1996 in Turkey

Events in the year 1996 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 20th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Süleyman Demirel
 * Prime Minister –
 * Tansu Çiller (up to 6 March)
 * Mesut Yılmaz (6 March-28 June)
 * Necmettin Erbakan (from 28 June)


 * Leader of the opposition –
 * Mesut Yılmaz (up to 6 March)
 * Necmettin Erbakan (6 March-28 March)
 * Mesut Yılmaz (from 28 June)

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party
 * True Path Party (DYP)
 * Motherland Party (ANAP)
 * Welfare Party (RP)


 * Main opposition
 * Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 6 March)
 * Welfare Party (RP) (6 March-28 June)
 * Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 28 June)

Cabinet

 * 52nd government of Turkey (up to 6 March)
 * 53rd government of Turkey (6 March −28 June)
 * 54th government of Turkey (from 28 June)

Events

 * 16 January – The Panamanian ferry MV Avrasya was hijacked by pro-Chechen separatists
 * 29 January – Beginning of Kardak crises between Turkey and Greece
 * 8 February – BirgenAir accident 189 deaths
 * 6 March – A coalition government (ANAP and DYP)
 * 4 April – Novelist Yaşar Kemal was awarded (Prix Méditerranée Étranger)
 * 21 May – Fenerbahçe won the championship of the Turkish football league
 * 24 May – After corruption accuses Tansu Çiller the chairman of DYP announced that DYP will end the coalition’
 * 2 June – By local elections
 * June 3/14 – Habitat II (conference)
 * 14 June – Operation against militants
 * 28 June – New coalition government (RP and DYP)
 * 10 July – Türksat 1C satellite
 * 17 July – According to Fortune, Koç Holding was one of the 500 greatest companies of the World
 * October 2/8 – Prime minister Erbakan's African tour. His visit to Libya caused sharp reactions
 * 24 October – Osmaniye Province was established
 * 3 November – Susurluk car crash
 * 10 November – NTV Turkey launched.
 * 25 November – Mesut Yılmaz was wounded in Budapest, Hungary. This event was probably connected to Susurluk scandal

Births

 * 2 January – Sıla Saygı, female ice skater
 * 6 February – Emel Dereli, female track and field athlete competing in shot put
 * 15 April – İpek Soylu, female tennis player
 * 27 August – Ebru Topçu, female footballer

Deaths

 * 9 January – Özdemir Sabancı (born in 1941), industrialist (assassinated)
 * 28 January – Müfide İlhan, first female city mayor
 * 19 January – Kasım Gülek (born in 1905), politician
 * 25 February – Vehbi Koç (born in 1901), industrialist
 * 23 May – Tanju Okan (born in 1938), singer
 * 21 June – Suphi Baykam (born 1926), physician and politician
 * 28 July – Ömer Lütfü Topal (born in 1942), casino owner
 * 29 August – Aliye Rona (born in 1921), actress
 * 24 September – Zeki Müren (born in 1931), singer
 * 3 November – Abdullah Çatlı (born in 1956), agent