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Events in the year 1966 in Turkey.[1]

Parliament

Incumbents
Cemal Gürsel (up to 28 March)
Cevdet Sunay (from 28 March)

Ruling party and the main opposition

Cabinet

Events
  • 3 January – First pipeline of Turkey between Batman and İskenderun
  • 16 January – Two letters exchanged between Turkish prime minister (in 1964) İsmet İnönü and US president Lyndon Johnson concerning Cyprus issue in 1964 were disclosed
  • 26 March – A report by a medical board stating that the president Cemal Gürsel, a victim of paralysis was unable to resume his work. (This eventually led to the election of Cevdet Sunay as the president.)
  • 29 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of Turkish football league.[2]
  • 5 June – Turkish Senate 1/3 by elections
  • 28 June – 504 Turks in Erenköy enclave, Cyprus, sieged by Greek forces were evacuated.*
  • 19 August – The 6.8 Mw  Varto earthquake shook the Muş Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394 and injuring up to 1,500.
  • 17 September – Unity Party was founded
  • 8 December – 65 soldiers in Dumlu died because of an accident.

Births

Deaths
  • Cemal Gürsel
  • Süleyman Demirel
  • İsmet İnönü
  • Fatma Şahin
  • Yıldız Tilbe
  • Fuat Köprülü

See also

References
  1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 189–193
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