Kıvılcım Kaya, hammer thrower
 * 10 April – Atila Turan, footballer
 * 10 May – Barış Örücü, footballer
 * 3 August – Gamze Bulut, distance runner
 * 16 August – Nur Tatar, taekwondo practitioner
 * 7 September – Gizem Karaca, model
 * 24 October – Emel Türkyılmaz, basketball player
 * 26 October – Ayşegül Günay, basketball player

Deaths

 * 7 February – Mevhibe İnönü (born 1897), İsmet İnönü's wife
 * 13 April – Feza Gürsey (born 1921), physicist
 * 22 July – Toto Karaca (born 1912), theatre actor
 * 29 July – Kemal Kayacan (born 1915), admiral
 * 9 August – Aytekin Kotil (born 1934), politician
 * 5 October – Adile Ayda (born 1912), diplomat

Sports

 * Turkey at the 1992 Summer Olympics
 * Turkey at the 1992 Winter Olympics