1987 in Turkey

← 1986 1985 1984 1987 in Turkey → 1988 1989 1990
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See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1987 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 17th Parliament of Turkey (up tp 29 November)
• 18th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President - Kenan Evren
• Prime Minister - Turgut Özal
• Leader of the opposition - Erdal İnönü

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party –Motherland Party (ANAP)
• Main opposition - Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)

Cabinet

• 45th government of Turkey (up tp 21 December)
• 46th government of Turkey (from 21 December)

Events

• 11 January- 2500 bus passengers were stuck in Kızıldağ Pass due to heavy snowfall. (Later they were rescued)
• 13 January – 13 deaths due to avalanche in Tunceli Province
• 14 January - Vehbi Koç was awarded by the International Chamber of Commerce as the businessman of the year
• 25 January – Suleyman the Magnificent Exhibit in the United States
• 10 February – Prime minister Turgut Özal underwent a heart operation
• 15 May – Amendment in constitution
• 7 June - Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league
• 8 June – By local elections
• 13 August – PKK militants killed 25 villagers in the Milan village of Siirt Province.
• 6 September – Referendum on the political rights of the pre-1980 politicians (ANAP campaigned for the rejection) It was accepted
• 21 October – First Turkish made war plane
• 29 November – General elections (ANAP 292 seats, SHP 99 seats, DYP 59 seats)
• 21 December – Second Özal cabinet

Births

• 1 February - Barış Ataş, footballer
• 30 January - Arda Turan, footballer
• 15 February - Volkan Bekçi, footballer
• 16 May - Can Bonomo, singer
• 14 August - Sinem Kobal, actress
• 14 September - Ceyda Ateş, actress
• 25 September - Mustafa Yumlu, footballer

Deaths

• 14 January - Turgut Demirağ (born in 1921), film producer
• 24 March - Ekrem Zeki Ün (born in 1910), musician
• 1 June - İdris Küçükömer (born in 1925), economist
• 22 July - Örsan Öymen (born in 1938), journalist
• 22 July - Fahrettin Kerim Gökay (born in 1900), civil servant, politician
• 8 October - İsmet Sıral (born in 1927) musician
• 10 October - Behice Boran (born in 1910), politician
• 12 October - Fahri Korutürk (born in 1903), former president (1973-1980)
• 11 December - Adile Naşit (born in 1930), actress

Gallery

• Turgut Özal (cropped).jpg

  Turgut Özal

• Arda Turan - Isco Fulll Body.jpg

  Arda Turan

See also

• Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
• 1986–87 1.Lig