1961 in Turkey

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Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1961 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 12th Parliament of Turkey (from 6 January)

Incumbents

• President – Cemal Gürsel
• Prime Minister

Cemal Gürsel (up to 26 October)

Fahri Özdilek, acting (26 October – 20 November)

İsmet İnönü (from 20 November)

• Leader of the opposition - Ekrem Alican (from 12 November)

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party - Republican People’s Party (CHP) and coalition partner (Justice Party (AP)) (from 20 November)
• Main opposition - New Turkey Party (YTP) (from 20 November)

Cabinet

• 24th government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
• 25th government of Turkey (5 January – 20 November)
• 26th government of Turkey (from 20 November)

Events

• 6 January - constituent assembly
• 1 April – The ban on Political activities was lifted
• 3 June - Fenerbahçe won the championship of Turkish football league.
• 9 July – Referendum on the new Turkish constitution (65% approved)
• 15 September - Verdicts (on the Democrat Party (DP) members) pronounced
• 16/17 September - Executions
• 15 October – General elections (CHP 173 seats, AP 158 seats, YTP 65 seats, CKMP 54 seats)
• 26 October - Cemal Gürsel was elected as the new president. Fahri Özdilek was appointed as the acting prime minister.

Births

• 1 January - Edibe Sözen, politician
• 31 January - Fatih Kısaparmak, singer and songwriter
• 3 May - Leyla Zana, politician
• 15 June - Gülten Kışanak, politician
• 1 July - Birgül Ayman Güler, politician
• 17 December - Ersun Yanal, football coach

Deaths

• 8 January - Yaşar Doğu (aged 48), wrestler
• 26 February – Hasan Ali Yücel (aged 64), writer and former minister of National education
• 16 June – Peyami Safa (aged 62), writer and journalist
• 16 September - Hasan Polatkan (aged 46), former minister of Finance
• 16 September – Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (aged 51), former minister of Foreign Affairs
• 17 September – Adnan Menderes (aged 62), former prime minister (19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd government of Turkey)
• 19 September – Şemsettin Günaltay (aged 78), former prime minister (1940s)

Gallery

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  İsmet İnönü

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  Leyla Zana

• Ersun Yanal'13.JPG

  Ersun Yanal

• Hasan Âli Yücel.jpg

  Hasan Ali Yücel

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  Adnan Menderes

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  Şemsettin Günaltay

See also

• 1960–61 Milli Lig