1995 in Turkey

Events in the year 1995 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 19th Parliament of Turkey (up to 24 December)
 * 20th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Süleyman Demirel
 * Prime Minister – Tansu Çiller
 * Leader of the opposition – Mesut Yılmaz

Ruling party and the main opposition

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

Cabinet

 * 50th government of Turkey (up to 5 October)
 * 51st government of Turkey (5 October – 30 October)
 * 52nd government of Turkey (from 30 October)

Events

 * 4 January – Two parties with the same background, namely Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) and Republican People's Party (CHP) decided to merge.
 * 12 February – Although SHP was the bigger partner, Erdal İnönü, the former leader of SHP proposed that the fusion should be in CHP.
 * 12 February – Because of dense smog, schools were temporarily closed in İstanbul.
 * 18 February – SHP merged with the CHP and Hikmet Çetin was elected as the caretaker leader of CHP.
 * 12/13 March – Gazi Quarter riots in İstanbul
 * 20 March – Operation Steel launched against Kurdish separatists
 * 11 April – Tansu Çiller started irrigation through the Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels
 * 21 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of the Turkish football league
 * 12 June – 22 soldiers were killed by Kurdish separatists in Tunceli Province
 * 7 July – Operation against Kurdish separatists around the Iraq border
 * 25 July – Gold exchange market was opened
 * 29 August – Flood in Rize; 10 deaths
 * 7 September – Militants killed 9 workers in Hatay Province
 * 15 September – Clash between government forces and militants in Diyarbakır Province
 * 1 October – Earthquake in Dinar, Afyonkarahisar; 90 deaths
 * 9 September – Deniz Baykal was elected as the new president of CHP
 * 19 September – Tansu Çiller and Deniz Baykal could not agree on the coalition protocol and the 50th government dissolved (but continued up to the formation of the new government)
 * 13 October – Tansu Çiller’s 2nd government (founded on 5 October) lost a vote of confidence
 * 5 November – Tansu Çiller’s 3rd government (founded on 30 October, with their coalition partner CHP) received the vote of confidence
 * 13 December – Customs Union with European Union
 * 24 December – General elections :Welfare Party 158 seats, ANAP 132 seats, DYP 135 seats, DSP 76 seats, CHP 49 seats

Deaths

 * 11 January – Onat Kutlar (born 1936), writer
 * 15 January – Sadi Eldem (born 1910), diplomat
 * 18 March – Sadri Alışık (born 1925), actor
 * 25 March – Belgin Doruk (born 1936), actress
 * 6 July – Aziz Nesin (born 1915), writer humorist
 * 10 July – Mehmet Ali Aybar (born 1908), politician
 * 27 July – Melih Esenbel (born 1915), diplomat
 * 1 September – Hıfzı Oğuz Bekata (born 1911), politician and lawyer
 * 27 September – Baha Akşit (born 1914), politician
 * 8 November – Mükerrem Sarol (born 1909), physician and politician